These are the Manchester United vs Newcastle confirmed lineups for the only Boxing Day fixture on the Premier League calendar this year. Despite both teams having inconsistent seasons, they’re just three points off one another, with those three points being enough to see either one jump into the European Football fray as the top three begin to pull away and Chelsea aim to open a gap for their safety in fourth. This is a big match for both managers but who will come out on top?
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Manchester United vs Newcastle Confirmed Lineups for Premier League Tie
Manchester United Team News
Senne Lammens is in goal with a back line of Lisandro Martinez, Diogo Dalot, Patrick Dorgu, Luke Shaw, and Ayden Heaven. Casemiro is in midfield with Manuel Ugarte. Mason Mount, Matheus Cunha, and Benjamin Sesko lead the line
Notable Changes
Martinez comes back in as we see the rarer midfield pairing of Casemiro and Ugarte. Sesko, Cunha, and Mount continue as the front three in the absence of Mbuemo.
Newcastle Team News
Aaron Ramsdale starts in goal with a back line of Lewis Hall, Fabian Schar, Malick Thiaw, and Lewis Miley. Bruno Guimaraes, Sandro Tonali, Jacob Murphy, Jacob Ramsey, Anthony Gordon, and Nick Woltemade round out the eleven.
Notable Changes
Nick Pope drops out for Ramsdale in the usual 4-3-3 setup. The rest of the lineup is the same as the draw with Chelsea in setup and personnel.
Manchester United Premier League Squad
- Altay Bayindir
- Tom Heaton
- Senne Lammens
- Diogo Dalot
- Noussair Mazraoui
- Matthijs de Ligt
- Harry Maguire
- Lisandro Martinez
- Tyrell Malacia
- Patrick Dorgu
- Leny Yoro
- Luke Shaw
- Ayden Heaven
- Tyler Fredricson
- Diego Leon
- Mason Mount
- Bruno Fernandes
- Casemiro
- Manuel Ugarte
- Kobbie Mainoo
- Jack Fletcher
- Matheus Cunha
- Joshua Zirkzee
- Amad Diallo
- Bryan Mbuemo
- Benjamin Sesko
- Chido Obi
Newcastle Squad
- Nick Pope
- John Ruddy
- Mark Gillespie
- Max Thompson
- Aaron Ramsdale
- Kieran Trippier
- Lewis Hall
- Sven Botman
- Fabian Schar
- Jamaal Lascelles
- Malick Thiaw
- Emil Krafth
- Tino Livramento
- Harrison Ashby
- Dan Burn
- Alex Murphy
- Joelinton
- Sandro Tonali
- Harvey Barnes
- Jacob Murphy
- Joe Willock
- Bruno Guimaraes
- Jacob Ramsey
- Lewis Miley
- Sam Alabi
- Yoane Wissa
- Anthony Gordon
- William Osula
- Anthony Elanga
- Nick Woltemade
- Sean Neave
- Park Seung-Soo
(both squads via PL website)
Stay tuned for the Chelsea vs Newcastle confirmed lineups.
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