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Manchester United vs Newcastle United: EPL live scores, blog

Roar Guru
22nd August, 2015
Kick-off: 9:45pm (AEST)
Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester
Referee: Craig Pawson Assistants: L Betts, S Burt Fourth Official: K Friend

Manchester United
From: De Gea, Romero, Johnstone, Lindegaard, Blackett, Darmian, Evans, McNair, Rojo, Shaw, Smalling, Blind, Carrick, Herrera, Januzaj, Lingard, Mata, Pereira, Schneiderlin, Schweinsteiger, Valencia, Young, Depay, Hernandez, Rooney, Wilson.

Newcastle United
From: Darlow, Elliot, Krul, Coloccini, Dummett, Haidara, Janmaat, Lascelles, Mbemba, Taylor, Williamson, Aarons, Abeid, Anita, Bigirimana, Colback, De Jong, Gouffran, Obertan, Sissoko, Thauvin, Tiote, Wijnaldum, Cisse, Mitrovic, Perez, Toney.
Wayne Rooney's making a return to his boyhood love. (AFP PHOTO/LINDSEY PARNABY)
Roar Guru
22nd August, 2015
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Match Result:

Wayne Rooney was goalless yet again as Manchester United and Newcastle United fought out a 0-0 draw.

Match Preview:

Manchester United host cellar-dwellers Newcastle United at Old Trafford. Join us live from 9:45pm (AEST) for this third week EPL fixture.

Manchester United are unbeaten in all competitions this year, but still with plenty of questions over their squad, primarily why Wayne Rooney can’t find the back of the net.

Rooney has a record of 12 goals from 20 EPL appearances against Newcastle – as well as seven assists – so may be a chance to break his bad run of form today.

Manchester United have recorded two 1-0 wins over Tottenham and Aston Villa to date, and kicked off their Champions League campaign with a 3-1 win over Club Brugge on Tuesday.

While United haven’t necessarily impressed with their form so far in the EPL, that mid-week European win might give them the boost they need to improve.

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Newcastle meanwhile come to the Theatre of Dreams after two consecutive 2-0 losses, and are on a run of losing their last seven Premier League away fixtures in a row.

Historically they’ve lost 25 matches to Manchester United, more than they have to any other side.

New Newcastle signing Thauvin – who is manager Steve McClaren’s fifth signing after Georginio Wijnaldum, Ivan Toney, Aleksandar Mitrovic and Chancel Mbemba – is set to be thrown straight into the starting XI, with Daryl Janmaat serving his suspension after being sent off for two bookable offences in last weekend’s defeat at Swansea City.

For United, Marroane Fellani serves the last of his three-game ban this weekend, Phil Jones misses the match due to a mild case of deep vein thrombosis, and Bastian Schweinsteiger looks set to make his starting debut for the club.

Prediction
Newcastle United have only won once at Old Trafford since 1973, and Louis Van Gaal’s side look likely to get the job done once again. They’ve kicked eight goals in the last three meetings between these sides, and have conceded only one.

United to win by an easy three goals.

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