Manchester United 3-1 Newcastle United: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 21 February 2021

Result

Manchester United 3-1 Newcastle United

Premier League · Sunday 21 February 2021, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Manchester United 3-1 Newcastle United: match report

Manchester United won against Newcastle United 3-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 21 February 2021. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Marcus Rashford opened the scoring in the 30th minute. Manchester United's goals came from Marcus Rashford (30'), Daniel James (57') and Bruno Fernandes (75', penalty). Newcastle United scored through Allan Saint-Maximin (36').

Discipline: Manchester United received 1 yellow card; Newcastle United received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Manchester United were 3rd on 46 points from 24 and Newcastle United 17th on 25 points from 24. Manchester United went on to finish that season 2nd with 74 points, and Newcastle United 12th with 45.

Manchester United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Newcastle United in a 4-3-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United (8.4), ahead of Marcus Rashford (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Manchester United wins, 2 draws and 2 for Newcastle United.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 30'Goal · Marcus RashfordManchester United · 1-0
  • 36'Goal · Allan Saint-MaximinNewcastle United · 1-1
  • 38'Yellow card · Bruno FernandesManchester United
  • 38'Yellow card · Isaac HaydenNewcastle United
  • 39'Yellow card · JoelintonNewcastle United
  • 57'Goal · Daniel JamesManchester United · 2-1
  • 75'Penalty goal · Bruno FernandesManchester United · 3-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Manchester United 6, draws 2, Newcastle United 2.

Team news

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Manchester United line-up (4-2-3-1)

David de Gea, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelöf, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, Fred, Nemanja Matić, Daniel James, Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial

Newcastle United line-up (4-3-1-2)

Karl Darlow, Emil Krafth, Jamaal Lascelles, Ciaran Clark, Jamal Lewis, Joe Willock, Isaac Hayden, Jonjo Shelvey, Miguel Almirón, Joelinton, Allan Saint-Maximin