Premier League · 2025St. James' Park

Newcastle United 4–3 Leeds United · Premier League

4–3Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Newcastle United won 4–3.

Shots
1814
Shots on target
86
Possession
63%37%

Full time

What the match recorded

Newcastle beat Leeds 4–3. Recorded in this match (Newcastle – Leeds): shots 18–14, shots on target 8–6, possession 63%–37%, corners 8–4. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Newcastle's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Newcastle's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.52 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2.2 goals/match1.52 goals/match1.45 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Newcastle, Leeds.

3.22 days ▲Rest daysNewcastle · Leeds3.32 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricNewcastleLeedsBaseline
Rest days3.22 days3.32 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Leeds have a visible away split

moderate

Leeds's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

10.5 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season12.8 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.5 shots/match12.8 shots/match12.2 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots18 shots14 shotsNewcastle United 18 shots, Leeds United 14 shots
  • Shots on target8 shots6 shotsNewcastle United 8 shots, Leeds United 6 shots
  • Possession63%37%Newcastle United 63%, Leeds United 37%
  • Corners8 corners4 cornersNewcastle United 8 corners, Leeds United 4 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls10 foulsNewcastle United 11 fouls, Leeds United 10 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards2 cardsNewcastle United 3 cards, Leeds United 2 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Newcastle United
4Draws
0Leeds United
Leeds United — Newcastle United · Premier League0–0
Leeds United — Newcastle United · Premier League2–2
Newcastle United — Leeds United · Premier League0–0
Leeds United — Newcastle United · Premier League0–1
Newcastle United — Leeds United · Premier League1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Newcastle United favored in 7 of 9 directional metrics · Leeds United in 1 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Newcastle United21 matchesLeeds United21 matches
1.52 goals/match ▲Goals scored21/211.38 goals/match
1.29 goals/match ▲Goals allowed21/211.76 goals/match
13 shots/matchShots21/2112.8 shots/match
4.81 shots/match ▲Shots on target21/214.1 shots/match
52.9% ●Possession21/2145.6%
6.43 corners/match ●Corners21/214.48 corners/match
1.52 cards/matchCards21/211.48 cards/match
9.38 fouls/matchFouls21/2110.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples21 / 21home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
Analysis cutoff: Thu, 8 Jan 2026, 00:15 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

Make a graphic from this match

Creator Studio builds a branded post from this match's recorded data, with its evidence grade and source cutoff carried into the export.

Turn this match into a graphicReady-made from PitchMath data · No sign-up required