Week 20 features a match on Tuesday Jan 26th, where Newcastle United hosts Leeds United at St. James’ Park in a Premier League match. Newcastle United is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins scored the first goal for Aston Villa in the 13th minute, then Bertrand Traoré added another in the 42nd minute on a feed from Jack Grealish In the end, Newcastle United was frustrated by Aston Villa’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Aston Villa ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while 12th placed Leeds United is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Brighton & Hove Albion. Neal Maupay struck first for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 17th minute on a feed from Alexis Mac Allister, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Leeds United couldn’t muster any offence and Brighton & Hove Albion ran away with the shutout win. Leeds United is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
Leeds United and Newcastle United last played eachother at the Elland Road on the 16th of December. Leeds United was victorious by a score of 5 to 2. Jeff Hendrick struck first for Newcastle United in the 26th minute, but Patrick Bamford got the equalizer for Leeds United in the 35th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 77th minute on a goal by Stuart Dallas to cap off a wild match.
Patrick Bamford and Raphinha are the top scorers for Leeds United in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal..
Allan Saint-Maximin, Federico Fernández, Jamaal Lascelles, Jamal Lewis and Jonjo Shelvey are unavailable to play for Newcastle United, while Llorente, Robin Koch, Liam Cooper, Kalvin Phillips, Adam Forshaw and Tyler Roberts are unavailable to play for Leeds United.