ENGLISH PREMIER BETTING PREVIEW - NEWCASTLE UNITED VS LEEDS UNITED

English Premier

2026-01-07 - Newcastle United vs Leeds United

A Sports Betting Preview by Auls

Newcastle United v Leeds United
Football: English Premier League
Wednesday 7th January 2025 - Kick Off 8:15pm
This game is live on TV

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Newcastle United

Two first half goals were disallowed for narrow offside decisions, but Newcastle United did not allow that to distract them in the eventual 2-0 win over Crystal Palace. This is an opportunity to build on the three points earned on a weekend where a number of rivals above them dropped points and Newcastle United will be looking to push closer to the top five places in the Premier League.

They are now 9th in the Premier League table and just 2 points behind Chelsea in 5th, while Newcastle United have some big Cup and Champions League games to play following this fixture. It all points to what could be a very strong second half of the season and The Magpies will be bidding to improve the 6-2-2 record at St James' Park which has been key to the successes earned.

Newcastle United have lost 1 of the last 5 games in all competitions and they have earned consecutive Premier League wins over Burnley and Crystal Palace to give the squad some positive momentum. The recent home form has been strong enough to see Newcastle United win 9 of the last 11 games played in this part of the North East.

Jacob Murphy is expected to be passed fit, but Anthony Elanga will miss a few more days along with Dan Burn.

Leeds United

For a couple of minutes, it felt like Leeds United were going to get the better of their bitter rivals Manchester United and earn three points that may go a long way to survival in the top flight. It says something about the recent level of performances that this promoted club were disappointed with the 1-1 draw on Sunday, even though it pushes them a little further clear of the bottom three.

There will be eyes on the big fixture between the two clubs immediately below Leeds United in the standings, but Daniel Farke's team go into this round of fixtures 8 points clear of West Ham United in the relegation places. The results at Elland Road will be most important for Leeds United who have a 1-3-6 away record in the top flight.

Leeds United are unbeaten in 7 Premier League games, although they may have pushed well clear of the bottom three if 5 of those had not ended in draws. Since losing 3-2 at Manchester City in early December, Leeds United are unbeaten in 3 away League games having produced draws at Brentford, Sunderland and Liverpool.

Ethan Ampadu is back from a suspension, but both Jayden Bogle and Joe Rodon may need a bit more time.

Head to Head

These teams played out a goalless draw at Elland Road back in August.

Leeds United are unbeaten in 4 visits to St James' Park, but are facing Newcastle United here for the first time since a goalless draw in late December 2022.

Prediction

A month ago it looked like Daniel Farke may be the next Premier League manager to lose his job as Leeds United were struggling for positive results, but he has found a system that is working for the squad.

There is perhaps still the need to bring in at least one more attacking option, but getting the best out of Dominic Calvert-Lewin has been a huge boost and putting together a 7 game unbeaten run has gotten the fans behind Daniel Farke.

5 of those have ended in draws, which has prevented Leeds United from really moving clear of the relegation places, but 22 points after 20 League games means they are on course to reach the 40 points they would have targeted back in August.

The side have drawn 3 away games in a row and Leeds United have played really well at Brentford and Sunderland, but they will do well to contain this Newcastle United team.

Eddie Howe's team are looking for a third win in a row in the top flight, while they have been dominant at St James' Park for a couple of months now.

Injuries are beginning to clear up ahead of a busy month for The Magpies and there is a confidence around this team that will be tough to shake. They will get forward and cause a host of problems for Leeds United and there are options from the bench that can make the difference, as was seen in the 2-0 win over Crystal Palace on Sunday.

In recent years, Newcastle United have struggled against Leeds United, but they have not hosted them with the kind of squad they have this time around. That should make the difference and the likelihood is that The Magpies can end the Leeds United unbeaten run with a solid victory in front of The Toon Army.

The Pick :

Newcastle United 2-1 Leeds United

FIXED ODDS BETTING :

I'll back Newcastle United to Win & Over 1 Total Goal (Bet Builder) at 2.00 with Bet365 (early payout if a team is leading by two goals)