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Manchester United travel to Newcastle United tomorrow night for a clash under the St James’ Park lights as the Premier League’s form team. However, Erik ten Hag’s side have endured contrasting fortunes against top-half opposition and could become the latest victims of a thrashing on Tyneside.
United are no strangers to difficult afternoons at St James’, winning just two of their last seven visits.
Joe Willock and Callum Wilson’s goals condemned them to a 2-0 defeat in the Premier League last season.
And Newcastle will be out for blood again after already getting the better of United this term in their 3-0 Carabao Cup fourth-round triumph at Old Trafford.
The Red Devils have won five of their last six Premier League games to move one point above Newcastle and two below the Champions League spots in sixth.
Meanwhile, Eddie Howe’s squad has been struck by a wave of injuries, contributing to just one win in their last four games in all competitions.
St James’ Park has become even more of a fortress this season, though, and United wouldn’t be the first heavyweight slain if they taste defeat this weekend.
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Newcastle started the campaign with a stunning 5-1 home victory against Aston Villa before marking their Champions League return by hammering Kylian Mbappe’s Paris Saint-Germain 4-1.
Last weekend, Chelsea were also on the wrong end of a 4-1 loss in the Premier League as Mauricio Pochettino’s men crumbled under the intense cauldron of Geordie support.
United’s record against top-half Premier League sides since Ten Hag took charge last season has been abysmal.
This term, the Red Devils have lost all four such meetings, most recently a 3-0 derby defeat to Manchester City at Old Trafford.
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Ten Hag oversaw a 2-0 loss at Tottenham Hotspur in the first away game of the campaign before losing 3-1 against Arsenal in the second.
A week after that defeat at the Emirates Stadium, United were beaten 3-1 by Brighton and Hove Albion on home turf.
They would be 19th if the Premier League were based on results against top-half teams, joining Burnley as the two sides with no points from such meetings.
United’s record – including the fact that they have two goals for and 11 against across those four games – won’t fill many with confidence they can take a point from Newcastle, nevermind three.
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