Sports14 September, 20262 min read
Leeds Demolish Newcastle 4-1 at Elland Road as Calvert-Lewin Scores Twice
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Leeds United beat Newcastle United 4-1 at Elland Road to move to third. Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored twice in the victory.
Leeds blitz Newcastle
Leeds demolished Newcastle 4-1 at Elland Road on Monday, moving into third place in the Premier League after three goals in a 13-minute spell before half time. Ao Tanaka’s deflected shot put Leeds ahead after 32 minutes, and Dominic Calvert-Lewin then scored twice as Leeds took control before the break. The rout continued when Noah Okafor slotted a fourth after 59 minutes, and Newcastle’s Bazoumana Touré scored a consolation goal in the final minute.
The victory came after Leeds had started the night with identical unbeaten starts to the PL campaign as Newcastle, but Leeds led from the start and should have taken a 14th-minute lead when Jayden Bogle’s effort was tipped away by Lukas Hornicek. Flashscore named Dominic Calvert-Lewin Man of the Match as Leeds’ win ended Newcastle’s six-match run without defeat against Leeds.
Calvert-Lewin’s impact
The match featured a quick sequence of chances and decisive finishing, with Ao Tanaka’s shot from the edge of the box hitting Sean Steur and Lewis Miley before looping up and nestling in the bottom corner. Calvert-Lewin doubled Leeds’ lead two minutes after the opener by heading home James Justin’s cross, and he then scored his third in first-half stoppage time by sliding the ball under Hornicek after bundling past Sven Botman. Newcastle’s only bright moment came when substitute Bazoumana Toure slotted home a consolation goal in the 90th minute, his first in the PL.
The Guardian described the performance as Leeds moving “up to third in the table” with a statement victory over an “appalling Newcastle United,” while also noting Matthias Jaissle’s first defeat under him. France 24 reported that Leeds climbed to third and inflicted a punishing first defeat for Matthias Jaissle, with a Lewis Miley own goal opening the floodgates before Jayden Bogle, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Noah Okafor completed the rout.
Third place and next tests
Leeds’ win moved them third after going unbeaten in the opening four games of a top-flight season for the first time since 2001/02, while Newcastle’s unbeaten start under Jaissle ended in emphatic style.
Flashscore said the hosts’ victory came after Newcastle’s six-match run without defeat against Leeds ended, and it also highlighted that Leeds have now lost just one of their past 13 league outings.
Opta Analyst framed the broader stakes around matchday history, noting that “no home team has won in Matchday 4” and that Newcastle could prevent Leeds from winning at Elland Road.
Opta Analyst also put the Opta supercomputer’s estimate at 43.6% for Leeds to win the final game of MD4, leaving a 56.4% chance of either a draw or a Newcastle victory.
USA Today listed the fixture details for the Monday night clash at Elland Road, with kickoff at 3 p.m. ET and the matchup between Leeds and Newcastle closing out the latest Premier League matchday.