Leeds United – Newcastle United: Magpies Mauled at Elland Road (4-1)

This Premier League meeting brought together two teams with coaches from Germany who have plenty of goodwill at the moment. But one would emerge the decisive victor from this fixture. Once the hosts gathered momentum, it was too much for their beleaguered opponents to withstand, acting as a reminder of the reality that has befallen the club since the summer.

Tactical analysis and match report by Emmanuel Adeyemi-Abere.

When Leeds United decided to trust Daniel Farke to take charge of the team after being promoted from the Championship, the club were at a crossroads. Could they have faith in a manager who had twice failed to achieve survival with Norwich City in unconvincing fashion? The board had to wait till the turn of the year to be vindicated, but he oversaw a 14th placed finish and FA Cup semi-final run. With the wind in his sails, his side are still unbeaten in their start to the Premier League this season.

Matthias Jaissle joined Newcastle United in inauspicious circumstances of a different kind. Eddie Howe had parted ways with the club at the end of July, while Anthony Gordon, Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimarães got their wishes to depart from Tyneside during the summer transfer window. The new manager is overseeing a transitional campaign, but his men have also made a bright beginning to this new . . .