Newcastle United v Manchester United: Premier League - live
Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature78 min: Play doesn’t restart immediately, as Ramsdale stays down stretching his leg. He eventually gets back up and takes his goal kick, after which Willock draws a foul from Dalot down the left. A free kick in a dangerous position. The home side load the Manchester United box.Share77 min: Diallo and Zirkzee replace Mainoo and Mbeumo.Share76 min: … but Manchester United come again, through Fernandes again. He curls in from the right. Ugarte loops a header over Ramsdale but also over the bar. For the first time in a long while, the visitors are getting on top.Share75 min: Ugarte barrels after a long pass down the right. Burn telescopes a long leg to divert the ball out for a corner, then celebrates with his fans in the modern style. The set piece is half cleared, but wedged back in from the left-hand edge of the D by Fernandes, whose influence is growing. Yoro should score from six yards, but heads straight at Ramsdale, who nevertheless parries well. Newcastle clear.ShareUpdated at 16.58 EST73 min: Manchester United apply some pressure for the first time in the half. Mbeumo and Dalot take half-swipes at a loose ball in the Newcastle box; Fernandes swings a ball in from the left that Sesko fails to read. But that’s better from the visitors.Share71 min: The xG is now 1.8 to 0.64.Share70 min: An awful lot of space for Mazraoui, 25 yards out. He has to take a shot. Which he eventually does, but only after thinking about things for far too long. Blocked.Share68 min: According to TNT Sports, Michael Carrick is demanding his players take it up a notch. They’ve certainly been curiously ponderous in this second half.Share66 min: From the left, Tonali sends the corner long. Everyone charges to the near post … except Gordon, who has peeled off, and sticks out a leg, unchallenged, six yards out. But he can’t keep the shot on target. That would have been a lovely set-piece goal. It was a very clever move. Note to Arne: set plays can be beautiful too.Share65 min: Tonali sends a lovely dipping ball to the far stick. The ball brushes Dalot and flies out for a corner. Gordon claims handball and a penalty … and VAR checks … then VAR clears. It was never a spot kick.Share64 min: Elanga dribbles in from the right and is scythed down just outside the box by Mazraoui, who goes into the book … after a fashion. Peter Bankes, you old tease. A free kick in a dangerous position. Tonali to send it in.Share63 min: This second half hasn’t quite taken off as expected. Newcastle will be more than happy about that. Manchester United have let the pace drop, and haven’t had a shot on target since the restart.Share61 min: Manchester United make a double change, replacing Casemiro and Shaw with Ugarte and Dalot.Share60 min: Fernandes slides a cute ball down the inside-left channel for Mbeumo, who momentarily finds himself in a bit of space by the left-hand edge of the six-yard box. But he can’t get a shot away, and eventually squirts the ball out for a goal kick. He should have done better. What a defence-splitter from Manchester United’s captain, though.Share58 min: Mbeumo swivel-hacks the corner clear. But the ball comes straight back at Manchester United, and Maguire slices into touch. This is a staunch start to the half by Newcastle in the circumstances, even if they’ve not tested Lammens.Share57 min: Willock scampers down the right and wins a corner off Mainoo, who was forced into a last-ditch block tackle. Trippier wanders over to take the set piece.ShareUpdated at 16.42 EST55 min: As the ball sails into the box, Burn idiotically shoves Maguire in the back. The whistle goes to release the pressure on Manchester United. What was the point? A good opportunity for the ten men to get an effort on goal is needlessly thrown away.Share54 min: Casemiro clips Joelinton from behind, 35 yards out. The home fans bay for a yellow card. The referee resists. Trippier prepares to swing the free kick into the mixer.Share53 min: Gordon makes himself a little pocket of space just to the right of the Manchester United D. He zips a shot towards the bottom right, but Lammens is behind it all the way. Nowhere near enough power to surprise the keeper.Share51 min: Cunha has the opportunity to release Fernandes into the Toon box down the left. He then hesitates before rolling a dismal pass out for a goal kick. The home fans in slightly better mood having witnessed that.Share50 min: Mazraoui skittles Gordon on the halfway line. The referee pauses before blowing for the free kick, not helping the collective mood in the stadium.Share48 min: Mbeumo sprays a poor cross out of play from the right. Goal kick.Share47 min: A scrappy start to the half. Manchester United seeing more of the ball, setting what may be a pattern as 11 men take on ten.ShareNewcastle get the ball rolling for the second half. St James’ Park on a rolling boil. One way or another, this is going to be interesting.ShareUpdated at 16.30 ESTManchester United, then the referee, emerge from the tunnel to boos. Newcastle are going to swap out Barnes for Willock.ShareOn TNT Sports, both pundits, Shay Given and Owen Hargreaves, think the second yellow shown to Jacob Ramsey was “harsh”. The former thinks there might have been a little bit of contact; the latter doesn’t, and notes that the player taking a step or two after passing the keeper was the deciding factor, but still isn’t sold on the idea of simulation. Other views will be available on the internet, as we can illustrate by dipping into our half-time postbag …“Not sure Ramsay did anything to ‘claim’ a penalty, Scott - bit misleading, that” – Mark Robertson“That was a clear dive from Ramsey. Correct, and brave decision from the referee” – Joshua Keeling… and as for the equaliser …“There was nearly ten minutes of additional time played for three given, with not an inordinate amount of delay between VAR, the penalty and the celebrations. I was expecting the whistle to go for the break when Cunha had the ball at the halfway line, ninety-odd seconds before the freekick. We got a long old stretch at the end and I thinkin Newcastle fans are entitled to be absolutely livid over it” – Christopher FahertyIt’s going to be an entertaining second half.ShareThe xG after that whirlwind end to the first half: Newcastle United 1.25, Manchester United 0.64.ShareHalf-time ad break. The Guardian has kicked off a new chapter in puzzles with the launch of its first daily football game, On the ball. It is now live in the app for both iOS and Android … so what are you waiting for?ShareHALF TIME: Newcastle United 1-1 Manchester UnitedThe whistle goes. Boos ring around the famous old stadium. Newcastle captain Trippier wants a word with referee Peter Bankes, who tells him to bugger off. A bit of jostling as everyone goes down the tight tunnel. That, as the old saying goes, escalated quickly.ShareUpdated at 16.12 ESTGOAL! Newcastle United 1-1 Manchester United (Casemiro 45+8)Fernandes curls the free kick towards the near post. Casemiro gets ahead of Hall, and flicks a header across Ramsdale and in!ShareUpdated at 16.15 EST45 min +7: Play goes on and on. Gordon and Barnes nearly open Manchester United up down the left. Then Hall brings down Mazraoui on the right. And from the free kick …ShareGOAL! Newcastle United 1-0 Manchester United (Gordon 45+5 pen)Gordon slams the penalty down the middle. Through the legs of Lammens, who was diving away!ShareUpdated at 16.11 ESTPenalty to Newcastle!45 min +3: Gordon drives at Mazraoui down the left. He enters the box, and is clipped from behind by Fernandes! Manchester United’s captain feigns innocence, but it’s a spot kick all the way, knee on thigh. Gordon will take the penalty himself.ShareUpdated at 16.08 ESTRED CARD: Ramsey (Newcastle)45 min +1: Gordon flicks a ball down the inside-right channel for Ramsey. Lammens gets there just in time. Ramsey goes over the keeper’s arm, and claims a penalty. But the referee thinks there’s no contact, and shows the Newcastle man a second yellow, for diving! Off he goes!ShareUpdated at 16.06 EST45 min: Speaking of that composure … Cunha has a shot from the left-hand edge of the Newcastle D. Ramsdale parries. The rebound clanks off Burn, and tees up Mbeumo, who has to score … but blazes wildly into the Gallowgate!Share44 min: Mainoo gives the ball away. Then Joelinton passes out for a throw. Composure please, gentlemen.Share42 min: … and to further illustrate that point, Mainoo, just to the right of the Newcastle D, curls a first-time outswinger towards the top left. Ramsdale claws it out. Great play all around.Share41 min: Elanga gets in ahead of Shaw down the right. His low cross is flicked softly by Barnes, allowing Lammens an easy claim at the near post. Had Barnes left it, Burn might have connected, six yards out. Everything in this game so far has been nearly as opposed to just so.Share39 min: Joelinton sticks an arm around Cunha, who was going nowhere in particular deep in his own half, and hauls him back. It’s a no-brainer of a booking. Joelinton sticks both hands in the air and applauds the referee sarcastically, and wants to watch himself. Tonali tells him to pack it in. Then Burn shoulders Sesko on the edge of the Newcastle box. Strangled calls for a penalty, but come on. When play moves on, Shaw hauls back Elanga and also goes into the book. Sixty seconds of the hottest admin-infused action!Share37 min: Mbeumo is rightly booked for taking down an in-flight Hall.Share36 min: That was nearly one of the great counter-attacks. No wonder Gordon was fuming. He and Elanga had done so well to bust Newcastle out of defence and into attack.Share
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