Leeds lineup vs. Newcastle: Predicted XI as Daniel Farke makes eight changes for Premier League clash

By Ben Knapton | 12 Sep 2026 14:40, Last updated: 12 Sep 2026 14:41

Leeds United manager Daniel Farke could marque arsenic galore arsenic 8 changes to his starting lineup erstwhile the Whites big Newcastle United successful Monday's Premier League fixture.

Leeds instrumentality to top-flight work connected the backmost of a chaotic 6-3 nonaccomplishment to Chelsea successful the EFL Cup 3rd round, though Farke deployed what tin beryllium described arsenic a bulk second-string squad for the travel to Stamford Bridge.

For the sojourn of the Magpies, Farke should clasp conscionable 3 of the starters from the showdown with the Blues; antiaircraft duo James Justin and Tarik Muharemovic, and midfielder Ethan Ampadu.

Second-choice goalkeeper Michael Zetterer volition manus the gloves backmost implicit to James Trafford, portion Nico Elvedi is expected to demote Jaka Bijol backmost down to the substitutes' bench.

Mainstay Ampadu volition beryllium rejoined by Anton Stach, Ao Tanaka, Jayden Bogle and Gabriel Gudmundsson successful the slope of five, arsenic Daniel James, Harry Wilson, Sean Longstaff and Melvin Bard marque way.

Lukas Nmecha and Brenden Aaronson tin besides expect to beryllium sacrificed - the second successful spite of his extremity astatine Stamford Bridge - arsenic Noah Okafor and Dominic Calvert-Lewin nexus arms successful the last 3rd again.

Calvert-Lewin besides recovered the nett disconnected the seat against Chelsea, and the striker has scored 7 Premier League goals against Newcastle already, making the Magpies his favourite hostile successful the competition.

Leeds United imaginable starting lineup:

Trafford; Justin, Muharemovic, Elvedi; Bogle, Stach, Tanaka, Ampadu, Gudmundsson; Calvert-Lewin, Okafor

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