Newcastle vs Leeds

Newcastle

4 - 3

Leeds

🕒 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 20:15 Europe/London 📍 St. James' Park 🧑‍⚖️ Michael Salisbury 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 21

Regular Season Table

Newcastle 12 · Leeds 14

Referee Stats

Michael Salisbury

14 matches · 4.14 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.14
Reds avg	0.07
Penalties avg	0.64
Over 4.5 cards	57%
Home wins	50%
Draws	36%
Away wins	14%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (18-14).
Newcastle controlled possession (63%).
Newcastle had the sharper finishing (8-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Newcastle (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-2-7

Goals For / Against

36 / 30

Avg: 1.89 / 1.58

Points

Avg: 1.68

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Leeds (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-9-8

Goals For / Against

20 / 35

Avg: 1.05 / 1.84

Points

Avg: 0.79

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.68

PPG

0.79

1.89

1.05

1.58

1.84

79%

O2.5

53%

79%

BTTS

63%

68%

Score 1st

26%

League-position context

Newcastle rank12th

Leeds rank14th

Newcastle points49

Leeds points47

Newcastle: #12 · 49 pts · GD -2

29 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Leeds: #14 · 47 pts · GD -7

31 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Newcastle last 5 home

W W L L W

Points9/15

Weighted index67

Goals10-7

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Leeds last 5 away

L D D W D

Points6/15

Weighted index31

Goals5-7

Record1-3-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Newcastle trend breakdown

Over 2.579%

BTTS79%

BTTS + O2.579%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 95% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 16%

Leeds trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 5%

Scoring reliability

Newcastle score at home95%

Newcastle clean sheet at home16%

Leeds score away63%

Leeds clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Newcastle score first68%

Newcastle win after scoring first69%

Leeds score first26%

Leeds win after scoring first20%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Newcastle 17% · Leeds 38%

Avg first goal minute: Newcastle 30.8' · Leeds 34.2'

Vs league average

Newcastle score at home1.89 vs 1.53

Newcastle concede at home1.58 vs 1.22

Leeds score away1.05 vs 1.22

Leeds concede away1.84 vs 1.53

Newcastle score 24% above league average, while Leeds score 14% below league average.

Defensive side: Newcastle are 29% above league average at home, and Leeds are 21% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 4.

Newcastle goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

61-75 8

16-30 7

31-45 6

0-15 4

46-60 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 13

31-45 8

46-60 4

61-75 4

16-30 2

0-15 1

Leeds goal timing (away)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

16-30 1

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

61-75 7

0-15 4

31-45 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

63%

37%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

545

334

Passes Accurate

471

256

Passes %

86%

77%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

7' M. Thiaw

22'

22' D. Calvert-Lewin

32' ⚽

⚽

32' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

B. Aaronson

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Calvert-Lewin

36' ⚽

⚽

36' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

H. Barnes

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Woltemade

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

D. Calvert-Lewin

Penalty

45+3'

45+3' A. Gordon

45+6'

45+6' Joelinton

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Thiaw

1st substitution · For: S. Botman

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ S. Tonali

2nd substitution · For: T. Livramento

54' ⚽

⚽

54' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

Joelinton

Normal Goal · Assist: Bruno Guimarães

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ N. Woltemade

3rd substitution · For: Y. Wissa

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ F. Schär

4th substitution · For: J. Ramsey

79' ⚽

⚽

79' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

B. Aaronson

Normal Goal · Assist: I. Gruev

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ A. Stach

1st substitution · For: N. Okafor

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ A. Gordon

5th substitution · For: A. Murphy

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ D. Calvert-Lewin

2nd substitution · For: L. Nmecha

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 3-3

Bruno Guimarães

Penalty

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 4-3

H. Barnes

Normal Goal

90+7' ↑↓

↑↓

90+7' ⇄ I. Gruev

3rd substitution · For: A. Tanaka

90+7' ↑↓

↑↓

90+7' ⇄ J. Rodon

4th substitution · For: S. Bornauw

90+7' ↑↓

↑↓

90+7' ⇄ B. Aaronson

5th substitution · For: W. Gnonto

90+10'

90+10' E. Ampadu

Newcastle vs Leeds 4-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Newcastle beat Leeds 4-3 on Wednesday, 07 January 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Michael Salisbury. It was played at St. James' Park.

First half: M. Thiaw received a yellow card for Newcastle at 7'. D. Calvert-Lewin received a yellow card for Leeds at 22'. Leeds took the lead at 32' when B. Aaronson scored, with the assist credited to D. Calvert-Lewin, making the score 0-1. Newcastle leveled the score at 36' when H. Barnes scored, with the assist credited to N. Woltemade, making the score 1-1. Leeds took the lead at 45' when D. Calvert-Lewin scored (Penalty), making the score 1-2. A. Gordon received a yellow card for Newcastle at 45+3'. Joelinton received a yellow card for Newcastle at 45+6'.

Second half: Newcastle made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Thiaw replacing S. Botman. Newcastle made their 2nd substitution at 46', with S. Tonali replacing T. Livramento. Newcastle leveled the score at 54' when Joelinton scored, with the assist credited to Bruno Guimarães, making the score 2-2. Newcastle made their 3rd substitution at 75', with N. Woltemade replacing Y. Wissa. Newcastle made their 4th substitution at 76', with F. Schär replacing J. Ramsey. Leeds took the lead at 79' when B. Aaronson scored, with the assist credited to I. Gruev, making the score 2-3. Leeds made their 1st substitution at 80', with A. Stach replacing N. Okafor. Newcastle made their 5th substitution at 81', with A. Gordon replacing A. Murphy. Leeds made their 2nd substitution at 87', with D. Calvert-Lewin replacing L. Nmecha. Newcastle found a late equaliser at 90' when Bruno Guimarães scored (Penalty), making the score 3-3. Newcastle took the lead at 90' when H. Barnes scored, making the score 4-3. Leeds made their 3rd substitution at 90+7', with I. Gruev replacing A. Tanaka. Leeds made their 4th substitution at 90+7', with J. Rodon replacing S. Bornauw. Leeds made their 5th substitution at 90+7', with B. Aaronson replacing W. Gnonto. E. Ampadu received a yellow card for Leeds at 90+10'.

Newcastle used 5 substitutions while Leeds used 5 substitutions. Newcastle got 3 yellow cards, while Leeds got 2 yellow cards.