Newcastle vs Leeds match stats & report

4–3 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 21 · St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne · Ref M. Salisbury

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Newcastle beat Leeds 4–3 in the Premier League on 7 January 2026. Expected goals finished 2.44–1.89. Newcastle had 63% of the ball.

Newcastle vs Leeds match statistics

NewcastleLeeds

63% Ball possession 37%
2.44 Expected goals (xG) 1.89
18 Total shots 14
8 Shots on target 6
6 Shots off target 5
4 Blocked shots 3
15 Shots inside the box 12
8 Corners 4
11 Fouls 10
1 Offsides 0
3 Yellow cards 2
545 Passes 334
86% Pass accuracy 77%
3 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

7' Yellow card M. Thiaw Newcastle
22' Yellow card D. Calvert-Lewin Leeds
32' Goal B. Aaronson (assist D. Calvert-Lewin) Leeds
36' Goal H. Barnes (assist N. Woltemade) Newcastle
45' Penalty scored D. Calvert-Lewin Leeds
45+3' Yellow card A. Gordon Newcastle
45+6' Yellow card Joelinton Newcastle
54' Goal Joelinton (assist Bruno Guimaraes) Newcastle
79' Goal B. Aaronson (assist I. Gruev) Leeds
90' Penalty scored Bruno Guimaraes Newcastle
90' Goal H. Barnes (assist S. Botman) Newcastle
90+10' Yellow card E. Ampadu Leeds

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Newcastle

Confirmed 4-3-3 Eddie Howe

1 N. Pope

3 L. Hall 5 F. Schär 12 M. Thiaw 67 L. Miley

7 Joelinton 8 S. Tonali 39 Bruno Guimaraes

10 A. Gordon 27 N. Woltemade 11 H. Barnes

Bench A. Ramsdale , K. Trippier , J. Willock , Y. Wissa , S. Botman , J. Ramsey , J. Murphy , V. Livramento , A. Murphy

Leeds

Confirmed 3-1-4-2 Daniel Farke

1 Lucas Perri

5 P. Struijk 15 J. Bijol 6 J. Rodon

4 E. Ampadu

3 G. Gudmundsson 44 I. Gruev 18 A. Stach 24 J. Justin

11 B. Aaronson 9 D. Calvert-Lewin

Bench K. Darlow , S. Bornauw , N. Okafor , S. Byram , L. Nmecha , J. Harrison , J. Piroe , A. Tanaka , W. Gnonto

Form guide

Newcastle at home

4–2–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.8 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 3.9 per game
Shots on target: 4.0 per game

17% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Leeds away

2–5–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.9 per game
Conceded: 1.2 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 3.2 per game
Shots on target: 3.9 per game

22% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Newcastle vs Leeds head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
30 Aug 25	Leeds v Newcastle	0–0
13 May 23	Leeds v Newcastle	2–2
31 Dec 22	Newcastle v Leeds	0–0

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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