Leeds vs Newcastle LIVE commentary: Clash underway as Allardyce faces old side aiming to ensure Whites’ Premier League survival

Leeds host Newcastle in a clash that has ramifications at both ends of the Premier League table this afternoon, live on talkSPORT.

Both teams are looking to bounce back from defeats with Leeds desperate to avoid relegation while the Magpies are fighting to secure Champions League football.

The Whites fell to a 2-1 defeat to champions Manchester City in their first game under new manager Sam Allardyce.

The result stretched Leeds’ winless run to six games and results elsewhere meant the club slipped to 19th, two points off safety.

Newcastle remain in third despite a 2-0 loss to Arsenal but the gap to fifth-placed Liverpool is now down to three – albeit Eddie Howe’s men still have a game in hand.

Leeds vs Newcastle: talkSPORT coverage

This Premier League clash will take place on Saturday, May 13.

Kick-off at Elland Road is scheduled for 12:30pm.

talkSPORT will have live and EXCLUSIVE coverage from Leeds, with Reshmin Chowdhury presenting.

Commentary will then come from Sam Matterface and former England defender Stuart Pearce.

To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream.

You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

Leeds vs Newcastle: Team news

Leeds XI: Robles, Ayling, Kristensen, Koch, Wober, Firpo, McKennie, Greenwood, Rodrigo, Harrison, Bamford.

Subs: Meslier, Struijk, Forshaw, Aaronson, Summerville, Gray, Roca, Gnonto, Rutter.

Newcastle XI: Pope, Trippier, Schar, Botman, Burn, Guimaraes, Joelinton, Willock, Almiron, Isak, Wilson.

Subs: Dubravka, Dummett, Manquillo, Targett, Lewis, Anderson, Murphy, Gordon, Saint-Maximin.

Leeds vs Newcastle: What has been said?

Arsenal fan Laura Woods suggested Howe’s complaints about time-wasting in Newcastle’s loss to the Gunners are hypocritical.

Speaking on the Sports Breakfast, Woods said: “Howe was referencing the lack of time the ball was in play – which is a big problem across the league.

“But particularly with Newcastle… this stat has cropped up across social media over the weekend.

“The stat is how long each team spends with the ball in play this season (on average). Newcastle are bottom with 52 per cent.

“Average delay before restarting play… Newcastle are second from bottom. Brentford are bottom of that one.

“Average delay time before goal kicks… Newcastle are bottom with 36.8 minutes.

“Lots of people are saying, ‘Hang on a minute, this is a bit hypocritical’.

“Especially regarding the 0-0 draw at the Emirates earlier this season. I went to that game and there was a lot of controversy about time-wasting.

“So I think Arsenal maybe played them at their own game.”

Leeds vs Newcastle: Match facts

• Newcastle’s Kieran Trippier has created 101 chances in the Premier League this season, second only to Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes (103). The last Englishman with more in a season was Leighton Baines in 2012-13 (116).
• Leeds’ Rodrigo has scored 12 Premier League goals this season, only scoring more in a single top-flight campaign once in his career (16 in LaLiga in 2017-18). Only five Spanish players have ever netted more in a Premier League season: Fernando Torres (3 times), Cesc Fàbregas, Michu, Diego Costa (2 times) and Fernando Llorente.
• Leeds manager Sam Allardyce has won more Premier League matches against Newcastle United than any other side (13). He’s won his first home Premier League game in charge of five of his previous eight clubs (D1 L2), one of which was a 3-0 win over Newcastle in October 2015 with Sunderland.
• When Leeds and Newcastle last faced at Elland Road in January 2022, the Magpies had just one win in their opening 20 league games of 2021-22 and were 10 points behind Leeds. Since and including that game – a 1-0 Newcastle win – the Magpies have the fourth-most points in the division (102), and have won 56 more points than Leeds in that time (46).
• Leeds have won all four of their Premier League matches when starting the day in the relegation zone this season, compared to just three wins in their 31 games when not in the bottom-three (D9 L19). They also beat Brentford on the final day last season when in 18th position at the start of the day – no team in Premier League history has won six consecutive games in which they’ve started in the relegation zone.
• Since recording 12 clean sheets in their first 20 Premier League games this season, Newcastle have only kept one in their last 14, and none in their last seven overall. In fact, since the start of February, only Leicester (0) have fewer Premier League clean sheets than the Magpies (1).
• Newcastle have won four of their last five away league games (L1), as many as their first 12 on the road this season (D6 L2). The Magpies have eight away Premier League wins this season overall, last enjoying more on their travels in a top-flight campaign in 2001-02 (9).
• Leeds have both scored and conceded in each of their last 10 league games (15 scored, 29 conceded) since losing 0-1 to Chelsea in March. The last side to have a longer run of both scoring and conceding in the Premier League were Everton (16 in a row from September 2012 to January 2013), while only in October 1928 and December 1937 (both 11 in a row) have Leeds ever had a longer such stretch in their league history.
• Newcastle have won 54% of their Premier League away games against Leeds (7/13). They’re the only side the Magpies have won over half of their visits to in the competition (minimum 5 games).
• Leeds have failed to score in their last two Premier League games against Newcastle, last going three in a row between April 1996 and January 1997.