Newcastle United vs Leeds United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
The Magpies continue to chase a Champions League place as Jesse Marsch’s side look to rediscover winning ways
Fabian Schar wasted a hat-trick of chances as Newcastle’s hopes of a seventh successive Premier League win were dashed by Leeds United.
The Magpies’ best opportunities on an ultimately barren afternoon fell to the Switzerland international and fellow defender Dan Burn, but neither was able to break the deadlock and the Yorkshiremen emerged with a hard-fought 0-0 draw at St James’ Park.
Eddie Howe’s men dominated, particularly after the break, but were unable to find a way past goalkeeper Illan Meslier, and it took a fine save from opposite number Nick Pope to prevent Rodrigo from snatching three points in front of a crowd of 52,211.
As a result, Newcastle United ended 2022 disappointed, but still sitting in third place in the table ahead of Tuesday’s trip to leaders Arsenal.
We will bring you all the reaction and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
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Scrambling into action, Burn somehow contrives a last-gasp block on a low shot by Aaronson which was surely set to test Pope in the Newcastle goal.
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JUST WIDE! Schar steers a header wide of the left-hand post! After Struijk intervenes to concede a corner following Trippier's free-kick, the latter's outswinging cross is glanced off target by the Swiss defender!
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A promising start to the game has broken down into a midfield battle at the moment, and the referee once again pulls up Gnonto for a foul; giving Trippier a chance to deliver a long ball into the Leeds box.
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As the rain lashes down on Tyneside, several meaty challenges come in, with Trippier, Harrison and Gnonto all penalised by conceding free-kicks.
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Newcastle have won each of their last six Premier League games - last having a longer such run in 1996 - but they haven't won their final league fixture in any of the last five calendar years since beating Nottingham Forest in the Championship.
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At the second attempt, the lively Gnonto takes a shot at goal from outside the box, which is heavily deflected wide for Leeds' second corner. The set-piece ultimately comes to nothing, though, after Harrison's cross skims a couple of heads in the area and drifts wide.
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Following a layoff from Wood, Joelinton slightly scuffs a shot from just inside the area, which trundles harmlessly towards Meslier in the Leeds goal.
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Almiron is thwarted in his attempts to escape down the right flank, as the game zips end to end in the early stages; it's being played at quite a pace!
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