§ Premier League · 2025-26 · Matchday 18

Manchester United 1–0 Newcastle United

  • Dorgu 24'

26 December 2025

The match in data

A 1–0 win for Manchester United against Newcastle United on 26 December 2025, on matchday 18 of the 2025-26 Premier League.

Player of the match: Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United), rated 73, thanks above all to 1 goal and 3 shots on target. Dorgu produced 1.6 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.4 times the cost.

It was also their best match of the season.

For Newcastle United, the highest-rated player was Malick Thiaw, with 67.

73
Player of the match

Patrick Dorgu

Manchester United · 90'

Produced 1.57× and cost 0.39× their position's average

Added
  • 1 goal 4.0×
  • 3 shots on target 3.9×
  • 1 completed dribble 0.9×
Took away
  • 1 failed dribble 0.7×
  • 6 misplaced passes 1.1×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.

Manchester United
PlayerPositionMinRating
Patrick Dorgu ★ Forward 90 73
Lisandro Martínez Defender 88 72
Luke Shaw Defender 88 64
J. Fletcher Midfielder 44 52
Matheus Cunha Forward 90 49
Diogo Dalot Defender 90 44
Manuel Ugarte Midfielder 90 44
Mason Mount Midfielder 46 42
Ayden Heaven Defender 90 41
Casemiro Midfielder 61 41
Benjamin Sesko Forward 60 35
Leny Yoro Defender 29 34
Joshua Zirkzee Forward 30 25
Senne Lammens Goalkeeper 90 no rating
Tyler Fredricson Defender 2 no rating
Tyrell Malacia Defender 2 no rating
Newcastle United
PlayerPositionMinRating
Malick Thiaw Defender 90 67
Fabian Schär Defender 90 65
Sandro Tonali Midfielder 77 60
Jacob Murphy Forward 68 56
Lewis Miley Midfielder 90 55
Lewis Hall Defender 90 53
Jacob Ramsey Midfielder 68 51
Yoane Wissa Forward 22 44
Anthony Gordon Forward 90 43
Harvey Barnes Forward 22 42
Bruno Guimarães Midfielder 90 39
Joelinton Midfielder 22 37
Nick Woltemade Forward 68 26
Aaron Ramsdale Goalkeeper 90 no rating
Joe Willock Midfielder 13 no rating

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

See the match in La Lente Line-ups on the pitch, what each player produced and cost, and the match line by line.