Daniel Farke can end 24-year Leeds hoodoo against Newcastle, Marcelo Bielsa fell short | OneFootball

Leeds United head into Monday’s Elland Road meeting with Newcastle United knowing a result would extend their Premier League run to four matches without defeat and deliver a first unbeaten four-game start in 24 years. Leedsunited.news notes this comes despite a midweek loss to Chelsea.

Excluding the Carabao Cup, Leeds have five points from three league outings, starting with an away win at Nottingham Forest via Anton Stach’s free-kick, then a draw with Brentford. They then earned a point at Brighton, where Jayden Bogle’s strike ended a barren run at the Amex and was their first in eight meetings earlier this month.

Under the lights they face Newcastle, whose head coach Matthias Jaissle will share the touchline with fellow German Farke for the first time. Newcastle have the stronger Elland Road record, losing only once in the last eight Premier League visits, with four wins and three draws. Leeds’ sole success in that run was a 5-2 victory under Marcelo Bielsa.

The last time Leeds began a league season unbeaten after four matches was 2001-02, when David O’Leary’s team went 11 without defeat despite facing Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool, and did not lose until November.

In Bielsa’s first Premier League campaign, Leeds took seven points from their opening four after a 4-3 defeat to Liverpool on day one, and his second season began with a 5-1 loss at Manchester United. Under Jesse Marsch, wins over Chelsea and Wolves plus a draw at Southampton preceded a 1-0 defeat to Brighton in his fourth league game.

Farke’s overall return stands at 1.88 points per match, compared with Bielsa’s 1.61. With a result on Monday, his Leeds side would achieve what eluded both Bielsa and Marsch.

Source: Leedsunited.news

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