Newcastle vs Man United

27 December 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Craig Pawson

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

Allan Saint-Maximin 7’

Edinson Cavani 71’

Match summary

The points were shared as Newcastle and Man United drew 1-1. Newcastle led 1-0 at half-time.

Allan Saint-Maximin put Newcastle ahead in the 7th minute, set up by Sean Longstaff and Edinson Cavani equalised in the 71st minute.

Man United had the better of the chances, with 1.77 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Newcastle's 1.27 from 13.

Match stats

13 Shots 13

8 Shots on Target 4

2 Corners 4

3 Yellow Cards 3

0 Red Cards 0

1.27 xG 1.76

1.27 Non-penalty xG 1.76

5 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Newcastle Man United

Kick-off

Allan Saint-Maximin
Assist: Sean Longstaff

1-0

7’

Half-time1-0

71’

Edinson Cavani

1-1

Full-time1-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Newcastle

Emil Krafth
Javier Manquillo
Joelinton

Man United

Harry Maguire
Bruno Fernandes
Cristiano Ronaldo

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Newcastle 1.27 xGMan United 1.77 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Man United attacking Newcastle attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Martin Dubravka	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Emil Krafth	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.74	1
Fabian Schär	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Jamaal Lascelles	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Javier Manquillo	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.01	1
Ryan Fraser	MID	80			1	0.09	0.00	0
Joelinton	MID	90			2	0.05	0.16	3
Jonjo Shelvey	MID	90			2	0.02	0.00	0
Sean Longstaff	MID	90		1	0	0.00	0.14	1
Allan Saint-Maximin	MID	88	1		5	1.00	0.00	0
Callum Wilson	FWD	50			0	0.00	0.00	0
Jacob Murphy	Sub	40			2	0.06	0.02	1
Miguel Almirón	Sub	10			1	0.04	0.00	0
Dwight Gayle	Sub	2			0	0.00	0.01	1

Player	Pos	Min	G	Sh	xG	xA	KP
David de Gea	GK	90		0	0.00	0.00	0
Diogo Dalot	DEF	90		0	0.00	0.08	1
Raphael Varane	DEF	90		1	0.04	0.00	0
Harry Maguire	DEF	90		0	0.00	0.01	1
Alex Telles	DEF	90		0	0.00	0.73	3
Scott McTominay	MID	83		1	0.01	0.00	0
Fred	MID	51		0	0.00	0.03	2
Bruno Fernandes	MID	90		0	0.00	0.42	2
Marcus Rashford	MID	90		2	0.11	0.00	0
Cristiano Ronaldo	FWD	90		2	0.15	0.00	0
Mason Greenwood	FWD	51		2	0.34	0.00	0
Edinson Cavani	Sub	39	1	5	1.11	0.00	0
Jadon Sancho	Sub	39		0	0.00	0.36	2
Nemanja Matic	Sub	7		0	0.00	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Newcastle win 15% Avg odds 6.38

Draw 21% Avg odds 4.70

Man United win 64% Avg odds 1.50

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Newcastle D W L L L

Man United L D W W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Man United 4-1 Newcastle, 11 Sep 21 Next meeting: Man United 0-0 Newcastle, 16 Oct 22 All Newcastle vs Man United meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.