Newcastle United host Manchester United in the Premier League with the aim of securing a place in the top five.
But the hosts will be without manager Eddie Howe on the touchline after he was taken to hospital on Friday, with his assistant Jason Tindall taking charge. The Magpies ended a 70-year wait for a domestic trophy earlier in the season when they beat Liverpool to win the Carabao Cup and can cap off a spectacular year by claiming a spot in the Champions League. Wins for Manchester City and Aston Villa yesterday means the Magpies have dropped to seventh before kick-off.
Manchester United, meanwhile, have their sights set on the Europa League quarter-final second leg against Lyon next week, with goalkeeper Andre Onana left out of Ruben Amorim’s squad to clear his head after his costly mistakes in France on Thursday night. Onana is still expected to be recalled for Thursday’s second leg with Lyon but his deputy Altay Bayindir is set to make his belated Premier League debut at St James’ Park.
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GOAL! Newcastle 3-1 Manchester United
64 mins: GOAL! Harvey Barnes right through the heart of United!
He nicks it off Mazraoui and drives at the United back-line, bursting through the gap before bending one into the top corner.
What a strike, and a what massive goal that could be in Newcastle’s push for Champions League.
Newcastle 2-1 Manchester United
62 mins: Murphy receives it on the right and curls one towards Dan Burn, but even the big centre-back can’t get high enough to get a proper connection on it.
It loops over and United have a goal-kick.
Newcastle 2-1 Manchester United
60 mins: Mount spins away from Schar and then wins a free-kick – a lovely touch.
Newcastle feeling quite comfortable at the moment, nonetheless.
Newcastle 2-1 Manchester United
56 mins: It’s a triple change for United, with Dorgu and Mount joining Hojlund as the newcomers. Garnacho and Amass are off, along with Zirkzee of course.
Newcastle 2-1 Manchester United
52 mins: Zirkzee skips past a couple challenges but when he reaches the edge of the box, his hamstring goes.
A shame because he was having a pretty good game. Hojlund is coming on.
GOAL! Newcastle 2-1 Manchester United
49 mins: GOAL! Harvey Barnes snatches back Newcastle’s lead!
United are caught cold as a ball comes across the box – it goes beyond the goal-face but it falls to Jacob Murphy, who puts it back into the danger area where Barnes is tap in!
Newcastle 1-1 Manchester United
48 mins: Zirkzee has space to drive into and slips it through to Dalot – Tonali bundles into him but no penalty says the ref.
Amass then blazes over. He saw his name in lights.
BACK UNDERWAY! Newcastle 1-1 Manchester United
46 mins: BACK UNDERWAY! We’re off again.
HALF-TIME! Newcastle 1-1 Manchester United
HALF-TIME! Newcastle 1-1 Manchester United
It’s all square at the interval.
Newcastle looked to be cruising after they took the lead through a brilliantly-worked Sandro Tonali goal, but were struck on the counter as Alejandro Garnacho produced a tidy finish to equaliser.
All to play for after the restart.