Team news
Leeds United report no new injury concerns ahead of their home match against Newcastle United, with Diego Llorente (muscle) and Robin Koch (knee) remaining sidelined.
Federico Fernandez is available for Newcastle United after recovering from illness. Ryan Fraser is also fully fit and in contention.
Did you know?
This is Marcelo Bielsa’s 114th match in charge of Leeds in all competitions, the most he has managed at a club in his career. It surpasses his total of 113 matches with Athletic Bilbao between 2011 and 2013.
Leeds have lost their last two Premier League matches despite opening the scoring each time. Only four teams have ever lost three in a row despite scoring first in the competition – Blackburn Rovers (April 2007), Sunderland (February 2011), Wolves (April 2012) and Leicester City (December 2014).
Newcastle are looking to win three consecutive PL matches for the first time since November 2018, while manager Steve Bruce hasn’t won three in a row in the competition since a run of four with Wigan Athletic in January 2009.
The Magpies have lost just one of their last 13 PL matches in Yorkshire (W9 D3), at Huddersfield in August 2017.
Match officials
Referee: Simon Hooper. Assistants: Eddie Smart, Simon Beck. Fourth official: Tony Harrington. VAR: Kevin Friend. Assistant VAR: Matthew Wilkes.
