Manchester United vs Newcastle United LIVE: Premier League latest score, goals and updates from fixture

Follow live coverage as Manchester United face Newcastle United today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.

The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.

Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:

Manchester United FC 0 - 1 Newcastle United FC

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Spotting Isak isolated with Maguire up the pitch, Murphy chips a pass over the top of the defence for the striker to chase, but Onana comes outside of his 18-yard box to clear the danger - giving his team time to resettle.

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Goal Alexander Isak

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Guimaraes looks to slip a pass into the penalty area for the enterprising run of Trippier, but Dalot’s slide disrupts the connection and plays the ball back to Onana.

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Newcastle United get the match under way from the kick-off!

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Newcastle United name an unchanged XI from the side that beat Aston Villa 3-0 on Boxing Day. Dubravka starts in goal behind Hall, Burn, Schar and Trippier in defence. Joelinton and Guimaraes get the nod either side of Tonali in midfield and in attack, Gordon and Murphy will look to supply Isak.

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Manchester United make four alterations from the side that lost 2-0 to Wolves four days ago. De Ligt is preferred to Yoro in defence, while Casemiro and Eriksen form a partnership in central midfield, replacing Mainoo and the suspended Manuel Ugarte. The final swap is an enforced one in attack, with Zirkzee given a chance from the first minute due to Bruno Fernandes’ red card last time out.

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NEWCASTLE SUBS: Harvey Barnes, William Osula, Odysseas Vlachodimos, Tino Livramento, Miguel Almiron, Lloyd Kelly, Joe Willock, Sean Longstaff, Lewis Miley.

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NEWCASTLE UNITED XI (4-3-3): Martin Dubravka: Lewis Hall, Dan Burn, Fabian Schar, Kieran Trippier; Joelinton, Sandro Tonali, Bruno Guimaraes; Anthony Gordon, Alexander Isak, Jacob Murphy.

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MANCHESTER UNITED SUBS: Altay Bayindir, Marcus Rashford, Tyrell Malacia, Alejandro Garnacho, Leny Yoro, Antony, Kobbie Mainoo, Toby Collyer, Goodwill Kokonki.

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MANCHESTER UNITED XI (3-4-2-1): Andre Onana; Lisandro Martinez, Harry Maguire, Matthijs De Ligt; Diogo Dalot, Casemiro, Christian Eriksen, Noussair Mazraoui; Joshua Zirkzee, Amad Diallo; Rasmus Hojlund.

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With 15 minutes to go - let’s take a look at how the two sides are lining up - starting with our hosts!

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Newcastle United have found their form again after a tricky run of fixtures saw Eddie Howe’s side take just two points from games against West Ham, Crystal Palace, Liverpool and Brentford. Three wins from three in the league has followed, with the Magpies outscoring their opponents 11-0 - including an impressive 3-0 thrashing of Aston Villa - which gives them a chance to finish 2024 in fifth.

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14th-placed Manchester United welcome Newcastle United to Old Trafford, looking to arrest a three-match losing skid in all competitions, having fallen to defeat in back-to-back Premier League fixtures against Bournemouth and Wolves since their come-from-behind win in the derby two weeks ago. Still just two points back of Spurs in 11th, a win to end the calendar year would go a long way to cutting the gap between Ruben Amorim’s side and today’s opponents - who are seven points ahead.

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Hello and welcome to our LIVE commentary of the Premier League fixture between Manchester United and Newcastle United!

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Follow all the goals and latest action from the Premier League here with The Independent. Team news and line-ups coming up shortly…