Last time Leeds United met Newcastle, it ended in a seven-goal thriller. This time around, Chris Sutton thinks the game will take a different route.
Monday night will see an exciting matchup between the Whites and the Magpies.
Both sides have had a strong start to the new Premier League campaign and are unbeaten in their last three games.
But their midweek results could play a part in who has more momentum. Newcastle managed to dispatch Millwall on their way to the next round of the League Cup, while Leeds suffered a thumping at Stamford Bridge.
Daniel Farke’s men will be glad that they are back at Elland Road for their next game.
Chris Sutton gives verdict on Leeds United clash with Newcastle
Daniel Farke
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Leeds United and Newcastle played a goalless draw in their last meeting in West Yorkshire but it seems like goals will be involved in this match.
The Magpies have scored two goals in each game they have played in the league so far.
Leeds on the other hand have had their struggles in front of goal, but have been solid at the back. Chris Sutton believes the two sides’ approach could cancel each other out on Monday night.
”Newcastle are the new counter-attack kings and I am expecting more of the same from them here.” he wrote in his BBC column.
”It will be interesting to see how Leeds boss Daniel Farke tries to deal with that. He has been quite versatile with the way he has set his side up this season.”
”Leeds have shown a bit more steel in their league games too, and look well organised, but at the same time I don’t know if they carry as much of an attacking threat as they did previously.”
”I probably still fancy Leeds more to win this because they are at home, but Newcastle showed plenty of fight against Bournemouth last week and this will probably end up in a draw too.”
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Whites must learn from their mistakes against Chelsea
On Wednesday night, everything was going well for Leeds as they had a two-goal lead early in the second half.
But after conceding a penalty, everything went south. Chelsea managed to overwhelm them with all their momentum in attack, which ended with them scoring six goals in 45 minutes.
Ahead of Monday night, Daniel Farke and his team must fix their problems.
They must not let Newcastle build up momentum, and should find ways to limit them in transition. Farke’s side have already done that this season, holding Brighton and Brentford to one goal in their recent games.
