Premier League · Wed, 7 Jan 2026 ·
Newcastle vs Leeds — 4 - 3
St. James' Park · Referee: M. Salisbury
Match report
Newcastle beat Leeds 4-3 as H. Barnes scores twice
Leeds were beaten 4-3 by Newcastle at St. James' Park on Wednesday, 7 January 2026 in Premier League matchday 21. H. Barnes (36', 90'), Joelinton (54') and Bruno Guimaraes (90' pen) scored for Newcastle, while B. Aaronson (32', 79') and D. Calvert-Lewin (45' pen) found the net for Leeds. It was 1-2 at half-time.
Newcastle had 63% of the ball and 18 shots (8 on target) against Leeds’s 14 (6 on target). Brenden Aaronson (Leeds) was the top-rated player with 9.2. The result leaves Newcastle 9th in the Premier League table on 8 points and Leeds 5th on 9.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 7'yellow cardMalick ThiawYellow Card
- 22'yellow cardDominic Calvert-LewinYellow Card
- 32'goalB. AaronsonAssist: D. Calvert-Lewin
- 36'goalH. BarnesAssist: N. Woltemade
- 45'penaltyD. Calvert-LewinPenalty
- 45+3'yellow cardAnthony GordonYellow Card
- 45+6'yellow cardJoelintonYellow Card
- 46'substitutionM. ThiawOff: S. Botman
- 46'substitutionS. TonaliOff: V. Livramento
- 54'goalJoelintonAssist: Bruno Guimaraes
- 75'substitutionN. WoltemadeOff: Y. Wissa
- 76'substitutionF. ScharOff: J. Ramsey
- 79'goalB. AaronsonAssist: I. Gruev
- 80'substitutionA. StachOff: N. Okafor
- 81'substitutionA. GordonOff: J. Murphy
- 87'substitutionD. Calvert-LewinOff: L. Nmecha
- 90'penaltyBruno GuimaraesPenalty
- 90'goalH. BarnesAssist: S. Botman
- 90+7'substitutionJ. RodonOff: S. Bornauw
- 90+7'substitutionI. GruevOff: A. Tanaka
- 90+7'substitutionB. AaronsonOff: W. Gnonto
- 90+10'yellow cardEthan AmpaduYellow Card
Lineups
Newcastle
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Eddie Howe
Starting XI
- 1N. PopeG
- 67L. MileyD
- 12M. ThiawD
- 5F. ScharD
- 3L. HallD
- 39Bruno GuimaraesM
- 8S. TonaliM
- 7JoelintonM
- 11H. BarnesF
- 27N. WoltemadeF
- 10A. GordonF
Substitutes
- 32A. RamsdaleG
- 2K. TrippierD
- 28J. WillockM
- 9Y. WissaF
- 4S. BotmanD
- 41J. RamseyM
- 23J. MurphyM
- 21V. LivramentoD
- 37A. MurphyD
Leeds
Formation 3-1-4-2 · Coach Daniel Farke
Starting XI
- 1Lucas PerriG
- 6J. RodonD
- 15J. BijolD
- 5P. StruijkD
- 4E. AmpaduM
- 24J. JustinM
- 18A. StachM
- 44I. GruevM
- 3G. GudmundssonM
- 9D. Calvert-LewinF
- 11B. AaronsonF
Substitutes
- 26K. DarlowG
- 23S. BornauwD
- 19N. OkaforF
- 25S. ByramD
- 14L. NmechaF
- 20J. HarrisonF
- 10J. PiroeF
- 22A. TanakaM
- 29W. GnontoF
Match statistics
- 63%Possession37%
- 2.44Expected goals (xG)1.89
- 18Total shots14
- 8Shots on target6
- 6Shots off target5
- 4Blocked shots3
- 15Shots inside the box12
- 3Shots outside the box2
- 8Corners4
- 1Offsides0
- 11Fouls10
- 3Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves3
- 545Passes334
- 471Accurate passes256
- 86%Pass accuracy77%
- -1.13Goals prevented-1.13
Player statistics
Newcastle
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nick PopeG | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 3Lewis HallD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 5Fabian SchärD | 76 | 6.6 | ||
| 12Malick ThiawD | 45 | 5.2 | ||
| 67Lewis MileyD | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 7JoelintonM | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 8Sandro TonaliM | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| 39Bruno GuimarãesM | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10Anthony GordonF | 81 | 7.3 | ||
| 11Harvey BarnesF | 90 | 8.7 | 2 | |
| 27Nick WoltemadeF | 75 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 32Aaron RamsdaleG | – | – | ||
| 2Kieran TrippierD | – | – | ||
| 4Sven BotmanD | 45 | 6.5 | 1 | |
| 21Valentino LivramentoD | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| 37Alex MurphyD | – | – | ||
| 23Jacob MurphyM | 9 | 6.7 | ||
| 28Joe WillockM | – | – | ||
| 41Jacob RamseyM | 14 | 6.7 | ||
| 9Yoane WissaF | 15 | 6.3 |
Leeds
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lucas PerriG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 5Pascal StruijkD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 6Joe RodonD | 89 | 6.0 | ||
| 15Jaka BijolD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 3Gabriel GudmundssonM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 4Ethan AmpaduM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 18Anton StachM | 80 | 7.3 | ||
| 24James JustinM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 44Ilia GruevM | 89 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 9Dominic Calvert-LewinF | 87 | 7.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 11Brenden AaronsonFTop rated | 89 | 9.2 | 2 | |
| 26Karl DarlowG | – | – | ||
| 23Sebastiaan BornauwD | 1 | – | ||
| 25Sam ByramD | – | – | ||
| 22Ao TanakaM | 1 | – | ||
| 10Joël PiroeF | – | – | ||
| 14Lukas NmechaF | 17 | 6.9 | ||
| 19Noah OkaforF | 10 | 6.6 | ||
| 20Jack HarrisonF | – | – | ||
| 29Wilfried GnontoF | 1 | – |