Manchester Utd vs Newcastle Prediction & Betting Tips (30 December)

Words are starting to run out to describe this first part of Manchester United's season which could still be described as quite catastrophic. The players of Ruben Amorim, who arrived at Old Trafford last month to take over from Erik Ten Haag, are still stuck in the second half of the table in the Premier League with only 22 points taken in 17 days before move to Wolverhampton on Thursday. Before that, the Red Devils had been beaten 3 times in 4 days played against Arsenal 2-0, Nottingham Forest 2-3, Manchester City victory 1-2 and Bournemouth 0-3. For their part, Newcastle are also trying to get back on track after a first part of the season below expectations.

The residents of Saint-James Park had been deprived of success for 4 days and they had even hit rock bottom by losing quite heavily against Brentford 4-2 on December 7. That said, the Magpies showed character afterwards to recover and take the upper hand brilliantly over Leicester 4-0 and Ipswich Town 0-4. On Thursday, the visitors will want to confirm against a stronger team, Aston Villa, to try to get closer to the European places.

Left back Luke Shaw will still be missing for this meeting. Furthermore, the disappointing Mount and the Swede Lindelof were also forced to withdraw from this match. For his part, the attacker Rashford could remain sidelined by his coach for this poster, he who does not seem to fit into Ruben Amorim's plans. Conversely, Bruno Fernandes (4 goals and 5 assists in PL) and Diallo (2 goals and 6 assists in PL) are expected to appear in the starting 11. The Dane Hojlund (2 goals in PL) and the Batavian Zirkzee (3 goals in PL) are in competition for the number 9 place.

Often forced to forfeit, number 1 goalkeeper Pope is missing still on call. He's not the only one who has to turn on the turn signal since the offensive Wilson and replacements Krafth and Lascelles also suffer from physical problems which should force them to throw in the towel. THE presence of the former Lille defender Botman and the very important Joelinton are left uninsured after the two men were uncertain Thursday. Fortunately for them, the Magpies should be able to count on the services of Swedish international Isak who has already reached the mark of 10 goals scored in the Premier League this season.