Leeds is 17th with two points, just one from the relegation spot, after accumulating two losses and two draws at the start of the tournament. Bielsa’s team received a hard defeat from Manchester United 5 to 1 in the debut and another from Liverpool by 3 to 0, last date. In the middle he reaped two draws, the first against Everton 2 to 2 and Burnley 1 to 1.
Newcastle, which has Argentine Federico Fernández on its squad (former Students of La Plata) and the Paraguayan Miguel Almirón (ex Lanús), is penultimate with one point, the product of a draw and three falls.
The match will be played at Newcastle’s Saint James Park stadium starting at 4:00 p.m. and will be televised on ESPN 2.
The complete schedule for the fifth date of the Premier League is as follows:
Friday September 17
16:00 horas, Newcastle-Leeds United. ESPN.
Saturday September 18
08:30 horas, Wolverhampton-Brentford.
11:00 am, Burnley-Arsenal
11:00 horas, Liverpool-Crystal Palace
11:00 horas, Manchester City-Southampton
11:00 horas, Norwich City-Watford.
1:30 p.m., Aston Villa-Everton.
Sunday September 19
10:00 horas, Brighton-Leicester City
10:00 horas, West Ham-Manchester United.
12:30 horas, Tottenham Hotspur-Chelsea.
Positions:
Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool y Everton 10 puntos
Manchester City, Brighton y Tottenham Hotspur 9
West Ham 8
Leicester 6
Brentford y Crystal Palace 5
Aston Villa 4
Wolverhampton, Southampton, Watford y Arsenal 3
Leeds United 2
Burnley and Newcastle 1
Norwich City 0
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