Leeds vs Newcastle

Match summary

Leeds won comfortably, 4-1 at home to Newcastle. Leeds led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Miley's own goal put Leeds ahead in the 32nd minute, Jayden Bogle made it 2-0 with a header in the 34th minute, set up by Dominic Calvert-Lewin, and Dominic Calvert-Lewin made it 3-0 in first-half stoppage time, set up by Tarik Muharemovic. In the second half, Noah Okafor made it 4-0 in the 59th minute and Bazoumana Touré pulled one back to make it 4-1 in the 90th minute.

The chances backed that up: Leeds created 2.29 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Newcastle's 0.80 from 7.

Leeds secured a comprehensive victory over Newcastle in this Premier League fixture, dominating the shot volume with fifteen attempts to seven and registering six shots on target compared to the visitors five. Both sides shared equal possession at fifty per cent, while Newcastle edged the attacking metrics with ninety-nine attacks and forty-nine dangerous attacks against ninety-three and thirty-four respectively. The hosts outperformed their opponents significantly in expected goals, recording 2.29 to Newcastle's 0.80. Discipline-wise, Leeds committed eight fouls and received one yellow card, whereas Newcastle conceded thirteen fouls and collected two yellow cards.

The scoring opened in the thirty-second minute when Lewis Miley put through his own net to give Leeds a one-goal lead. Dominic Calvert-Lewin then doubled the advantage with a header in the thirty-fourth minute before scoring a right-footed shot in added time at the end of the first half to make it three-nil. Noah Okafor extended the lead to four-nil with a left-footed shot in the fifty-ninth minute. Newcastle responded late in the ninetieth minute through a left-footed strike from Bazoumana Touré, concluding the match at four-one to Leeds.