Leeds against Newcastle will be the EPL opener this week and I think it should be an easy game for Newcastle. We know that in the previous game Newcastle failed to get 3 points at home against Arsenal and made them fail to widen the gap back from Manchester United. This will be an opportunity for Eddie Howie's squad to be able to lock their position in 3 standings so that no other team can replace it.
Meanwhile, Leeds are still in poor form with consecutive defeats and as the new coach of Leeds Sam Allardyce is targeted to be able to bring Leeds out of the relegation zone this season and he doesn't have much time because there are 3 games left.
Newcastle must not miss their chance to end the league in 3rd place in the standings. Leeds is an easy opponent if we compare as a whole, so there should be no reason for Leeds not to be able to win this game. Although they will act as guests, their strength is far above Leeds. This is their big chance to get 3 full points and keep their distance from Manchester United who are in 4th position. Indeed, the remaining matches in the Premier League are very crucial for teams that do not have the right distance from their competitors.
If I saw at the standings currently and the last five matches of both teams, I'll agree that against Leeds is an easy match for Newcastle, because they are also currently better rather than Leeds. And yeah Newcastle must not miss their chance to stay away from Manchester United, but the both teams leeds and Newcastle need a win to get three points. Especially Leeds they need points to stay in the premier league, so maybe Leeds will do effort very well to not lose points in this match, in my opinion there is a possibility this game will end in a draw result.