Leeds United vs Newcastle United Preview

Leeds host Newcastle at Elland Road on Monday evening, with both sides level on points but Newcastle arriving with the healthier recent form.

Leeds have won 2 of their last 5, drawing two and losing one, and go into this one on the back of a cup setback. Most recently, they lost 6-3 away at Chelsea in the EFL Cup. Prior to that, they drew 1-1 away at Brighton. Before that, they were held 1-1 at home by Brentford. Two games back, they beat Nottingham 2-0 in the EFL Cup. Further back, they beat Nottingham 1-0 in the league.

Newcastle have won 3 of their last 5, drawing two, and remain unbeaten across the run. Most recently, they won 1-0 away at Millwall in the EFL Cup. Prior to that, they were held 2-2 at home by Bournemouth. Before that, they won 2-0 away at Tottenham. Earlier in this run, they beat West Brom 3-2 in the EFL Cup, and before that they drew 2-2 at home with Liverpool.

The head-to-head record favours Newcastle, who have won 2 of the last five meetings, with 3 draws and no wins for Leeds. Most recently, Newcastle won 4-3 at home. In the previous encounter, the sides drew 0-0 at Leeds.

Leeds sit 9th on 5 points from three games, level with Newcastle in 7th, though the visitors hold a superior goal difference of +2 to Leeds’ +1. A win for either side would push them towards the summit of the league table at this early stage.

In Great Britain, the match is live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League. In the United States, viewers can catch the action on USA Network or follow along on SiriusXM FC. The game is also available in Germany via Sky Sport Premier League and in Australia through Stan Sport.

Possible Lineups

Leeds United (3-5-2)
Trafford, Justin, Elvedi, Muharemovic, Bogle, Stach, Ampadu, Tanaka, Gudmundsson, Okafor, Calvert-Lewin

Newcastle United (4-2-3-1)
Hornicek, Hall, Botman, Thiaw, Dedic, Nico, Willock, Barnes, Miley, Elanga, Wissa

Leeds United Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
❌	Chelsea	6-3	Leeds	EFL	09.09.26
🤝	Brighton	1-1	Leeds	PL	05.09.26
🤝	Leeds	1-1	Brentford	PL	30.08.26
✅	Nottingham	0-2	Leeds	EFL	25.08.26
✅	Nottingham	0-1	Leeds	PL	22.08.26

Newcastle United Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Millwall	0-1	Newcastle	EFL	08.09.26
🤝	Newcastle	2-2	Bournemouth	PL	05.09.26
✅	Tottenham	0-2	Newcastle	PL	29.08.26
✅	Newcastle	3-2	West Brom	EFL	26.08.26
🤝	Newcastle	2-2	Liverpool	PL	23.08.26

Head-to-Head

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Newcastle	4-3	Leeds	PL	07.01.26
Leeds	0-0	Newcastle	PL	30.08.25
Leeds	2-2	Newcastle	PL	13.05.23
Newcastle	0-0	Leeds	PL	31.12.22
Leeds	0-1	Newcastle	PL	22.01.22

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Great Britain	Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Premier League
Ireland Republic	Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Premier League
USA	USA Network / SiriusXM FC
Germany	Sky Go / WOW / Sky Sport Premier League
Canada	DAZN Canada / fuboTV Canada / Fubo Sports Network Canada
Australia	Stan Sport
Spain	DAZN Spain
France	myCANAL
Netherlands	Viaplay Netherlands
India	JioHotstar / Star Sports Select 1

Table

POS.	TEAM	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P	FORM
1	Manchester City	3	3	0	0	7	2	5	9	W W W
2	Arsenal	3	3	0	0	6	1	5	9	W W W
3	Hull City	3	2	1	0	3	0	3	7	D W W
4	Chelsea	3	2	0	1	8	7	1	6	L W W
5	Brentford	3	1	2	0	5	2	3	5	D D W
6	Liverpool	3	1	2	0	6	4	2	5	W D D
7	Newcastle United	3	1	2	0	6	4	2	5	D W D
8	Everton	3	1	2	0	5	3	2	5	D D W
9	Leeds United	3	1	2	0	3	2	1	5	D D W
10	Brighton & Hove Albion	3	1	1	1	8	5	3	4	D L W
11	Manchester United	3	1	1	1	7	6	1	4	D W L
12	Sunderland	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4	D W L
13	Crystal Palace	3	1	0	2	4	8	-4	3	W L L
14	Ipswich Town	3	1	0	2	4	8	-4	3	L L W
15	AFC Bournemouth	3	0	2	1	4	5	-1	2	D D L
16	Nottingham Forest	3	0	2	1	2	3	-1	2	D D L
17	Aston Villa	3	0	1	2	0	5	-5	1	D L L
18	Tottenham Hotspur	3	0	1	2	0	5	-5	1	D L L
19	Fulham	3	0	0	3	4	7	-3	0	L L L
20	Coventry City	3	0	0	3	0	5	-5	0	L L L