Fresh from their EFL Cup second-round exit in midweek, Leeds United will hope to return to winning ways in the Premier League when they play host to Newcastle United at Elland Road on Saturday evening.

The two teams square off the first time since May 2023 when Eddie Howe ’s side were held to a 2-2 top-flight draw in West Yorkshire.

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After beginning life back in the top flight with a 1-0 win over Everton in front of a rocking Elland Road crowd, last season’s Championship title winners Leeds have had less to cheer about across their last two matches, which have ended in defeat.

The Whites were brought back down to earth when they suffered a heavy at Arsenal last weekend, before crashing out of the EFL Cup on Tuesday at the hands of Yorkshire rivals Sheffield W

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