Newcastle United 1-0 Manchester United (2 Dec, 2023) Game Analysis\u060c<\/p>\n
Anthony Gordon scored the winner as Newcastle held off a frenzied late surge from Manchester United in a 1-0 Premier League win over their main four rivals on a cold night at St James’ Park on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Eddie Howe’s side overtook Manchester United and moved to fifth in the table with 26 points after 14 matches while Erik ten Hag’s side dropped to seventh with 24. The Magpies won three matches consecutive matches against Manchester in all competitions for the first time since January 1922.<\/p>\n
– Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (US)<\/strong><\/p>\n A negative for Newcastle, already depleted by injuries, was that goalkeeper Nick Pope had to be replaced by Martin D\u00fabravka in the 86th minute after injuring his shoulder. Pope carefully left the field with the help of medical staff.<\/p>\n Speaking after the match, Howe said he feared Pope might have dislocated his shoulder.<\/p>\n \u201cIt will be a big blow for us if he is ruled out for a while,\u201d Howe said.<\/p>\n “It looked really harmless, but that’s usually the case and those are normally the more serious cases. You could see he was in distress and it looked like he had dislocated his shoulder in plunging.”<\/p>\n Gordon scored his sixth Premier League goal of the season in the 55th minute when Kieran Trippier played a ball across the penalty area after Manchester lost possession in midfield.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it comes down to the team and how hard we work for each other,\u201d Gordon told TNT. \u201cI’m just trying to work hard and be someone the team can count on and I’m getting the rewards for that right now so I’m happy.\u201d<\/p>\n