At 23:30 on the evening of April 2, Beijing time, in the 29th round of the 2022-23 Premier League season, Manchester United lost 0-2 away to Newcastle, winning three consecutive rounds and scoring 0 goals, falling to fourth in the table, and Newcastle rose to third. Arsenal's old Willock broke the deadlock, Wilson came off the bench to seal the victory, and De Gea made repeated savings.
Highlights of the game
1. Manchester United beat Newcastle 2-0 in the League Cup final to win the title, but lost the match for the first time since October 2019. It was also Newcastle's first consecutive clean sheet against Manchester United in the Premier League since May 1997.
2. Manchester United suffered its seventh defeat in the Premier League this season, accumulating 50 points in 27 rounds, the same point as Newcastle, but because of the disadvantage of goal difference, it fell from third to fourth, one game less than 1 point ahead of fifth-placed Tottenham Hotspur, and there was a crisis in the race for four.
Wonderful review
In the 6th minute, a header from inside the Ithaca penalty area was crossed and Langstaff's stop-ball volley was blocked.
In the 12th minute, Westhorst's right-footed shot from a small angle on the right side of the penalty area hit the side netting.
In the 16th minute, Murphy crossed from the right and Isaac's header was saved by De Gea, and Willock's follow-up shot was saved!
In the 37th minute, he tripped over Scheer in the box, but the referee decided that there was no penalty.
In the 40th minute, a cross from inside the Saint-Maximin penalty area was fired high with his right foot from the right side of the Willock.
In the 42nd minute, United crossed from a corner from the right and Anthony volleyed high with his left foot.
In the 44th minute, Isaac's right-footed volley from inside the box was blocked by Lima with his body.
In the 56th minute, Anthony's left-footed shot from outside the box was too wide and was denied by Pope.
In the 62nd minute, Martial replaced Westhorst and returned from injury, having last played in the Premier League on January 14.
In the 65th minute, Guimaraes' cross from the right side of the penalty area, St. Maximin nodded the ball crossed, and Willock's header in front of the goal rushed into the net, 1-0! Newcastle take the lead.
In the 75th minute, a right-footed cross from outside the box was headed too high by Varane.
In the 76th minute, Trippier crossed from the left corner, Joelington headed the goal, De Gea saved the ball, the ball hit the crossbar, Scheer's header was added, and Martial's header was cleared!
In the 82nd minute, B Fei picked out a cross, and Martial stopped the ball in the box with a left-footed volley, which was blocked from the line.
In the 88th minute, Trippier crossed from a free kick on the right and Wilson scored with a header from the middle, 2-0!
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Line-up
Manchester United (4231): 1 - De Gea; 20 - Dalot, 19 - Varane (83'28 - Pellistri), 6 - Lisandro Martinez (83'2 - Lindelof), 23 - Luke Shaw; 39 - McTominay (83'17 - Fred), 15 - Sabitzer; 21 - Anthony (62'25 - Sancho), 8 - B Fee, 10 - Rashford; 27 - Westhorst (62'9 - Martial)
Newcastle (433): 22-Pope; 2 - Trippier, 5 - Scheer, 4 - Botman, 33 - Byrne; 36 - Longstaff, 39 - Guimarães, 28 - Willock (84'32 - Anderson), 23 - Murphy (68'8 - Gordon), 14 - Isaac (80'9 - Wilson), 10 - St. Maximin (68'7 - Jolrington)