Newcastle United 2–1 Manchester United
- Ramsey 45+1'
- Gordon 45+6' (pen.)
- Osula 90'
- Casemiro 45+9'
4 March 2026
The match in data
Newcastle United beat Manchester United 2–1 on 4 March 2026, on matchday 29 of the 2025-26 Premier League.
Player of the match: Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), rated 56, thanks above all to 12 final-third passes and 3 big chances created. Fernandes produced 1.9 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 1.5 times the cost.
It is their 3rd time as player of the match this season.
For Newcastle United, the highest-rated player was Jacob Ramsey, with 74.
Jacob Ramsey was sent off at 45+1'.
Bruno Fernandes
Manchester United · 90'
Produced 1.85× and cost 1.48× their position's average
- 12 final-third passes 2.1×
- 3 big chances created 4.0×
- 8 key passes 4.0×
- 10 misplaced passes 1.5×
- 9 duels lost 1.8×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Ramsey | Midfielder | 45 | 74 |
| Dan Burn | Defender | 90 | 57 |
| Sandro Tonali | Midfielder | 90 | 55 |
| Anthony Elanga | Forward | 84 | 52 |
| Malick Thiaw | Defender | 90 | 49 |
| Harvey Barnes | Forward | 46 | 45 |
| Anthony Gordon | Forward | 85 | 44 |
| Joelinton | Midfielder | 90 | 42 |
| Kieran Trippier | Defender | 90 | 40 |
| Lewis Hall | Defender | 90 | 35 |
| Joe Willock | Midfielder | 44 | 32 |
| Aaron Ramsdale | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Jacob Murphy | Forward | 6 | no rating |
| William Osula | Forward | 5 | no rating |
| Sven Botman | Defender | 1 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leny Yoro | Defender | 90 | 59 |
| Bruno Fernandes ★ | Midfielder | 90 | 56 |
| Harry Maguire | Defender | 90 | 53 |
| Noussair Mazraoui | Defender | 85 | 49 |
| Matheus Cunha | Forward | 90 | 44 |
| Manuel Ugarte | Midfielder | 29 | 43 |
| Casemiro | Midfielder | 61 | 42 |
| Kobbie Mainoo | Midfielder | 76 | 38 |
| Bryan Mbeumo | Forward | 77 | 35 |
| Benjamin Sesko | Forward | 90 | 28 |
| Luke Shaw | Defender | 61 | 24 |
| Diogo Dalot | Defender | 29 | 24 |
| Senne Lammens | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Amad Diallo | Forward | 14 | no rating |
| Joshua Zirkzee | Forward | 13 | no rating |
| Tyrell Malacia | Defender | 5 | 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.