A high stakes English Premier League game takes place this weekend when Newcastle United host Manchester United at St James’ Park on Sunday afternoon.
United’s last game was in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup when they beat Fulham 3-1 and ensured themselves a place at Wembley in the semis.
Newcastle came back from a goal down in their last game when they beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 away from home thanks to a brace from Alexander Isak.
Newcastle United v Manchester United
Sunday 2 April, 16:30
St James’ Park
Manchester United come into this fixture in good form, after they have not lost in their last four games in all competitions, but prior to this run they did lose 7-0 emphatically against Liverpool.
Marcus Rashford has been the man on fire for United this season, finding the back of the net 27 times in 44 appearances in all competitions.
Despite the forward having to withdraw from the England squad due to injury, Rashford is expected to be back in the starting XI come Sunday.
The Magpies have won their last two fixtures in the Premier League, and currently see themselves sitting fifth, but they do have two games in hand over Tottenham Hotspur and are just two points behind them.
If Eddie Howe’s side beat United on Sunday, they will go level on points with them after playing the same amount of games, so it could be a game to look back on when the season curtails.
Isak has had his goal scoring boots on in recent times, finding the back of the net three times in his last two games, proving enough to keep Callum Wilson out of the side.
Bet9ja Odds:
With both sides proving tough to beat this season, we predict a draw, and you can get odds for this of 3.40 at Bet9ja. You can get odds for Rashford to find the back of the net anytime at 2.65. With Isak finding the back of the net twice in his last game, you can get odds of him to score the first goal at 3.25.
Bet9ja Odds (at time of writing): Newcastle win: 2.42, Draw, 3.40, Manchester United win: 2.96
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