Leeds United showed their defensive resolve at Elland Road again as they made it two clean sheets from two home matches this season, holding Newcastle United to a 0-0 draw.
Leeds become the first promoted side to keep a clean sheet in both of their opening two home matches of a Premier League season since Huddersfield Town in 2017/18.
Newcastle remain winless in the league this season.
The Magpies' new club-record signing Nick Woltemade was in the stands after completing his move from Bundesliga side Stuttgart earlier on Saturday.
But Alexander Isak was still absent amid speculation linking him with Liverpool, and with Anthony Gordon starting a three-match suspension, Eddie Howe's side lacked attacking thrust.
Jacob Murphy twice worked Lucas Perri in the Leeds goal but Newcastle United struggled to create clear-cut chances, while the hosts did not have a shot on target until Nick Pope denied Dominic Calvert-Lewin in the 90th minute.
Newcastle are 15th in the formative table with two points, two behind Leeds in 10th.
How the match unfolded
After being handed a rare opportunity to lead Newcastle’s attack, William Osula had the game's first chance when he scrambled the ball goalwards in the 17th minute, only for Gabriel Gudmundsson to clear in front of the line.
Chances were at a premium during a scrappy first half, with Gudmundsson's inviting cross going without a touch before Murphy stung Perri's palms at the other end.
Fabian Schar's deflected effort looped onto the top of the net in first-half stoppage time, while Perri had to remain alert to repel Murphy's long-range drive shortly after the break.
Newcastle's attacking efforts did not improve markedly after the interval, and they were fortunate to see Leeds substitute Calvert-Lewin take a heavy touch when presented with a chance to break in behind in the 75th minute.
Calvert-Lewin had arguably the best chance of the game when he latched onto Jayden Bogle's pass with stoppage time looming, but his low drive was blocked by the legs of Pope.
Leeds fail to fire
Leeds' first game back in the big time was a memorable one as Lukas Nmecha scored a late winner against Everton, but Daniel Farke's men then endured two fruitless road trips.
They were thumped 5-0 by Arsenal at Emirates Stadium last week before bowing out of the Carabao Cup with a penalty shoot-out loss to Championship strugglers Sheffield Wednesday.
Farke will have hoped for some home comforts back at Elland Road, but like their visitors, Leeds showed little of substance in attack.
Nmecha replaced Joel Piroe to make his first Premier League start, but the German was a peripheral figure before he was replaced by Calvert-Lewin 20 minutes from time.
Having missed a glut of chances and skied his penalty at Hillsborough in midweek, Calvert-Lewin was busy during his late cameo, but he showed signs of rustiness when shooting straight at Pope from a great position late on.
Farke will at least be encouraged by the way his side scrapped for a point, which could prove immensely valuable by the end of the campaign. Sean Longstaff epitomised Leeds' battling attitude, stopping his former Newcastle team-mates from getting into their rhythm.
But their failure to hit the target until the closing stages will be a concern, and Leeds could look to improve their attacking options before the end of the transfer window, ahead of a trip to Fulham on September 13.
Can Woltemade fill striking void?
It is fair to say the spotlight has been focused on Newcastle's attacking options in recent months.
With Isak still not training with the squad and Gordon suspended following his red card in Monday's dramatic 3-2 defeat to Liverpool, Howe was forced into another rethink.
That lack of forward options led Howe to deploy a 5-3-2 system, with Murphy and new arrival Jacob Ramsey brought in for their first starts of the campaign.
But Newcastle failed to establish any control, and other than Murphy's two efforts, the closest they came to scoring was when Schar's shot struck Bogle and spun onto the roof of Perri's net.
Ramsey's full Magpies debut lasted just 45 minutes, while Anthony Elanga and Harvey Barnes were thrown on by Howe in the second half, but neither could exert much influence in tricky conditions.
Newcastle will hope Woltemade – who scored 17 goals in all competitions for Stuttgart last season – can make an immediate impact after the international break, when they welcome struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers to St James' Park.
But before then, the Magpies are reportedly in the market for another forward, with Yoane Wissa and Jorgen Strand Larsen touted as potential targets. Isak’s future, of course, is also to be resolved one way or the other, and Howe will hope his team emerge from the final few days of the transfer window with greater depth in attack.
Club reports
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What the managers said
Daniel Farke: "It is a different animal, the Premier League. First you have to build the correct basis and be rock solid defending and make it difficult to create chances. We didn't allow any chances, we made it difficult for Everton and Newcastle. And then the next steps, I didn't expect that we would right now come and take the league by storm because we are a newly promoted side and blow teams out of the park."
Eddie Howe: "In all three games our general performances have been very strong, maybe less so today but especially in the first two. Defensivelty we hav ebeen cohesive and resilient, we are going to need that through a tough campaign. Ultimately I back us to score goals, that has never been an issue for us, this is a short term issue but long term the team looks pretry good."
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Key facts
This was Newcastle's second 0-0 draw in the Premier League this season (also v Aston Villa on MW1) - more than they had in 2023/24 (0) and 2024/25 (1) combined.
The combined expected goals of both sides in this match was 1.01 (Leeds 0.59, Newcastle 0,42); since the start of last season, just one Premier League match has had lower (Fulham v Man Utd in January, 0.93).
Leeds United are only the seventh side to see both of their first two home games of a Premier League season see no non-penalty goals, and first since Watford in 2015/16.