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Newcastle United v Leeds United
Newcastle United
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4–3
Premier League
07/01/2026
St James' Park
Leeds United
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All-time record vs Newcastle United
103
Played
40
Won
22
Drawn
41
Lost
+18
GD
39%
Win %
Away record
51
Played
14
Won
10
Drawn
27
Lost
-24
GD
27%
Win %
DateGroundScoreCompetition
30/08/2025 Elland Road 0–0 D Premier League ↗
13/05/2023 Elland Road 2–2 D Premier League ↗
31/12/2022 St James Park 0–0 D Premier League ↗
22/01/2022 Elland Road 0–1 L Premier League ↗
17/09/2021 St James Park 1–1 D Premier League ↗
All-time top scorers vs Newcastle United
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1 Peter Lorimer 8
2 Arthur Hydes 6
3 Tom Jennings 6
4 Russell Wainscoat 5
5 Johnny Giles 5
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Substitutes
19 Okafor
14 Nmecha
23 Bornauw
22 Tanaka
29 Gnonto
Unused Substitutes
26 Darlow
25 Byram
20 Harrison
10 Piroe
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Re: Newcastle United v Leeds United Match Thread

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ElKapitan wrote: ↑Wed Jan 07, 2026 10:28 pm Absolutely on Farke the absolute dumb f**k.....

Taking DCL off on 86 mins caused this for me.... An extra 10 minutes I can't see making a huge difference in this game when there was an opportunity to win. Odd game with the extra 10 can't hurt.

Was stach injured? Again...... Why bring him off with his height.... Knackered, sure.... As their midfielders were able to play on. Bring on a winger centrally.... 😂 cut us to pieces after.

We looked shoddy against many when we took players off.

Great game but that's a needless punch in the dick.
Just a shame that Farke threw away the unbeaten run with c**p decision making.

I was mocked by someone for talking about us conceding too often down our left. I didn't watch it live, but as Barnes got a hat trick I presume that we conceded 3 down the left ?
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Re: Newcastle United v Leeds United Match Thread

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Johnthewhite wrote: ↑Wed Jan 07, 2026 10:29 pm Because he is another 🤡 keeper
Why do we keep buying them
This one cost 18 million :lol: ......

Honestly think there's better in the championship.
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The Subhuman wrote: ↑Wed Jan 07, 2026 10:29 pm Hopefully we can bounce back but kicks in the teeth like this can cause problems ..
The biggest issue for me is we can't see out games and Farke loves to sit back and invite teams on
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The Subhuman wrote: ↑Wed Jan 07, 2026 10:25 pm Problem is Darlow is s**t ..
You have just watched s**t buddy, 18 million quids worth :rant:
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Cjay wrote: ↑Wed Jan 07, 2026 10:26 pm Tbf so would we :lol:
😂 Aye, but I fkn hate them now Geordie bastards.
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SG90 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 07, 2026 10:31 pm The biggest issue for me is we can't see out games and Farke loves to sit back and invite teams on
He went for the win with Okafor and Gnonto coming on
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CHAPELALLMAN wrote: ↑Wed Jan 07, 2026 10:28 pm So you're the only person not disappointed - says it all....
Disappointed yes.

Waiting to indulge in the blame game no.


If you can't enjoy following the team you don't have to. :tup:
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ElKapitan wrote: ↑Wed Jan 07, 2026 10:28 pm Absolutely on Farke the absolute dumb f**k.....

Taking DCL off on 86 mins caused this for me.... An extra 10 minutes I can't see making a huge difference in this game when there was an opportunity to win. Odd game with the extra 10 can't hurt.

Was stach injured? Again...... Why bring him off with his height.... Knackered, sure.... As their midfielders were able to play on. Bring on a winger centrally.... 😂 cut us to pieces after.

We looked shoddy against many when we took players off.

Great game but that's a needless punch in the dick.
Thing is you know who he is bringing on and when. Nmecha isn't good enough, Okafor offers nothing and does no work defensively. Gnonto should be on before him every time.

But why at 3-2 up do we take off Stach and swap him for Okafor? Why not Tanaka? Its baffling. What formation were we playing at 3-3 with Gnonto, Nmecha and Okafor on the pitch? 5-2-3?
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Re: Newcastle United v Leeds United Match Thread

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We can't fooking defend for toffee.

Ten men defending in our box three times, and we concede every time.
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SG90 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 07, 2026 10:31 pm The biggest issue for me is we can't see out games and Farke loves to sit back and invite teams on
This issue needs to be dealt with somehow. It does raise questions about Farke's game management again.

And what does he see in Nmecha ?
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CHAPELALLMAN wrote: ↑Wed Jan 07, 2026 10:31 pm Just a shame that Farke threw away the unbeaten run with c**p decision making.

I was mocked by someone for talking about us conceding too often down our left. I didn't watch it live, but as Barnes got a hat trick I presume that we conceded 3 down the left ?
He wasn't even watching
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Burnley gain a point as well
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CHAPELALLMAN wrote: ↑Wed Jan 07, 2026 10:31 pm Just a shame that Farke threw away the unbeaten run with c**p decision making.

I was mocked by someone for talking about us conceding too often down our left. I didn't watch it live, but as Barnes got a hat trick I presume that we conceded 3 down the left ?
They had fun down our left all night and only some great interceptions of crosses prevented a few tap ins.

Farke did nothing about it.
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Gutted but proud of the team, almost reminded me of a Bielsa game.
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Of course we created 3 great chances after the subs were made.
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1964white wrote: ↑Wed Jan 07, 2026 10:34 pm We can't fooking defend for toffee.

Ten men defending in our box three times, and we concede every time.
I was sceptical about it earlier, but bringing in another CB in this window seems like a really good idea now.

I think we've conceded 24 goals in 11 away games now.
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White Riot wrote: ↑Wed Jan 07, 2026 10:36 pm They had fun down our left all night and only some great interceptions of crosses prevented a few tap ins.

Farke did nothing about it.
What did you think he should have done?
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Re: Newcastle United v Leeds United Match Thread

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CHAPELALLMAN wrote: ↑Wed Jan 07, 2026 10:31 pm Just a shame that Farke threw away the unbeaten run with c**p decision making.

I was mocked by someone for talking about us conceding too often down our left. I didn't watch it live, but as Barnes got a hat trick I presume that we conceded 3 down the left ?
I get why he wanted to freshen it up and protect DCL..... But..... The drop off with him off the field is massive we have nothing to come on without him..... Surely playing 86 mins is not much different to 104...... The drop off has been seen so much this season.

The one that got me was replacing stach with okafor..... Bring on an extra midfielder and crowd them out..... Keep the height.

Didn't expect anything tonight..... So there's that and they put so much effort in to a man but the recruitment has been mediocre for some big money signings. Okafor, Perri....... Neither are very good. Feel sorry for aarronsson.
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CUSSIE01 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 07, 2026 10:36 pm Gutted but proud of the team, almost reminded me of a Bielsa game.
Yep - reminds me of the 6 or 7 goal batterings with that standard of defending....
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1964white wrote: ↑Wed Jan 07, 2026 10:34 pm We can't fooking defend for toffee.

Ten men defending in our box three times, and we concede every time.
We tend to sit back as the game goes on.

Invites pressure.

Think we've conceded the most goals after 90 minutes.
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