Newcastle vs Man Utd LIVE: Result and reaction after Callum Wilson seals win in top-four race
Newcastle 2-0 Man Utd: The Magpies land a significant blow in the race for the Premier League top four
Joe Willock and Callum Wilson combined to head Newcastle firmly into the race for Champions League qualification as they leapfrogged Manchester United into third place.
Willock’s 65th-minute header, his third goal of the season, and a second from substitute Wilson two minutes from time inflicted just a second defeat in 17 games in all competitions on Erik ten Hag’s side and gained a measure of revenge for February’s Carabao Cup final heartache at Wembley.
It was a deserved 2-0 victory too for the Magpies, who created the better chances in the game and might have gone ahead through Alexander Isak, Sean Longstaff and Willock before they broke the deadlock in front of a crowd of 52,268.
They are now level on 50 points - one more than they collected during the whole of the last campaign - with United, but have a significantly better goal difference with both having 11 games to play.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
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There is a pause in play as Anthony is down after a collision with Burn but the Brazilian looks okay to continue.
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It's given away cheaply by Newcastle from a throw-in and United win the ball back. Anthony slips Weghorst inside but the Dutch striker fires into the side netting from a tight angle.
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Longstaff makes a promising run down the right flank but Martinez is able to marshall the man and the ball expertly out for a goal kick.
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From end to end, the ball arrives in the United box from the right. Isak nods it down to Longstaff but the midfielder can't create the space to force a meaningful effort on goal.
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A scrappy game so far in the opening few minutes as Sabitzer breaks clear on the right but the Newcastle defence recovers to block the cross.
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Trippier delivers an early Newcastle corner but United clear well.
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