Leeds United v Newcastle United, 16 December 2020

Score5-2 to Leeds United
RefereeSimon Hooper
CompetitionPremier League
VenueElland Road

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Kick-off: 6.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 23 Leeds United won: 6 Drawn: 6 Newcastle United won: 11 Leeds United scored: 33 Newcastle United scored: 37 This was the first time that Leeds United had scored five or more goals in a game against Newcastle United since a 5-1 win in League Division One on 1 September 1971 in a game played at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough.

5 Leeds United

Manager: Marcelo Bielsa

2 Newcastle United

Manager: Steve Bruce

Goals:

Patrick Bamford 35 G
Rodrigo 61 G
Stuart Dallas 77 G
Ezgjan Alioski 85 G
Jack Harrison 88 G

Goals:

Jeff Hendrick 26 G
Ciaran Clark 65 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Illan Meslier
Defender Luke Ayling
Defender Liam Cooper
Defender/Midfielder Ezgjan Alioski
Defender/Midfielder Stuart Dallas
Midfielder Jack Harrison
Midfielder Mateusz Klich
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Raphinha
Forward Patrick Bamford
Forward Rodrigo

Starting lineup:

Karl Darlow Goalkeeper
Ciaran Clark Defender
Federico Fernández Defender
Isaac Hayden Defender/Midfielder
Jamal Lewis Defender/Midfielder
Ryan Fraser Midfielder
Jeff Hendrick Midfielder
Jacob Murphy Midfielder
Joelinton Midfielder/Forward
Sean Longstaff Midfielder/Forward
Callum Wilson Forward

Substitutions:

Pablo Hernández for Rodrigo 82
Tyler Roberts for Patrick Bamford 84
Jamie Shackleton for Mateusz Klich 89

Substitutions:

Emil Krafth for Jeff Hendrick 62
Dwight Gayle for Joelinton 74
Miguel Almirón for Ryan Fraser 75

Cards:

Mateusz Klich 37 Y
Kalvin Phillips 48 Y
Raphinha 67 Y

Cards:

Isaac Hayden 50 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kiko Casilla
Defender Leif Davis
Defender/Midfielder Jamie Shackleton
Defender/Midfielder Pascal Struijk
Midfielder Pablo Hernández
Midfielder Ian Poveda
Forward Tyler Roberts

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Gillespie
Defender Emil Krafth
Midfielder Matt Ritchie
Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey
Midfielder/Forward Miguel Almirón
Forward Andy Carroll
Forward Dwight Gayle

Comments:

League position: 13th This was the first time that Leeds United scored five or more goals in a game in the Premier League since a 6-1 win at Charlton Athletic on 5 April 2003. Ezgjan Alioski became the first Macedonian player to score a goal in Premier League goal since Georgi Hristov for Barnsley at Leeds United on 4 April 1998. The Whites avoided going six consecutive home league games without a win for the first time since October 2015 in the League Championship.

Comments:

League position: 14th Newcastle United conceded five or more goals in a game since a 5-0 loss at Manchester City in the Premier League on 8 July 2020. They conceded five goals in a top division game against a newly promoted team for the first time since a 5-1 home defeat by Blackburn Rovers in League Division One on 23 August 1958. The Magpies failed in their attempt to win three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since November 2018.

5 Leeds United

Manager: Marcelo Bielsa

Goals:

Patrick Bamford 35 G
Rodrigo 61 G
Stuart Dallas 77 G
Ezgjan Alioski 85 G
Jack Harrison 88 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Illan Meslier
Defender Luke Ayling
Defender Liam Cooper
Defender/Midfielder Ezgjan Alioski
Defender/Midfielder Stuart Dallas
Midfielder Jack Harrison
Midfielder Mateusz Klich
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Raphinha
Forward Patrick Bamford
Forward Rodrigo

Substitutions:

Pablo Hernández for Rodrigo 82
Tyler Roberts for Patrick Bamford 84
Jamie Shackleton for Mateusz Klich 89

Cards:

Mateusz Klich 37 Y
Kalvin Phillips 48 Y
Raphinha 67 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kiko Casilla
Defender Leif Davis
Defender/Midfielder Jamie Shackleton
Defender/Midfielder Pascal Struijk
Midfielder Pablo Hernández
Midfielder Ian Poveda
Forward Tyler Roberts

Comments:

League position: 13th This was the first time that Leeds United scored five or more goals in a game in the Premier League since a 6-1 win at Charlton Athletic on 5 April 2003. Ezgjan Alioski became the first Macedonian player to score a goal in Premier League goal since Georgi Hristov for Barnsley at Leeds United on 4 April 1998. The Whites avoided going six consecutive home league games without a win for the first time since October 2015 in the League Championship.

2 Newcastle United

Manager: Steve Bruce

Goals:

Jeff Hendrick 26 G
Ciaran Clark 65 G

Starting lineup:

Karl Darlow Goalkeeper
Ciaran Clark Defender
Federico Fernández Defender
Isaac Hayden Defender/Midfielder
Jamal Lewis Defender/Midfielder
Ryan Fraser Midfielder
Jeff Hendrick Midfielder
Jacob Murphy Midfielder
Joelinton Midfielder/Forward
Sean Longstaff Midfielder/Forward
Callum Wilson Forward

Substitutions:

Emil Krafth for Jeff Hendrick 62
Dwight Gayle for Joelinton 74
Miguel Almirón for Ryan Fraser 75

Cards:

Isaac Hayden 50 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Gillespie
Defender Emil Krafth
Midfielder Matt Ritchie
Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey
Midfielder/Forward Miguel Almirón
Forward Andy Carroll
Forward Dwight Gayle

Comments:

League position: 14th Newcastle United conceded five or more goals in a game since a 5-0 loss at Manchester City in the Premier League on 8 July 2020. They conceded five goals in a top division game against a newly promoted team for the first time since a 5-1 home defeat by Blackburn Rovers in League Division One on 23 August 1958. The Magpies failed in their attempt to win three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since November 2018.