PREMIER LEAGUE Matchweek 4
Leeds vs Newcastle
Full time
Leeds4–1Newcastle
GoalsLeeds L. Miley 32' (OG) · J. Bogle 34' · D. Calvert-Lewin 45' · N. Okafor 59'Newcastle B. Toure 90'
Kicked off 2026.09.14. The data below is as it stood before kick-off and has not been edited to match the result. See the full head-to-head record
Leeds host Newcastle in Premier League matchweek 4: Mon 14 Sep, 20:00 BST (15 Sep 04:00 KST) at Elland Road. Referee not yet appointed at time of writing.
The last 8 league meetings: Leeds 2 wins, 4 draws, Newcastle 2 wins; the most recent was Newcastle 4–3 Leeds in 2026/01. Last five games in all competitions: Leeds W2 D2 L1, Newcastle W3 D2 L0. Leeds have won 25.5% of 51 games under the condition "Rain or drizzle", below their 29.7% over the same window. Newcastle have won 43.2% of 88 games under the condition "Rain or drizzle", above their 38.3% over the same window.
Last 8 meetings2 · 4 · 2Leeds W · D · Newcastle WLast meeting Newcastle 4–3 Leeds (2026.01)
H2H 8 games, average3.00 goals3+ goals 50.0% · red cards 1x · league average 2.84 goals
Win rate this season33.3% / 33.3%Leeds / Newcastle3 games · last season 28.9% / 36.8%
Key numbers
| Metric / unit | Leeds | Newcastle |
|---|---|---|
| Positionpoints | 11th · 5 | 10th · 5 |
| W–D–L3 games | 1–2–0 | 1–2–0 |
| Goals for / againstper game | 1.00 / 0.67 | 2.00 / 1.33 |
| xG / xGAper game | 1.47 / 1.51 | 1.00 / 1.82 |
| Possession% | 41.3 | 46.3 |
| Shots / on targetper game | 11 / 3.3 | 10.7 / 2.7 |
| 2025-26 win rateW–D–L · promoted sides show second-tier record | 28.9% 11–14–13 | 36.8% 14–7–17 |
| Head-to-headW–D–L · since 2017-18 | 2–4–2 | 2–4–2 |
xG = expected goals · xGA = expected goals against · conceded minus xGA: Leeds -0.84, Newcastle -0.49 (per game)
- Leeds outnone · as of 2026-09-14
- Newcastle outnone
- ManagersD. Farke — league 41 games win rate 29.3% · Matthias Jaissle — league 3 games win rate 33.3% · first league meeting between the two managers
- Last matchLeeds 5 days ago EFL Cup away Chelsea 3–6 · Newcastle 6 days ago EFL Cup away Millwall 1–0
- Last season's top scorerNewcastle Bruno Guimarães (last season 9 goals) has not featured this season
Last five games
Leeds
Scored 8Conceded 8Clean sheets 2
| Opponent | Venue | Result | xG |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChelseaEFL Cup | away | 3–6L | — |
| Brighton | away | 1–1D | 2.49 |
| Brentford | home | 1–1D | 1.46 |
| ForestEFL Cup | away | 2–0W | 2.72 |
| Forest | away | 1–0W | 0.47 |
Newcastle
Scored 10Conceded 6Clean sheets 2
| Opponent | Venue | Result | xG |
|---|---|---|---|
| MillwallEFL Cup | away | 1–0W | — |
| Bournemouth | home | 2–2D | 0.71 |
| Spurs | away | 2–0W | 0.72 |
| West BromEFL Cup | home | 3–2W | — |
| Liverpool | home | 2–2D | 1.58 |
Leeds league home 5 unbeaten · Newcastle 5 unbeaten · all competitions · no xG for cup and European games
Head-to-head
- Newcastle4–3Leeds
- Leeds0–0Newcastle
- Leeds2–2Newcastle
- Newcastle0–0Leeds
- Leeds0–1Newcastle
- Newcastle1–1Leeds
- Newcastle1–2Leeds
- Leeds5–2Newcastle
Full head-to-head record and fixture profile →
Elland Road H2H 4 games Leeds 1W 2D 1L · since 2017-18 · green home win / red away win
| H2H 8 games (since 2017-18) | Value | League |
|---|---|---|
| Goals per game | 3.00 | 2.84 |
| Games with 3+ goalsshare % | 50.0 | — |
| Both teams scoredshare % | 62.5 | — |
| Average time of first goalmin | 28.3 | — |
| Goalless at half-timeshare % | 37.5 | — |
| Goals from 76th minute24 goals, % | 29.2 | — |
| Yellow cards per game | 4.88 | 3.61 |
| Red cards / penalties8 games total | 1 / 4 | — |
| Most frequent referee | Simon Hooper 3x · Chris Kavanagh 1x | — |
Conditional data
Beneath the surface
Conditional records that the table, form and head-to-head do not show. Sample of 10 games or more.
- 25.5%Rain or drizzle Leeds win rate51 games · usual 29.7%
- 51.6%Weekday evening kick-off Newcastle win rate31 games · usual 46.5% · since 2022-23
- 27.3%September games Leeds win rate11 games · usual 29.7%
- 16.7%D. Calvert-Lewin not scoring: Leeds win rate24 games · scored in 14 games: 50.0% · since 2022-23
The other side. win rate after conceding first: Leeds 7.7%, Newcastle 16.9% · absentees per game Leeds 2.7, Newcastle 3.0.
A. Timing and context win rate · sample · gap vs usual in percentage points
| Condition | Leeds | Newcastle |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 20:00 kick-offwin rate · since 2017-18 | -2.4p11 games · usual 29.7% | -10.5p18 games · usual 38.3% |
| Weekday evening kick-offWin rate · Leeds home / Newcastle away | +13.8p23 games · usual 29.7% | -1.9p44 games · usual 38.3% |
| After last resultLeeds D / Newcastle D · since 2022-23 | -0.1p25 games · usual 24.1% | -2.4p34 games · usual 46.5% |
| Temperature 20°C or morewin rate · forecast °C | —6 games · sample too small | -17.2p19 games · usual 38.3% |
| Humidity 80% or morewin rate · forecast % | +4.7p64 games · usual 29.7% | +0.6p162 games · usual 38.3% |
| Rain or drizzleWin rate | -4.2p51 games · usual 29.7% | +4.9p88 games · usual 38.3% |
| September gamesWin rate | -2.4p11 games · usual 29.7% | -8.3p30 games · usual 38.3% |
| Elland Road awaywin rate · any opponent | — | —4 games · sample too small |
| Manager vs this opponentwin rate · all clubs | —4 games · sample too small | — |
| Elland Road rain frequencyrain or drizzle · % of home games | 32.5 | — |
B. Game management since 2022-23 · usual win rate Leeds 24.1% / Newcastle 46.5%
| items | Leeds | Newcastle |
|---|---|---|
| After scoring firstWin rate | 48.5%33 games · 8 losses | 73.8%84 games · 11 losses |
| After conceding firstWin rate | 7.7% -16.4p39 games · usual 24.1% | 16.9% -29.6p59 games · usual 46.5% |
| Leading at 75 minutesWin rate | 70.6%17 games | 85.9%71 games |
| Led but failed to win / won from behindgames | 18 / 4 | 26 / 11 |
| Average time of first substitutionmin | 57.6 | 60.6 |
| Goals by substitutes% of team goals | 12.5 12/96 | 12.9 35/272 |
| Average time of first booking / games with nonemin / % | 46.8 / 15.2 | 49.5 / 18.1 |
| Games with 3+ yellow cardsWin rate | -19.4p29 games · usual 29.7% | -2.7p45 games · usual 38.3% |
| Penalties won / concededper game | 0.09 / 0.14 | 0.17 / 0.09 |
| Penalties scoredscored/taken | 7 / 7 | 25 / 26 |
| Goals for / against from 76th minute% of all goals | 24.0 / 24.3 | 21.4 / 25.9 |
| Failed to score / clean sheets% | 27.8 / 17.7 | 20.6 / 29.7 |
C. Shots and defensive shape 2026-27 3 games this season, averages · last season shown as totals
| items | Leeds | Newcastle |
|---|---|---|
| Shots inside / outside the boxper game | 7.3 / 3.7 | 6 / 4.7 |
| Shots blockedper game | 4.3 | 2.7 |
| Shots faced / on target / inside boxper game | 18 / 4 / 11.3 | 20.3 / 6 / 11.7 |
| Keeper saves / goals preventedper game · goals prevented | 3.7 / 0.06 | 4.3 / 0.05 |
| Corners won / concededper game | 4.3 / 5.3 | 4.3 / 6 |
| Offsides / fouls wonper game | 2.3 / 13.7 | 1.3 / 15.7 |
| Passes / accuracyper game / % | 316 / 71.7 | 376 / 80.7 |
| 2025-26 xG → goalsseason total | 54.2 → 49 -5.2 | 57.1 → 53 -4.1 |
| 2025-26 xGA → concededseason total | 55.7 → 56 +0.3 | 51.3 → 55 +3.7 |
D. Player conditions since 2022-23 · both samples 10+ games
| Player · condition | When true | When not | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| D. Calvert-Lewin (Leeds) scoresteam win rate | 50.0%14 games | 16.7%24 games | +33.3p |
| A. Tanaka (Leeds) startingteam win rate · conceded | 46.7% · 1.5315 games | 19.2% · 1.3526 games | +27.5p |
| N. Okafor (Leeds) startingteam win rate · conceded | 38.1% · 1.3821 games | 15.8% · 1.5319 games | +22.3p |
| J. Bijol (Leeds) startingteam win rate · conceded | 34.8% · 1.323 games | 20.0% · 1.510 games | +14.8p |
| E. Ampadu (Leeds) bookedown rating | 6.9310 games | 7.2128 games | -0.28 |
| H. Barnes (Newcastle) scoresteam win rate | 66.7%18 games | 40.8%76 games | +25.9p |
| Jacob Murphy (Newcastle) startingteam win rate · conceded | 55.1% · 1.2278 games | 37.7% · 1.3877 games | +17.4p |
| L. Miley (Newcastle) startingteam win rate · conceded | 36.4% · 1.8533 games | 48.2% · 1.2785 games | -11.8p |
| J. Ramsey (Newcastle) startingteam win rate · conceded | 33.3% · 1.5315 games | 40.0% · 1.4425 games | -6.7p |
E. Individual numbers
| items | Leeds | Newcastle |
|---|---|---|
| Shot conversion · minutes per goalleague since 2022-23 | D. Calvert-Lewin 21.4% · 199minN. Okafor 32.0% · 216min / L. Nmecha 22.2% · 188min | H. Barnes 22.0% · 218minJacob Murphy 17.8% · 363min / William Osula 42.1% · 136min |
| Record vs this opponentsince 2017-18 · apps G A rating | B. Aaronson 4 games 2G 0A 7.15D. James 3 games 0G 0A | S. Botman 4 games 0G 1A 6.92Jacob Murphy 6 games 0G 0A |
| Key passesseason total | H. Wilson 4 · E. Ampadu 3 · L. Nmecha 2 | A. Elanga 4 · L. Hall 4 · L. Miley 3 |
| Fouls won / committedseason total | A. Stach 7 · J. Bogle 6 · B. Aaronson 5 / D. Calvert-Lewin 7 · A. Stach 5 · E. Ampadu 4 | Y. Wissa 11 · H. Barnes 8 · A. Elanga 4 / Nico González 8 · A. Dedic 6 · J. Willock 5 |
| Duel win %20+ duels · % | J. Justin 63 · J. Bogle 62 · J. Bijol 60 | M. Thiaw 62 · S. Botman 62 · L. Hall 55 |
| Tackles+interceptions / dribbles won–triedseason total | E. Ampadu 15 · J. Justin 15 · A. Stach 15 / N. Okafor 6–10 · J. Bogle 3–5 · T. Muharemovic 3–3 | L. Hall 13 · A. Dedic 6 · H. Barnes 5 / A. Dedic 4–9 · Y. Wissa 3–4 · L. Hall 3–5 |
| Home/away ratingsince 2022-23 · 10+ games each | J. Bijol 7.07/6.84 · J. Bogle 6.74/6.52 · J. Rodon 6.84/6.61 | N. Woltemade 6.93/6.51 · M. Thiaw 6.86/7.21 · Jacob Murphy 7.25/6.95 |
Order is always home team (Leeds) then away team (Newcastle) · usual = the team's overall league win rate over the same window · ±p = percentage-point gap · fewer than 10 games shown as — · ratings are API-Football official ratings
F. Win rate by player involvement League games only (cups and European games excluded) · all games since the player's first appearance for the club (from 2017-18 at the earliest) · pick a player to see the team's win rate when they started, came off the bench, or did not play, plus their record against this opponent · did not play = unused sub or not in the squad · fewer than 10 games shown faded
League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games
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05How the numbers are compiled
- Source
- API-Football (fixtures, line-ups, events, stats, absentees) · Open-Meteo (weather, forecast) · Wikimedia (crests)
- Sample
- Premier League 2017-18 to 2026-27 · some conditions since 2022-23 · minimum 10 games (— below that)
- Match scope
- Conditional stats use league games only · last five games, streaks and rest days use all competitions · win rate = wins ÷ games · usual = league win rate over the same window · home team first
- Updated
- 2026.09.14 13:07 UK
This article summarises historical match data. It does not predict, guarantee or recommend any outcome.