Premier League · 22 December 2001
Leeds 3 – 4 Newcastle United
- Attendance
- 40,287
- Competition
- Premier League
- Venue
- Home
- Manager
- David O'Leary
- Captain
- Rio Ferdinand
Lost 3–4 v Newcastle United
Lee Bowyer 39' · Mark Viduka 50' · Ian Harte 56'
Newcastle United: 4 goals
Minute by minute
How it unfolded
- 39' Goal — Lee Bowyer, assisted by Mark Viduka
- 47' Substitution — Eirik Bakke on for Harry Kewell, 47'
- 50' Goal — Mark Viduka, assisted by Seth Johnson
- 56' Goal — Ian Harte, assisted by Lee Bowyer
The team sheet
Line-up
Starting XI
- GK Nigel Martyn
- DF Rio Ferdinand (c)
- DF Ian Harte
- DF Gary Kelly
- DF Danny Mills
- MF David Batty
- MF Lee Bowyer
- MF Seth Johnson
- WG / FW Harry Kewell
- FW Robbie Fowler
- FW Mark Viduka
Substitutes
- MF Eirik Bakke ↑ 47'
The record
Leeds v Newcastle United
101
Played
39
Won
22
Drawn
40
Lost
First met 1924 · 155 scored, 139 conceded
Last five meetings
- 30 Aug 2025 H Leeds 0–0 Newcastle United Drew 0–0 v Newcastle United
- 13 May 2023 H Leeds 2–2 Newcastle United Drew 2–2 v Newcastle United
- 31 Dec 2022 A Newcastle United 0–0 Leeds Drew 0–0 v Newcastle United
- 22 Jan 2022 H Leeds 0–1 Newcastle United Lost 0–1 v Newcastle United
- 17 Sep 2021 A Newcastle United 1–1 Leeds Drew 1–1 v Newcastle United