Calvert-Lewin shines as imperious Leeds thrash dismal Newcastle

[p]The two teams began the night with identical unbeaten starts to the PL campaign (W1, D2), but [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/leeds/tUxUbLR2/"]Leeds[/a] led from the start and should have taken a 14th-minute lead when wing-back [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bogle-jayden/xAdjsHZG/"]Jayden Bogle[/a] produced a clever effort on the turn, only for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hornicek-lukas/4xGGcozp/"]Lukas Hornicek[/a] to tip it away brilliantly.[/p][p]Bogle had scored in the Whites’ previous PL game, a 1-1 draw at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brighton/2XrRecc3/"]Brighton[/a], and he went close again 11 minutes later when his fierce effort was parried by the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/newcastle-utd/p6ahwuwJ/"]Newcastle[/a] goalkeeper.[/p][image alt="Momentum" id="6861bf8b-340e-46e2-b6c0-d5f8a9f7e5f4" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="2a92b1c4-474d-46c2-8cdd-4a0ebf1ba3bd" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p][b]However, Horníček was helpless for Leeds’ opener in the 32nd minute, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tanaka-ao/4lYAoXQu/"]Ao Tanaka[/a]’s shot from the edge of the box hit [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/steur-sean/M7pUtmE7/"]Sean Steur[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/miley-lewis/nR5TcNGS/"]Lewis Miley[/a] before looping up and nestling in the bottom corner, which saw the latter credited with the own goal.[/b][/p][p][b]The hosts doubled the lead two minutes later when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/calvert-lewin-dominic/0WmBe6U2/"]Calvert-Lewin[/a] climbed high to head home James Justin’s cross, with Bogle awarded the goal after the ball skimmed off his head.[/b][/p][p]The striker should then have scored when Hornicek parried a cross into his path, but the Czech made an excellent reflex save, shortly before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/muharemovic-tarik/O0Ss5jSf/"]Tarik Muharemovic[/a] produced a goal-saving block to deny [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/barnes-harvey/Wjj9WTTi/"]Harvey Barnes[/a] at the other end.[/p][p][b]Calvert-Lewin got the goal he deserved in first-half stoppage time, bundling his way past [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/botman-sven/nRvavHmI/"]Sven Botman[/a] and firing low into the net to score his third goal in his last four matches across all competitions.[/b][/p][embed guid="2b5be317-a445-4bc3-a9ec-746f1493ae23" url="https://x.com/premierleague/status/2099592799276421370" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hall-lewis/rJOyDa3N/"]Lewis Hall[/a] tested [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/trafford-james/ET616yZQ/"]James Trafford[/a] early in the second half, before Newcastle received a let-off when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stach-anton/h8i6ur8L/"]Anton Stach[/a] found the side netting after Botman gave the ball away.[/p][p][b]The fourth goal arrived just before the hour mark, though, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/okafor-noah/EDhpumvd/"]Noah Okafor[/a] – who played under Magpies boss Matthias Jaissle at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/salzburg/Olvehxrl/"]Red Bull Salzburg[/a] – piled the misery on his former manager with a half-volley from the edge of the box to open his account for the season.[/b][/p][embed guid="961ec2b6-16fd-439d-a9ad-6de70e3fb766" url="https://x.com/premierleague/status/2099594501153071515" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]The home fans were buoyant, while there was barely a murmur from the visiting supporters when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/toure-bazoumana/jqfhZBWt/"]Bazoumana Toure[/a] slotted home a consolation goal – his first in the PL – in the 90th minute.[/b][/p][p]The hosts’ victory moves them third in the fledgling PL table after going unbeaten in the opening four games of a top-flight season for the first time since 2001/02, while they have now lost just one of their past 13 league outings (W6, D6). [/p][image alt="Key match stats" id="3c16d39d-7c7e-476e-9031-2468615653c2" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="5ac42109-6359-4900-8e22-e388479c9427" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Meanwhile, Jaissle’s unbeaten start as Magpies boss is over, as Newcastle’s six-match run without defeat against Leeds ends in emphatic style.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/calvert-lewin-dominic/0WmBe6U2/"]Dominic Calvert-Lewin[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/leeds/tUxUbLR2/"]Leeds United[/a])[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/leeds-tUxUbLR2/newcastle-p6ahwuwJ/?mid=Q1TGrNGq"]Catch up on the match here[/a][/b][/p]