Newcastle 4–3 Leeds
Newcastle
4–3HT 1–2
Leeds
Newcastle played Leeds in the Premier League on 7 January 2026 at St. James' Park. The match finished 4–3.
Goals and cards
- 7'Malick Thiaw — Yellow card
- 22'Dominic Calvert-Lewin — Yellow card
- 32'B. Aaronson (assist by D. Calvert-Lewin)
- 36'H. Barnes (assist by N. Woltemade)
- 45'D. Calvert-Lewin
- 45+3'Anthony Gordon — Yellow card
- 45+6'Joelinton — Yellow card
- 54'Joelinton (assist by Bruno Guimaraes)
- 79'B. Aaronson (assist by I. Gruev)
- 90'Bruno Guimaraes
- 90'H. Barnes (assist by S. Botman)
- 90+10'Ethan Ampadu — Yellow card
Line-ups
Newcastle 4-3-3
- N. Pope
- L. Miley
- M. Thiaw
- F. Schar
- L. Hall
- Bruno Guimaraes
- S. Tonali
- Joelinton
- H. Barnes
- N. Woltemade
- A. Gordon
- SUBSTITUTES
- A. Ramsdale
- K. Trippier
- J. Willock
- Y. Wissa
- S. Botman
- J. Ramsey
- J. Murphy
- V. Livramento
- A. Murphy
- COACHES: Eddie Howe
Leeds 3-1-4-2
- Lucas Perri
- J. Rodon
- J. Bijol
- P. Struijk
- E. Ampadu
- J. Justin
- A. Stach
- I. Gruev
- G. Gudmundsson
- D. Calvert-Lewin
- B. Aaronson
- SUBSTITUTES
- K. Darlow
- S. Bornauw
- N. Okafor
- S. Byram
- L. Nmecha
- J. Harrison
- J. Piroe
- A. Tanaka
- W. Gnonto
- COACHES: Daniel Farke
Match statistics
| Newcastle | Leeds | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Shots on goal | 6 |
| 6 | Shots off goal | 5 |
| 18 | Total shots | 14 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 15 | Shots inside box | 12 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 2 |
| 11 | Fouls | 10 |
| 8 | Corners | 4 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 63% | Possession | 37% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 545 | Total passes | 334 |
| 471 | Accurate passes | 256 |
| 86% | Pass accuracy | 77% |
| 2.44 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.89 |
| -1.13 | goals_prevented | -1.13 |