Manchester United vs Newcastle: Betting tips, prediction, odds, team news, live stream and TV channel for Premier League clash

Stat attack

• Manchester United have won 22 and lost just one of their last 32 league games against Newcastle United at Old Trafford (W22 D9 L1) – 0-1 in December 2013 courtesy of a Yohan Cabaye goal.
• Newcastle United have lost 25 times against Manchester United in the Premier League; only versus Arsenal have they lost as many games in the competition.
• Indeed, the Magpies have lost 84 matches in all competitions against the Red Devils, more than versus any other side in their history.
• Jose Mourinho’s side have lost two of their last three games in the Premier League, as many as in the previous 37 combined.
• However, at Old Trafford, Man Utd are unbeaten in 22 Premier League games (W12 D10 L0), winning the last six in a row without conceding. They last won seven consecutive home league games without shipping a single goal back in March 2010.
• Man Utd have scored a league-high total (12) and share (52%) of their Premier League goals in the final 15 minutes this season.
• Rafa Benitez has lost five times against Jose Mourinho in the Premier League - only versus Alex Ferguson (8) has he suffered more defeats in the competition (also 5 vs Arsene Wenger and Harry Redknapp).
• Benitez has won four of his 13 previous Premier League matches against Man Utd as manager (P13 W4 D1 L8) - only Arsene Wenger (12), José Mourinho (5) and Gérard Houllier (5) have won more against the Red Devils in the PL.
• Benitez could become the first manager in Premier League history to win at Old Trafford with three different away clubs, having won there with Chelsea and Liverpool previously – only Martin O’Neill (with Leicester and Aston Villa) has also won there with two different clubs.
• Romelu Lukaku has been directly involved in nine goals in eight Premier League appearances against Newcastle United (five goals, four assists).
• After scoring 11 goals in his first 10 games for Man Utd, Lukaku has since gone seven without a goal, firing in just five shots on target in this period.