The latest Newcastle injury news could hand Leeds United a boost before Monday night’s Premier League meeting at Elland Road, with the Yorkshire Evening Post reporting that £30m signing Amar Dedic is a major doubt for the Magpies.
Nothing has been confirmed by Newcastle, so treat it as a report rather than a ruling, and Matthias Jaissle will have the final word when his team sheet lands at Elland Road.
What the Newcastle injury news means for Leeds
The Whites go into the game unbeaten in the top flight on five points from three, having won 1-0 at Nottingham Forest through Anton Stach’s free-kick before draws with Brentford and at Brighton. Newcastle arrive on exactly the same tally, five points from nine, in what is a genuine reset on Tyneside: Eddie Howe’s era is over, Sandro Tonali, Bruno Guimaraes and Anthony Gordon have all moved on, and Jaissle is only a few weeks into the job.
Daniel Farke, who has warned his squad to expect a very dangerous counter-attacking side, has been impressed by what he has seen so far. “A good and bright start,” the Leeds boss said of Jaissle. “I haven’t met him yet, never before, so that will be also for me the first time.”
Farke was equally warm about the man Jaissle replaced. “I still appreciate so much what Eddie Howe has done,” he added. “I think he has left a legacy over there and done a tremendous job over so many years.”
Leeds have their own fitness worry, with Joe Rodon still sidelined by the hamstring problem he picked up against Brentford. Farke has already held a long squad meeting to clear the air after Wednesday’s 6-3 Carabao Cup defeat at Chelsea, and Monday under the lights is the response Elland Road wants.
