The Newcastle player has fallen out of favour at St James’ Park and could be enlisted to fight relegation further down the table

Tottenham Hotspur need a win at home to Newcastle United on Saturday to take some pressure off of manager Ange Postecoglou as 2025 gets underway in London. Spurs drew with Wolverhampton Wanderers in their final English Premier League game of 2024 while the Magpies saw off Manchester United.

Follow live coverage as Manchester United face Newcastle United today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.

Manchester United host Newcastle United in both sides' last game of the calendar year. Both teams come in on completely different trajectories. Newcastle United have found the form that got them back to the Champions League two seasons ago under Eddie Howe.

Manchester United: Amorim has to deal with two key absences in the midfield as both Bruno Fernandes and Manuel Ugarte are facing a suspension and won't be available for Monday. Striker Marcus Rashford has been ruled out of the squad for the past four consecutive games is unlikely to be recalled by the Portuguese coach.

Newcastle United as measured up against any other Premier League team. How do we gauge it? Which Premier League team is outperforming a rival? For Newcastle United and the rest, it surely comes down to what it always does.

Leeds United are reportedly in active discussions to sign Nottingham Forest defender Andrew Omobamidele during the January transfer window. The Whites are looking to fortify their squad for the decisive second half of the Championship season.