League Cup · 22 August 2017
Leeds 5 – 1 Newport County
- Attendance
- 17,098
- Competition
- League Cup
- Venue
- Home
- Manager
- Thomas Christiansen
- Captain
- Luke Ayling
Won 5–1 v Newport County
Kemar Roofe 44' · Kemar Roofe 49' · Kemar Roofe 65' · Samuel Saiz 78' · Ronaldo Vieira 89'
Newport County: 1 goal
Minute by minute
How it unfolded
- 44' Goal — Kemar Roofe, assisted by Luke Ayling
- 49' Goal — Kemar Roofe, 49'
- 60' Substitution — Liam Cooper on for Vurnon Anita, 60'
- 65' Goal — Kemar Roofe, assisted by Luke Ayling
- 66' Substitution — Samuel Saiz on for Eoghan Stokes, 66'
- 75' Substitution — Gjanni Alioski on for Kemar Roofe, 75'
- 78' Goal — Samuel Saiz, 78'
- 89' Goal — Ronaldo Vieira, assisted by Liam Cooper
The team sheet
Line-up
Starting XI
- GK Rob Green
- DF Vurnon Anita
- DF Luke Ayling (c)
- DF Cameron Borthwick-Jackson
- DF Conor Shaughnessy
- DF / WG Stuart Dallas
- MF Madger Gomes
- MF Mateusz Klich
- MF Ronaldo Vieira
- WG / FW Kemar Roofe
- FW Eoghan Stokes
Substitutes
- DF Liam Cooper ↑ 60'
- MF Samuel Saiz ↑ 66'
- WG / DF Gjanni Alioski ↑ 75'
The record
Leeds v Newport County
3
Played
1
Won
0
Drawn
2
Lost
First met 1949 · 7 scored, 6 conceded