Newcastle United and Leeds United will face each other in the Championship this evening.
Newcastle United will return to action in the Championship this evening when they take on Leeds United at home.
Rafael Benitez’s side will head into the match against Leeds at St. James’ Park on the back of a 2-1 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday away from home at the Hillsborough Stadium.
The Magpies are second in the league table at the moment with 84 points from 41 matches, just two points behind leaders Brighton and Hove Albion.
Newcastle should still end up in the top two, but Huddersfield Town are making a late push for the automatic promotion places and there can be no room for complacency.
Winning against Leeds this evening will not be easy. Garry Monk’s side are aiming to clinch a playoff spot and will be targeting at least a point at St. James’ Park.
Newcastle forward Ayoze Perez has taken to Twitter to send a message ahead of the game against the Whites at St. James’ Park this evening.
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