Manchester United 1-1 Newcastle United: result and report
Premier League · Sunday 17 August 2008
Result
Manchester United 1-1 Newcastle United
Premier League · Sunday 17 August 2008, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-1
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Manchester United 1-1 Newcastle United: match report
Manchester United drew with Newcastle United 1-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 17 August 2008. The half-time score was 1-1.
Obafemi Martins opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Manchester United's goal came from Darren Fletcher (24'). Newcastle United scored through Obafemi Martins (22').
Discipline: Manchester United received 3 yellow cards; Newcastle United received no yellow cards.
Manchester United went on to finish that season 1st with 90 points, and Newcastle United 18th with 34.
Manchester United lined up in a 4-3-3 and Newcastle United in a 4-4-1-1.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 8 Manchester United wins, 2 draws and 0 for Newcastle United.
Key events
- 22'Goal · Obafemi Martins
- 24'Goal · Darren Fletcher
- 78'Yellow card · Fraizer Campbell
- 82'Yellow card · Wes Brown
- 90'Yellow card · Wayne Rooney
Head-to-head
Team news
Manchester United expected line-up (4-3-3)
Rio Ferdinand, John O'Shea, Mikaël Silvestre, Patrice Evra, Michael Carrick, Darren Fletcher, Cristiano Ronaldo, Louis Saha
Newcastle United line-up (4-4-1-1)
Shay Given, Damien Duff, Steven Taylor, Danny Guthrie, Charles N'Zogbia, James Milner, Jonás Gutiérrez, Obafemi Martins, Fabricio Coloccini, Habib Beye, Nicky Butt