It is Manchester United next for Newcastle United.
An 8.15pm kick-off on Wednesday night in the Premier League.
Eddie Howe and Newcastle United looking to bounce back from Saturday’s home defeat to Everton.
United now currently adrift in mid-table and needing a boost to try and start climbing back up the table.
Eddie Howe with a not too bad record with Newcastle United when it comes to facing Manchester United, the last seven meetings home and away (all competitions) between the two clubs seeing United with five wins and Man U just the two victories.
Looking at purely Premier League matches at St James’ Park, history could be made on Wednesday night.
A home victory would make it four home top tier wins in a row against Man U, the first time in almost a century that this has happed.
Newcastle United 2 Manchester United 0 (2 April 2023)
Newcastle United 1 Manchester United 0 (2 December 2023)
Newcastle United 4 Manchester United 1 (13 April 2025)
Newcastle United ? Manchester United ? (4 March 2026)
It is 55 years since Newcastle United last came close to four home top tier wins in a row against Man U:
Newcastle United 2 Manchester United 0 (12 April 1969)
Newcastle United 5 Manchester United 1 (4 April 1970)
Newcastle United 1 Manchester United 0 (31 October 1970)
Newcastle United 0 Manchester United 1 (13 October 1971)
Whilst more than 95 years since Newcastle United last actually managed four home top tier wins in a row against Man U:
Newcastle United 4 Manchester United 1 (21 January 1928)
Newcastle United 5 Manchester United 0 (5 February 1929)
Newcastle United 4 Manchester United 1 (31 August 1929)
Newcastle United 4 Manchester United 3 (17 January 1931)
This is where it gets even more bizarre, indeed brilliant.
As going back further, these were the six home Newcastle United v Manchester United top tier league matches (Division One) that immediately preceded that quartet of victories:
Newcastle United 2 Manchester United 0 (3 April 1915)
Newcastle United 2 Manchester United 1 (27 December 1919)
Newcastle United 6 Manchester United 3 (1 January 1921)
Newcastle United 3 Manchester United 0 (31 December 1921)
Newcastle United 4 Manchester United 1 (14 April 1926)
Newcastle United 4 Manchester United 2 (11 September 1926)
So an incredible 10 (TEN) top tier home league wins in a row for Newcastle United, stretching from April 1915 to January 1931.
Indeed, after winning 1-0 on Tyneside on 25 October 1913, Manchester United then had to wait until 30 October 1934, over 21 years (!!!) before they next avoided defeat away at St James’ Park in Division One, Man U winning 1-0 that day.