Leeds 4-1 Newcastle: Matthias Jaissle handed first defeat as Magpies boss as Dominic Calvert-Lewin leads Elland Road rout | Football News
Leeds United maintained their unbeaten start to the Premier League campaign with a breathless 4-1 victory over Newcastle.
Both sides came into the game with five points on the board from the opening three games, but Matthias Jaissle’s bubble was emphatically burst as he suffered a dramatic first defeat as Newcastle boss.
Without the electric Anthony Elanga, the visitors offered much less of a threat and could not handle the relentless press from the home side, led by the imperious Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
Unfortunately he is injured. We need to investigate further and in more detail to find out how long he will be out. We will miss him and hope he is back to play quickly.
It could be [long-term]. We hope not. He will get another MRI next week and we will see.
Leeds felt slighted when Matias Fernandez-Pardo, making his first start for his new club, avoided punishment for an alleged ‘handball’ inside the penalty area. That was soon forgotten as the hosts’ dominance soon paid off.
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Newcastle’s Matias Fernandez-Pardo avoids giving away an early penalty with a potential handball in the third minute.
There was an element of luck to their first, as Ao Tanaka’s shot deflected off two Newcastle defenders with the last touch coming off Lewis Miley to wrong-foot Lukas Hornicek.
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Lewis Miley’s ‘huge deflection’ hands Leeds the lead against Newcastle.
That then led to the Calvert-Lewin show truly beginning. The striker thought he had his eighth career goal against the Magpies with a bullet header three minutes later. However, replays showed the ball had last come off team-mate Jayden Bogle, meaning he had to settle for the assist.
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Jayden Bogle gets the last touch on Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s header as Leeds extend lead against Newcastle
The Leeds No 9 wasn’t to be denied his next goal, bulldozing his way into the penalty area before calmly slotting home a third before the break. The floodgates remained firmly open after half-time, with Noah Okafor adding a fourth – and the pick of the bunch. The forward produced a delightful weak-foot volley on the bounce, sending it arrowing into the bottom corner.
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Dominic Calvert-Lewin gets his goal to give Leeds a three-goal lead against Newcastle
Bazoumana Toure grabbed a late consolation, but it did little to take the gloss off a thoroughly one-sided display. The result leaves Leeds sitting third at the end of the fourth round of fixtures – their highest position at this stage of a season since the 2000/01 campaign.
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Noah Okafor makes it FOUR for Leeds against Newcastle with a super strike from Ethan Ampadu’s throw-in.
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The key moments from Elland Road
2: NO PENALTY! Fernandez-Pardo avoids conceding spot-kick for alleged ‘handball.’
14: SAVE! Hornicek makes a top drawer save from close range to deny Bogle.
25: SAVE! Bogle again threatens as he stings the palms of Hornicek with vicious attempt.
32: GOAL! Tanaka’s deflected strike comes off TWO Newcastle players before beating Hornicek.
35: GOAL! Two in three minutes as Bogle gets last touch from Calvert-Lewin’s bullet header.
41: SAVE! Best chance of the half for Newcastle as Barnes is denied from close range.
45+1: GOAL! Calvert-Lewin can’t be stopped as he finally gets his goal.
59: GOAL! Okafor gets in on the act with stunning strike on the bounce.
89: GOAL! No clean sheet for Leeds as Toure adds late consolation.
