Premier League: Man United vs. Newcastle Odds, Preview, and Picks (Dec 30)

A miserable festive period has offered little rest bite for Man United and Ruben Amorim. Things don’t get much easier for the Red Devils on Monday, as they will play host to Newcastle at Old Trafford in their final match of 2024.

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How To Watch

• When: Monday, December 30, 2024 at 3:00 PM ET
• Where: Old Trafford, Manchester, England
• How To Watch: NBC

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Odds

Match Result	Odds
Man United	+170
Draw	+240
Newcastle	+155

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Match Preview

The size of the challenge on the hands of Ruben Amorim has only been made easier to see during the busy festive period of matches for Man United.

United come into this round sitting 14th in the standings, and they have suffered defeats in four of their last five matches. That includes a loss on Boxing Day at Wolves, as United saw Bruno Fernandes sent off at Molineux.

Newcastle will bring the increased confidence into this round of matches, and they could close the gap on the Champions League spots to three points with a famous win at Old Trafford. The Magpies were excellent on Boxing Day, as they eased to a 3-0 home win over Aston Villa.

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United’s head-to-head record deserves huge respect ahead of this showdown on Monday. The Red Devils have suffered just one defeat in their last 39 league home matches against the Magpies, with that sole defeat coming back in December 2013.

However, Newcastle have picked up victories in two of their last three league matches against the Red Devils. That marks an incredibly positive run of results after winning just twice in the previous 16 meetings between the sides beforehand.

United’s struggles since the start of December have been plainly obvious to see. No side in the Premier League have lost more matches than United over that period, while it is the most league defeats that they have suffered in a calendar month since September 1962.

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Man United vs. Newcastle Picks

Man United’s incredibly poor run of form is hard to overlook on Monday. Newcastle have been excellent in the final third in recent weeks, and we could see them running out as comfortable winners at the Theatre of Dreams.

Free Pick:

• Newcastle