Leeds vs Newcastle Preview
Leeds and Newcastle have made similar impressive starts to the 2026/27 Premier League season. These in-form sides rarely lose and a hard-fought draw is likely at Elland Road.
Key Stats - Tough to Beat Sides
- Leeds are unbeaten in 6 consecutive home games.
- Leeds have drawn their last 2 home matches against Newcastle.
- Newcastle are unbeaten in 6 consecutive games.
H2H - Even Record
Newcastle have a 41-39 advantage against Leeds, alongside 22 draws.
Leeds Are Competitive at Elland Road
Daniel Farke’s Leeds have an excellent long-term home record and are unbeaten in 12 of their last 15. The Whites have won four of their last six league fixtures at Elland Road.
The Yorkshire outfit made a flying start to the new campaign and beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 and 2-0 away. Leeds then drew 1-1 at home against Brentford in their first home game of the season.
Farke’s side followed that stalemate with another 1-1 draw at Brighton. Leeds had 2.5 XG, led through Jayden Bogle’s early goal and conceded late on.
The Whites lost for the first time in nine matches after a 6-3 loss at Chelsea in the EFL Cup. Tarik Muharemovic, Brenden Aaronson and Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored and Leeds conceded six second-half goals.
Newcastle Look Tough to Beat Under Jaissle
Newcastle have made an unbeaten start to the 2026/27 season under new boss Matthias Jaissle.
The Toon have drawn two of their opening three games, both 2-2 at home against Liverpool and Bournemouth. Newcastle’s only league victory this season was a 2-0 win at Tottenham, where Anthony Elanga and Yoane Wissa scored in the second half.
The north east outfit extended their unbeaten run to six games in all competitions following a 1-0 EFL Cup win at Millwall. Jaissle’s side controlled the contest with 1.56 XG and 25 shots and Joe Willock scored an 81st-minute winner.
Predicted Starting Lineups & Team News
Leeds (3-5-2): James Trafford; James Justin, Nico Elvedi, Tarik Muharemovic; Jayden Bogle, Anton Stach, Ethan Ampadu, Ao Tanaka, Gabriel Gudmundsson; Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Noah Okafor
Attacker Mateo Joseph remains sidelined with a knee issue. Centre-back Joe Rodon is also ruled out due to a muscle problem.
Daniel Farke provided a pre-match squad update, explained the team had no new issues and said, "Obviously, Joe Rodon is still out but, apart from this, no new injury concerns so far.”
Newcastle (4-2-3-1): Lukas Hornicek; Amar Dedic, Malick Thiaw, Sven Botman, Lewis Hall; Nico Gonzalez, Lewis Miley; Anthony Elanga, Joe Willock, Harvey Barnes; Yoane Wissa
Defender Dan Burn, midfielder Joelinton and striker William Osula are unavailable with long-term injuries.
Full-back Amar Dedic came off injured at half time against Millwall and Matthias Jaissle said the injury "doesn't look too serious.”