Newcastle vs Leeds - Premier League: TV channel, team news, lineups & prediction
High-flying Newcastle United host Leeds United on Saturday afternoon in their final Premier League game of 2022.
It hasn't been a gentle reintroduction to Premier League life for Leeds. Illan Meslier's heroics between the sticks and some uncharacteristically slack finishing greatly helped Jesse Marsch's side avoid a thrashing against Manchester City on Wednesday.
Newcastle temporarily moved above the reigning champions into second place following a wholly convincing Boxing Day bout against Leicester City.
Here's everything you need to know about the meeting between two football-centric, one-club cities.
Where are Newcastle vs Leeds playing?
- Location: Newcastle, England
- Stadium: St James' Park
- Date: Saturday 31 December
- Kick-off Time: 15:00 GMT / 10:00 ET / 07:00 PT
- VAR: Michael Salisbury
- Referee: Simon Hooper
Newcastle vs Leeds H2H Results (Last Five Games)
- Newcastle: 1 Win
- Leeds: 2 Wins
- Draws: 2
Current Form (Last Five Games)
- Newcastle: WDWWW
- Leeds: WWLLL
How to watch Newcastle vs Leeds on TV and live stream
United Kingdom
- Sky Soccer Saturday (Studio Updates Only)
- BT Sport Score (Studio Updates Only)
- BBC Final Score (Studio Updates Only)
United States
- NBC Universo (United States)
- NBC Sports (United States)
- USA Network (United States)
Canada
- fuboTV (Canada)
Newcastle team news
Newcastle scarcely skipped a beat despite travelling to Leicester without two strikers. Alexander Isak isn't expected to return until the second weekend of January but Callum Wilson could be available again after missing the trip to the King Power with a fever.
Jonjo Shelvey sustained a calf problem during Newcastle's winter break which might sideline the midfielder for as long as two months. Emil Krafth is another long-term absentee while he plots his return from an ACL injury and Paul Dummett is also a doubt with a long-running calf strain.
Newcastle predicted lineup vs Leeds
Newcastle Starting 11 (4-3-3): Pope; Trippier, Schar, Botman, Burn; Longstaff, Guimaraes, Willock; Almiron, Wood, Joelinton.
Bench: Darlow, Lascelles, Targett, Manquillo, Ritchie, Wilson, Fraser, Saint-Maximin, Murphy.
Leeds team news
There was a raft of ifs and maybes surrounding the squad Marsch would be able to field against City but most of the players made themselves available for the US manager.
Luis Sinisterra and Archie Gray are continuing their recoveries from ankle problems. Stuart Dallas remains sidelined with a thigh injury but Patrick Bamford was on the cusp of recovering from illness in time to face City. The club's number nine didn't feature but may join Tyler Adams (who is back from suspension) in a return to the squad.
Leeds predicted lineup vs Newcastle
Leeds Starting 11 (4-2-3-1): Meslier; Kristensen, Koch, Cooper, Struijk; Adams, Roca; Aaronson, Greenwood, Gnonto; Rodrigo.
Bench: Robles, Llorente, Firpo, Ayling, Bamford, Forshaw, Harrison, Summerville, Gelhardt.
Newcastle vs Leeds score prediction
They may be separated by 18 points but these clubs share a front-foot approach off the ball. No Premier League side has completed more high turnovers than Newcastle this term while Leeds lead the way for pressing intensity, allowing opponents less than ten passes on average before sticking a boot in.
The wildly differing goals against tallies - Newcastle have conceded a league-low 11, Leeds have shipped 29 - suggests that Eddie Howe's side is implementing this proactive strategy far more effectively than their upcoming visitors.
In what could be a full-throttle affair, Newcastle should be able to find a way through Leeds' energetic, but hardly efficient, rearguard.
Prediction: Newcastle 3-1 Leeds