Premiership · Matchday 25
Manchester United v Newcastle United
3–1
HT 1–1
Manchester United beat Newcastle United 3–1 at Old Trafford on Sunday 21st February 2021 in the Premiership. Marcus Rashford (30'), Daniel James (57') and Bruno Fernandes (75') scored for United. United were captained by Harry Maguire, and the referee was Paul Tierney.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 30' Marcus Rashford Assist: Harry Maguire 1–0
- 36' Allan Saint-Maximin 1–1
- 38' Bruno Fernandes
- 38' Isaac Hayden
- 39' Joelinton
- Half Time 1–1
- 57' Daniel James Assist: Bruno Fernandes 2–1
- 69' Mason Greenwood for Martial
- 75' Bruno Fernandes pen 3–1
- 88' Juan Mata for James
- 89' Shola Shoretire for Rashford
- Full Time 3–1
Match Facts
71%
Possession
4-2-3-1
Formation
Paul Tierney
Referee
Harry Maguire
Captain
Starting XI
Player
21 Daniel James 57'
Substitutes
Mason Greenwood
69' for Martial
Juan Mata
88' for James
Shola Shoretire
89' for Rashford
Newcastle United Lineup
4-3-1-2
Starting XI
2 Ciaran Clark CD-L
6 Jamaal Lascelles CD-R
8 Jonjo Shelvey LM
9 Joelinton CF-R
10 Allan Saint-Maximin M ⚽
14 Isaac Hayden CM
15 Jamal Lewis LB
17 Emil Krafth RB
24 Miguel Almirón AM
26 Karl Darlow G
28 Joe Willock RM
Substitutes
1 Martin Dúbravka
3 Paul Dummett
7 Andy Carroll
11 Matt Ritchie
12 Dwight Gayle on
16 Jeff Hendrick
21 Ryan Fraser on
23 Jacob Murphy on
36 Sean Longstaff
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
Manchester United
OPP
Steve Bruce
Newcastle United
Match Information
Man Utd
4-2-3-1
Formation
Newcastle United
4-3-1-2
United vs Newcastle United History
Meeting 171 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 171 times: 89W 39D 43L.
6 Oct 2019 L 0–1 PL 26 Dec 2019 W 4–1 PL 17 Oct 2020 W 4–1 PL
21 Feb 2021 W 3–1 This match
11 Sep 2021 W 4–1 PL 27 Dec 2021 D 1–1 PL 16 Oct 2022 D 0–0 PL | 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 →