Manchester United defeated Newcastle 0-3 in Premier League. The fixture is part of the Regular Season - 7 stage in the 2012 season. The full-time result capped a Newcastle vs Manchester United meeting in Premier League with detailed post-match statistics available on Sportra. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for Newcastle and Manchester United. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
Premier LeagueRecorded meetings: 1 (available previous meetings, not necessarily all-time).
NewcastleLeaky Newcastle kept just eight clean sheets in the Premier League last season and conceded 55 goals, 15th overall with only relegated Burnley, West Ham and Wolves plus Leeds and Tottenham below them. Newcastle's outfield players clearly did not offer enough protection, but goalkeeper Nick Pope made a handful of significant errors leading to goals while Aaron Ramsdale never fully convinced during his loan spell and has since returned to Southampton. A new number one was therefore a priority and Newcastle have once again looked to the continent.
United want to grow homegrown talent rather than spendSkinner departs by mutual consent after five yearsMarc Skinner has left his role as Manchester United’s head coach by mutual consent after five years, partly because of the club’s transfer strategy.The 43-year-old is understood to have initiated the discussions that ultimately led to his departure, having felt that it was the right time to leave the club with United seeking to focus on developing young players, rather than enter into bidding wars with some of the Women’s Super League’s bigger spenders. Continue reading...
Lukas Hornicek says he "can't wait to play" in front of the Newcastle United supporters after signing for the club for £25.7m. The 24-year-old goalkeeper joins from Portuguese side Braga on a five-year-deal and is Newcastle's fifth signing of the summer. "The last few days have been an emotional rollercoaster from when I first heard about the move and now I'm so happy to be here," the Czech Republic international said.
Liverpool struggled to defend set-pieces in their friendly loss to Leeds United, causing Dominik Szoboszlai to highlight a need to step up. The post Szoboszlai admits set-piece concerns after Liverpool suffer friendly collapse against Leeds appeared first on SoccerNews.
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