Leeds United - v - Newcastle United ***Matchday Thread***

[BelfastAndy]

6pm KO!!

Leeds top scorer Patrick Bamford is fit despite his early substitution against West Ham, while influential midfielder Pablo Hernandez is back in training.

Central defenders Robin Koch and Diego Llorente are among the absentees.

Newcastle United's coaching staff are assessing fatigue levels within the squad after the club's recent Covid-19 outbreak.

Federico Fernandez has recovered from the virus, while Ryan Fraser is also available following a hamstring strain.

Leeds are naive at the back and that is going to cost them at times this season.

Yes, they created some good opportunities against West Ham on Friday night but the flipside of that was that the Hammers were able to play right through them.

I don't see this Newcastle side doing that to them though, so it might just come down to whether Marcelo Bielsa's team can take their chances this time.

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

This is the first top-flight meeting since January 2004, when an Alan Shearer strike gave Newcastle a 1-0 home win.The Magpies are unbeaten in their past five league trips to Elland Road, winning four of them.

Leeds have won only one of the 12 most recent contests in all competitions.

The Whites' most recent home win over Newcastle was 3-2 in the Premier League in September 1999.

Leeds United

Leeds could go six successive home league matches without a win for the first time since a run of 12 in the Championship from March to October 2015.

They have lost three of their six top-flight home fixtures. They lost just three times in 23 Championship games at Elland Road last term.The Whites have won just two and lost five of their past nine league games.

Leeds have conceded a league-high 11 goals from set-piece situations.Marcelo Bielsa will be taking charge of Leeds for the 114th time, making his stay with the Whites the longest of his club management career.

Newcastle United

Newcastle are looking to win three successive league games for the first time since November 2018. Magpies boss Steve Bruce has not won three in a row since January 2009, when he was at Wigan.

The Magpies can win at least half of their opening 12 matches of a Premier League campaign for the first time since 2013-14.They have lost only one of their five away league fixtures so far this term.

Half of Newcastle's 14 league goals have been scored in or after the 82nd minute.Newcastle have lost a Premier League record 44 matches played on a Wednesday.All seven of top scorer Callum Wilson's goals have been scored in the second half.

1 - 1.

MOT.

[leedsutdman]

It's on Amazon Prime if you get it BTW.

[UbiqueLUFC33]

This match is becoming more important by the second.

West Brom drawing with Citeh FFS! (26 shots and only 1 goal - that's worse than us).

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

Great quote from Steve Bruce about Marcello Bielsa pre match.

Says never seen any manager have an impact on a group of players who he turned from average to Championship winners transforming them both physically and as players.

Yes he has his faults but still think we should cherish what we have in the here and now as we will miss him when he leaves.

If he stays for a while yet and we can improve the raw materials He has to work with then he may produce a team where it doesn’t matter if we concede from set plays.

C’mon Leeds big 3 points today

[Billyni]

6pm ko.
Hope i dont have reason to choke on me spuds.

[CalverleyBoy]

6pm ko.
Hope i dont have reason to choke on me spuds.

Nice reminder - I was all set to log in at 8pm - note to self 'wake up'

[WTF11]

Why the F00KING HELL do we ALWAYS take short goal kicks, and then have to clear lines as if it was from an attack!!!!

[ozleeds]

http://www.usagoals.video/c/football...s-newcastle/3/

[BelfastAndy]

Its all them so far

[Billyni]

How have we started Oz