Leeds maintained their unbeaten start to the Premier League campaign with a 4-1 victory over Newcastle.


2026/2027 Premier League

4-1

Match Report

Both sides came into the game with five points on the board from the opening three games, but Matthias Jaissle's bubble was emphatically burst as he suffered a dramatic first defeat as Newcastle boss.

Without the electric Anthony Elanga, the visitors offered much less of a threat and could not handle the relentless press from the home side, led by the imperious Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

Leeds felt slighted when Matias Fernandez-Pardo, making his first start for his new club, avoided punishment after handling the ball inside the penalty area. But that was soon forgotten as the hosts' dominance paid off.

There was an element of luck to their first, as Ao Tanaka's shot deflected off two Newcastle defenders with the last touch coming off Lewis Miley to wrong-foot Lukas Hornicek.

That then led to the Calvert-Lewin show truly beginning. The striker thought he had his eighth career goal against the Magpies with a bullet header three minutes later. However, replays showed the ball had last come off team-mate Jayden Bogle, meaning he had to settle for the assist.

The Leeds No 9 was not to be denied the next goal, bulldozing his way into the penalty area before calmly slotting home a third before the break. The floodgates remained firmly open after half-time, with Noah Okafor adding a fourth - and the pick of the bunch. The forward produced a delightful weak-foot volley on the bounce, sending it arrowing into the bottom corner.

Bazoumana Toure grabbed a late consolation, but it did little to take the gloss off a thoroughly one-sided display. The result leaves Leeds sitting third at the end of the fourth round of fixtures - their highest position at this stage of a season since the 2000/01 campaign.

Match Events

32' OWN GOAL! Leeds United 1-0 Newcastle (Lewis Miley)



34' GOAL! Leeds United 2-0 Newcastle (Dominic Calvert-Lewin)

46' GOAL! Leeds United 3-0 Newcastle (Dominic Calvert-Lewin)

59' GOAL! Leeds United 4-0 Newcastle (Noah Okafor)

Line-ups

Leeds United XI: Elvedi, Calvert-Lewin, Justin, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Ampadu, Jayden Bogle, Okafor, Ao Tanaka, Anton Stach, James Trafford, Tarik Muharemović

Subs: Michael Zetterer, Daniel James, Harry Wilson, Nmecha, Sean Longstaff, Jaka Bijol, Bard, Brenden Aaronson, Jean-Mattéo Bahoya

Newcastle XI: Yoane Wissa, J.Murphy, Barnes, Sven Botman, Amar Dedic, Malick Thiaw, Nico González, Lukas Hornicek, Lewis Hall, Matias Fernandez-Pardo, Lewis Miley

Subs: Schar, Pope, Willock, Tino Livramento, Jacob Ramsey, Bazoumana Touré, Sean Steur, Aladji Bamba, Mason Miley