Leeds vs NewcastlePrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Leeds reach matchday four in ninth place on 5 points: three matches, one win and two draws, three goals scored and two conceded. At Elland Road they have played once and drawn 1-1, while their two away trips brought a win and a draw, two goals scored and one conceded. Newcastle have the same 5 points in seventh, with the same one win and two draws from three rounds but a record of six goals scored and four conceded. At home they have drawn both matches played, four goals scored and four conceded, while their only trip ended in a 2-0 win. Leeds' recent outings show two consecutive draws, the 1-1 at Brighton in the most recent match and before that the 1-1 with Brentford; further back sit three wins, a 2-0 and a 1-0 both on Nottingham Forest soil and a 4-0 over FC Augsburg. Newcastle arrive from a 1-0 at Millwall; before that came a 2-2 with Bournemouth, a 2-0 at Tottenham, a 3-2 over West Brom and a 2-2 with Liverpool. In the five most recent meetings Leeds have never won: two Newcastle victories and three draws. The latest, in January 2026, ended 4-3 to Newcastle on their own ground. Before that, in August 2025, Elland Road produced a 0-0; in May 2023, again at Leeds, a 2-2; in December 2022 another 0-0, that time at Newcastle. The fifth meeting, in January 2022, is the other Newcastle win, a 0-1 at Elland Road. The competition average is 2.83 goals per game. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.