Leeds United and Newcastle United will face each other in the Championship this weekend.
Former Leeds United head coach Neil Redfearn has told The Yorkshire Evening Post that Newcastle United will find Elland Road intimidating.
Newcastle will take on Leeds away from home at Elland Road in the Championship this weekend.
The Magpies will head into the match on Sunday afternoon with confidence and will fancy their chances of at least picking up a point.
The match has been sold out, and the atmosphere at Elland Road on Sunday afternoon promises to be electric.
Former Leeds head coach Redfearn believes that the Newcastle will find it intimating.
“I would say that this is a big game for Newcastle because I just look at Leeds now and they are just in that sort of run of form where they are playing with confidence,” Redfearn told The Yorkshire Evening Post.
“They will have a big part in that crowd as I don’t think Newcastle have been given that many tickets so there won’t be that many Newcastle people there.
“It will be all for Leeds and it will be 30-odd thousand so I think it will be a really intimidating atmosphere for Newcastle – it’s going to be all Leeds with 36 or 37 thousand.
“And to be honest I think it will be a bigger test for Newcastle perhaps then it will be for Leeds. This team is growing up with that expectation and that atmosphere now and they are getting used to it.”
Newcastle are one of the biggest clubs in England and regularly get over 50,000 fans for their home matches at St. James’ Park.
Playing in front of over 35,000 fans at Elland Road is not going to be easy, but Benitez and his players will come prepared.
The Magpies are at the top of the Championship table at the moment with 37 points from 16 matches, three points clear of second-placed Brighton & Hove Albion.
Meanwhile, Leeds are currently sixth in the standings with 26 points from 16 matches.
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