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Leeds sniffed vulnerability and went for the kill — Mail 14/9/26

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Leeds sniffed vulnerability and went for the kill in 4-1 horror show for Newcastle, writes CRAIG HOPE - this was a warning over where their season could end up, while Whites eye race for Europe By CRAIG HOPE, CHIEF FOOTBALL REPORTER Identical records coming into this, poles and goals apart coming out. Leeds bullied and bettered Newcastle and are deservedly up to third in the Premier League. Their unbeaten start is genuine and so are the prospects of them challenging for European football this season, nearly a quarter of a century after their last continental campaign. Newcastle’s start always felt less real, and so it proved on a night when Daniel Farke’s side were as brilliant and boisterous as those in the stands. Elland Road was a bear pit and, from the off, it was clear that their visitors were in for a mauling. To think, they’re in the process of making this place even bigger and more intimidating. Those words capture Dominic Calvert-Lewin, too. He should be in Thomas Tu...
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Whites dismantle Magpies in memorable Elland Road encounter — Leedsunited.com 14/9/26

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Report: Leeds United 4-1 Newcastle United. Leeds United continued their fantastic start to the new Premier League campaign with an emphatic dispatching of Newcastle United, scoring four goals to make it four unbeaten in the top-flight. A whirlwind first half saw Daniel Farke’s side take a 3-0 lead into the break before Noah Okafor added further gloss to the scoreline on the hour mark with a thunderous half volley! With Elland Road in fine voice under the lights, the hosts had penalty appeals turned away in the opening moments after the ball struck a Matias Fernandez-Pardo’s hand inside the area but neither Michael Salisbury nor the VAR gave the spot kick. As United searched for an opener, skipper Ethan Ampadu arrowed a powerful drive towards the top corner from distance but the ball cannoned off Dominic Calvert-Lewin and away from danger before it could test Lukás Hornícek in the Magpies’ goal. The keeper then made a fine intervention to deny Leeds the opener. James Justin ha...
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Leeds United 4 Newcastle United 1: Money does not talk as Whites shout their credentials — Yorkshire Post 14/9/26

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By Stuart Rayner "All that money and you're not very good," sang the Leeds United fans. Well, not quite, but I will leave how the sentence ended to your imagination. The point was that a 4-1 win at Elland Road made the home team look far more likely to break English football's glass ceiling than the supposed richest club in the world, Newcastle United. Leeds' first three goals were all deflected, but you would be hard-pushed to argue the scoreline was not a fair reflection of a very one-sided game. They should be annoyed at the one, but will soon get over it. Of course, one swallow does not make a spring, but the home team are building a momentum right now whilst others are trying to find their feet. Because whilst the Magpies have gone backwards in 2026, the opposite is true of Leeds. People like to paint the Premier League as just a list of the country's wealthiest clubs but it is not quite that straight-forward. Having money is certainly a m...
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Leeds United Were Prepared To Pay Financial Penalties As Part Of Loan Swoop — Inside Futbol 12/9/26

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Shubhansh Singh Leeds United were so keen on signing Mykhailo Mudryk that they were prepared to pay financial penalties to Chelsea if they did not give him an agreed amount of game time. After spending more than a year serving a doping suspension, the Ukrainian only recently become available again and Chelsea decided to loan him out. Leeds quickly emerged as interested suitors and sought to strengthen their attacking ranks by approaching Chelsea with a loan proposal for Mudryk. Chelsea initially rejected Leeds’ loan proposal, but the Whites remained in talks as they sought to find a way to bring Mudryk to Elland Road, with the winger keen on the move. However, the Yorkshire club were unable to reach an agreement with the Blues, allowing Tottenham Hotspur to step in and secure the Ukrainian on a season-long loan, with an option to buy set at £75m. It was suggested that Leeds did everything to get a deal for the 25-year-old, but Chelsea found it easier and more preferable to ...
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Leeds United transfer window Q&A part 2 — Club chief on deadline day 'big win', Shea Charles pursuit & Jed York — YEP 11/9/26

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By Kyle Newbould Part two of Leeds United managing director Robbie Evans’ post-transfer window sit down with local media. Leeds United managing director Robbie Evans admits the completion of two signings felt the ‘most unlikely’ of the club’s three deadline day scenarios. The Whites went into deadline day with five new faces already through the door but there still felt like plenty to do, most notably on the left side of the pitch. Gabriel Gudmundsson’s injury left Daniel Farke without a natural left-back for the time while interest in the likes of Julian Brandt and Mykhailo Mudryk suggested a left-winger was also high on the shopping list. Leeds eventually secured both positions, with Melvin Bard and Jean-Matteo Bahoya joining on loan from OGC Nice and Eintracht Frankfurt respectively. In a post-transfer window sit down with local media, Evans said the club would have been ‘pretty comfortable’ with zero, one or two deadline day arrivals but getting both in felt like a ‘big win...
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Leeds United transfer window Q&A part 1 — Club chief on Daniel Farke future, attacking investment & 'helpful' Pascal Struijk decision — YEP 11/9/26

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By Kyle Newbould Part one of Leeds United managing director Robbie Evans’ post-transfer window Q&A session. Leeds United managing director Robbie Evans insists the working relationship between himself, other key decision-makers and Daniel Farke has ‘never been better’ as talks continue over the manager’s future. Farke welcomed a total of seven first-team players into his squad across the summer, with close to £90million spent and the club’s transfer record broken on James Trafford. Two deadline day arrivals were announced when Melvin Bard and Jean-Matteo Bahoya joined on loan from OGC Nice and Eintracht Frankfurt respectively. The Leeds boss is into the final year of his Elland Road contract, however, and has dodged recent questions over his future, instead pointing to more immediate points of focus like upcoming games or transfers. With that in mind, managing director Evans sat down with local media to answer questions on a wide range of topics. This is part one of that Q...
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Robbie Evans on why Leeds United are taking time over Daniel Farke's new contract — Yorkshire Post 11/9/26

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By Stuart Rayner Managing director Robbie Evans says Leeds United are taking time to get Daniel Farke's next contract right, but supporters should not be alarmed they have not got there yet. Farke is in the final year of his Elland Road contract, with his stock as high as it has been in that time after returning them to the Premier League in 2025, consolidating them there in the first season back, and now building on a positive transfer window with an unbeaten start to the 2026-27 league campaign. Whilst loth to go into details, Farke this week hinted there could be progress in September/October's international window but Evans says there is no rush on his part, and people should not read anything negative into that. "He's done great, we want him to be here long-term, and we're working on it," he said of a manager starting his fourth season at the club. "Daniel's done a fantastic job here and we're thrilled with the last few seasons, wan...
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