Newcastle United hosts Manchester United at the St. James’ Park in a derby match from the 32nd round of the Premier League. Stick with us and our free soccer tips for today. Let’s get to work!
Newcastle United’s fans will remember this season for a long time. The Magpies won their first trophy since 70 years as they triumphed in the Carabao Cup. Eddie Howe’s boys beat Liverpool at the Wembley and finally won a
trophy again. But how they are doing in the Premier League?
In the league Newcastle are locked in a fierce battle for a Top 4 finish. The Carabao Cup champions are currently 5th in the standings, but having the same amount of points as the 4th Chelsea – 53. The Magpies have the
opportunity to play in the Champions League again, but only if they show a solid consistency in the remaining matches.
At this moment Newcastle are enjoying a run of three consecutive wins in the Premier League. Howe’s team won against West Ham, Brentford and Leicester City, conceding just one goal in these three games. On Monday they paid a visit to Leicester at the King Power and enjoyed a convincing 3-0 win against the Foxes. Jacob Murphy scored twice in the first 11 minutes of the game while Harvey Barnes scored one as well.
Alexander Isak didn’t score against Leicester, but he remains the Magpies’ biggest star. The Swedish international is having the best season of his career. Isak has scored 24 goals in 35 games in all competitions. In the Premier League he’s lethal – 20 goals in 27 fixtures. At the same time Jacob Murphy and Harvey Barnes remain Isak’s support upfront – they are also players who could cause a lot of damage.
Even if they win Europa League, Manchester United would like to forget about this season as soon as possible. The Red Devils are having one of their worst Premier League campaigns as they are currently 13rd in the standings. Ruben Amorim’s team have won just 10 of its 31 matches in the league so far.
Last weekend United faced Manchester City in the local derby, but it was a disappointing affair that ended with a 0-0 draw. Amorim once again suffered because of the lack of efficiency of his attack – players like Rasmus Højlund and Alejandro Garnacho didn’t show the best of their abilities. Because of that the Portuguese manager could try something different and Joshua Zirkzee and Mason Mount are his options from the bench.
Luke Shaw is one of the other interesting options Ruben Amorim could choose from. The left-back recovered from his latest injury, but he didn’t get any minutes against City. Now Shaw could be in line to replace the new signing Patrick Dorgu – a player who got a lot of criticism since joining Manchester United from Lecce.
The lack of goals is one of Manchester United’s biggest problems this season. The team simply doesn’t have a prolific goalscorer in its squad. For example, Rasmus Højlund has scored just three Premier League goals since the beginning of the season. The Danish striker is disappointing since joining the club, and finding a proper striker would be one of United’s goals this summer.
Amad Diallo is a player Manchester United is heavily missing right now. The young winger had some very good games until his injury. But keep an eye on Diallo for the next season – he’s going to create some waves. That’s the free soccer tips for today for the Premier League clash between Newcastle United and Manchester United at the St. James’ Park. Newcastle are the favorites here, but let’s see how United will respond.
