Premiership · Matchday 35
Manchester United v Newcastle United
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Newcastle United at Old Trafford on Saturday 18th April 1998 in the Premiership. David Beckham (38') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 11' Andreas Andersson 0–1
- 18' Raimond van der Gouw for Schmeichel
- 38' David Beckham 1–1
- 44' Paul Scholes for Butt
- Half Time
- 79' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for G.Neville
- Minute not recorded
- — Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
- Full Time 1–1
Starting XI
Player
7 David Beckham 38'
Substitutes
Raimond van der Gouw
18' for Schmeichel
Paul Scholes
44' for Butt
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
79' for G.Neville
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Kenny Dalglish
Newcastle United
United vs Newcastle United History
Meeting 126 of 183
183
Played
93
Won
41
Drawn
49
Lost
351
Goals For
259
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 6th April 1895. After this match United had played Newcastle United 126 times: 59W 30D 37L.
20 Oct 1996 L 0–5 PL 8 May 1997 D 0–0 PL 21 Dec 1997 W 1–0 PL
18 Apr 1998 D 1–1 This match
8 Nov 1998 D 0–0 PL 13 Mar 1999 W 2–1 PL 22 May 1999 W 2–0 FAC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 90 | 56 | 22 | 12 | 205 | 100 | 62.2 |
| Away | 88 | 32 | 19 | 37 | 133 | 158 | 36.4 |
| Neutral | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 100.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →