10 Stats That Show Why Newcastle United Lost To Manchester United

3. Newcastle Have Kept Just Two Clean Sheets In Their Last 17 Games... Conceding 33 In The Process

Scoring goals is a concern, but so is keeping them out at the other end - a perfect storm of negatives for any football side. Since beating Queens Park Rangers 1-0 at home on November 22, Newcastle have kept just two clean sheets in 17 matches and have conceded at a rate of almost two goals a game. If you're conceding 33 goals in 17 games then you're going to be struggling to collect three points regularly - and that is exactly the situation the Magpies find themselves in.