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

[BelfastAndy]

TEAM NEWS

Leeds United remain without captain Liam Cooper, who is close to recovering from a muscle problem.

Tyler Adams, Stuart Dallas and Luis Sinisterra are long-term absentees.

Newcastle United midfielder Sean Longstaff has ligament damage in his foot which could keep him sidelined until next season.

Matt Ritchie has been ruled out with a knee injury but Joelinton appears to have recovered from the ankle issue that he sustained last weekend.

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

Newcastle have won on five of their past seven visits to Elland Road in all competitions, drawing one and losing the other.

Leeds could fail to score in three successive top-flight games against Newcastle for the first time since between April 1996 and January 1997.

Leeds United

Leeds have won just four points from a possible 24 since the start of April, and all of those have come at home.

They have failed to win any of their eight home games against sides currently in the top half of the table, drawing three and losing five.

Leeds have won all four Premier League matches when starting the day in the relegation zone this season, compared to three wins in 31 when not in the bottom three (D9, L19).

The Yorkshire side have kept just two clean sheets in 23 fixtures this year in all competitions, conceding 47 goals.

Sam Allardyce has recorded 13 Premier League victories against his former side Newcastle United, his best record against any team.

Allardyce has also won his first Premier League home game at five of his previous eight clubs (D1, L2), including Sunderland's 3-0 win over Newcastle in October 2015.

Newcastle United

Newcastle have won four of their past five Premier League away games, losing the other.

The Magpies could equal their top-flight record of nine away wins in a season, which was first set by Sir Bobby Robson's side in 2001-02.

Newcastle are unbeaten in all 17 top-flight matches this season against sides currently in the bottom half of the table, winning 10 and drawing seven.

Eddie Howe's side have kept just one clean sheet in their past 14 Premier League games, having recorded 12 shut outs in their first 20 top-flight outings this season.

Howe has lost four of his five matches as a manager at Elland Road, winning the other.

Lose this, season over for sure.

0 - 3.

MOT.

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

Only four players on the injury list - Cooper Dallas Adams and Sinnisterra- so that helps a little.

Be interesting to see if Koch comes straight back in.

[UbiqueLUFC33]

Only four players on the injury list - Cooper Dallas Adams and Sinnisterra- so that helps a little.

Be interesting to see if Koch comes straight back in.

Sadly, 3 of those 4 would probably be starters.

[BelfastAndy]

We're ****ed I tell ye.

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

We're ****ed I tell ye.

Hope you wore a condom

[norfolk white]

Got very little hope, if any, of a win today, but as the season has drudged on hope has become a very distant memory. Be glad when it's all over and we start afresh with the usual hopes and dreams.

[Monaco_Totty]

If I was in the ER dressing room I'd remind them all that 'Ability' is what you're capable of doing, that 'Motivation' determines what you do & 'Attitude' determines how well you do it.

Cos nobody who ever gave their best regretted it !
(well it works for me every day)

C'mon Leeds - 101% today minimum.

[BelfastAndy]

[BelfastAndy]

Just gotta go for it!

[norfolk white]

At least he's trying, shaking it up a bit, basically sh@@ or bust.