Newcastle 4–3 Leeds
2026-01-07 · Matchweek 21
· Referee: Michael Salisbury · VAR: Paul Howard
Two penalties — one to Leeds in the 45th minute, one to Newcastle in the 90th minute. Newcastle were booked 3 times — 1.7× their usual 1.8 — to Leeds's 2.
How Michael Salisbury refereed it
Salisbury showed 5 yellow cards against a career average of 3.9, and awarded 21 fouls against an average of 23.3.
Match statistics
| Newcastle | Leeds | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 3 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 11 | 10 |
| Penalties | 1 | 1 |
The card
The same card posted after the match. A style read, not a verdict.
Key moments
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7' | Yellow Card | Newcastle | Malick Thiaw | 0-0 |
| 22' | Yellow Card | Leeds | Dominic Calvert-Lewin | 0-0 |
| 32' | Normal Goal | Leeds | B. Aaronson | 0-1 |
| 36' | Normal Goal | Newcastle | H. Barnes | 1-1 |
| 45' | Penalty | Leeds | D. Calvert-Lewin | 1-2 |
| 45+3' | Yellow Card | Newcastle | Anthony Gordon | 1-2 |
| 45+6' | Yellow Card | Newcastle | Joelinton | 1-2 |
| 54' | Normal Goal | Newcastle | Joelinton | 2-2 |
| 79' | Normal Goal | Leeds | B. Aaronson | 2-3 |
| 90' | Penalty | Newcastle | Bruno Guimaraes | 3-3 |
| 90' | Normal Goal | Newcastle | H. Barnes | 4-3 |
| 90+10' | Yellow Card | Leeds | Ethan Ampadu | 4-3 |