Joe Willock, Callum Wilson Scores As Newcastle Beat Manchester United 2-0
Goals from Joe Willock and Callum Wilson secured a win for Newcastle as the Magpies beat Manchester United 2-0 on Sunday.
Eddie Howe’s side was beaten 2-0 by United at Wembley five weeks ago in their first major final for 24 years.
But Newcastle might swap silverware for a lucrative Champions League berth and second-half goals from Willock and Wilson at a raucous St James’ Park moved them closer to that ambition.
Newcastle’s third successive league win — and their first against United since 2019 — took them above their fourth-placed opponents on goal difference.
They sit one point ahead of fifth-placed Tottenham, who will play against Everton on Monday, as the race hots up to qualify for next season’s Champions League via a top-four finish.
It is 46 years since Newcastle last finished above United, but the Magpies, fuelled by Howe’s astute management and the financial backing of their Saudi owners, now have a rare chance to emulate that feat.
United are without a win in their last three league games, thrashed 7-0 at Liverpool and then held to a goalless draw by lowly Southampton before this setback on Tyneside.
United’s first major trophy in six years was supposed to be the start of a new golden era, but instead, they have failed to score in three successive league matches for the first time since February 2020.
