In this week 18 match on the 31st of December, Newcastle United will host Leeds United at St. James’ Park in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 2nd placed Newcastle United, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Leicester City. Chris Wood scored the first goal for Newcastle United in the 3rd minute from the penalty spot, then Miguel Almirón added another in the 7th minute on a feed from Bruno Guimarães In the end, Leicester City couldn’t muster any offence and Newcastle United ran away with the shutout win. Newcastle United is on a hot streak lately, with only 0 loss in their last 10 matches, while 15th placed Leeds United is fresh off their 3-4 loss against Tottenham Hotspur. Crysencio Summerville struck first for Leeds United in the 10th minute, then Harry Kane tied it up for Tottenham Hotspur in the 25th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 83rd minute on a goal by Rodrigo Bentancur to cap off a wild match. Leeds United looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Newcastle United won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Leeds United is fortunate enough to have Rodrigo in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Newcastle United is fortunate enough to have Miguel Almirón in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored five goals
Eddie Howe’s squad will be without Matt Ritchie, Alexander Isak, Emil Krafth and Paul Dummett, while Jesse Marsch’s Leeds United squad will be without Stuart Dallas.