Match Report
Newcastle United U21 (9th, 32 pts) visited Leeds United U21 (17th, 25 pts) with 7 points between them. On the form table Newcastle United U21 stood 1st over the last five rounds, despite being 9th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Leeds United U21 1.35 scored and 1.6 conceded per game, Newcastle United U21 1.95 and 1.85, with the league averaging 1.82.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Leeds United U21, having scored in 11 consecutive games. Newcastle United U21 had lost three in a row. Leeds United U21 had banked 12 of the last 15 points on offer; Newcastle United U21, 6.
The match was played at Elland Road in Leeds (capacity 40,242). On the scoreboard, Newcastle United U21 led 2-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-3.
Goal scorers
Leeds United U21: Rhys Chadwick-Chaplin (21') · Newcastle United U21: Charlie McArthur (29'), Ben Parkinson (51'), Sean Neave (1')




