English Premier League

FT Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Newcastle United WLLWW 2
–
Leeds United LDWLL 5
1st2ndT
NEW112
LEE145
Elland Road

Match Report

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Leeds thrash Newcastle to win first Premier League home game in three months

Leeds United claimed their first home win in the Premier League for three months as they beat Newcastle United 5-2.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
4
4
Corner Kicks
7
5
Saves
2
31.3
Possession
68.7
10
SHOTS
25
4
ON GOAL
10
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
162
Accurate Passes
444
246
Passes
533
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
11
15
Crosses
36
0.4
Cross %
0.3
60
Long Balls
45
17
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
7
3
Effective Tackles
6
8
Tackles
13
0.4
Tackle %
0.5
10
Interceptions
19
33
Effective Clearances
12
33
Clearances
12

Head to Head

NEW leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

LEE · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Illan MeslierG
  2. 6Liam CooperCD-L
  3. 2Luke AylingCD-R
  4. 23Kalvin PhillipsDM
  5. 10Ezgjan AlioskiLB
  6. 15Stuart DallasRB
  7. 43Mateusz KlichCM-L
  8. 20RodrigoCM-R
  9. 22Jack HarrisonLM
  10. 18RaphinhaRM
  11. 9Patrick BamfordF

NEW · 4-4-2

  1. 26Karl DarlowG
  2. 2Ciaran ClarkCD-L
  3. 18Federico FernándezCD-R
  4. 15Jamal LewisLB
  5. 23Jacob MurphyRB
  6. 14Isaac HaydenCM-L
  7. 36Sean LongstaffCM-R
  8. 21Ryan FraserLM
  9. 16Jeff HendrickRM
  10. 9JoelintonCF-L
  11. 13Callum WilsonCF-R

Timeline

  1. 26' Goal! Leeds United 0, Newcastle United 1. Jeff Hendrick (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum Wilson.
  2. 35' Goal! Leeds United 1, Newcastle United 1. Patrick Bamford (Leeds United) header from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  3. 37' Mateusz Klich (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 48' Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 50' Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 61' Goal! Leeds United 2, Newcastle United 1. Rodrigo (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Harrison with a cross.
  7. 62' Substitution, Newcastle United. Emil Krafth replaces Jeff Hendrick.
  8. 65' Goal! Leeds United 2, Newcastle United 2. Ciaran Clark (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Fraser with a cross following a corner.
  9. 68' Raphinha (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 74' Substitution, Newcastle United. Dwight Gayle replaces Joelinton.
  11. 75' Substitution, Newcastle United. Miguel Almirón replaces Ryan Fraser.
  12. 77' Goal! Leeds United 3, Newcastle United 2. Stuart Dallas (Leeds United) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mateusz Klich with a cross.
  13. 82' Substitution, Leeds United. Pablo Hernández replaces Rodrigo.
  14. 84' Substitution, Leeds United. Tyler Roberts replaces Patrick Bamford.
  15. 85' Goal! Leeds United 4, Newcastle United 2. Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Pablo Hernández following a fast break.
  16. 88' Goal! Leeds United 5, Newcastle United 2. Jack Harrison (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Pablo Hernández following a fast break.
  17. 89' Substitution, Leeds United. Jamie Shackleton replaces Mateusz Klich.

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