Leeds v Newcastle: Key stats and talking points

Leeds, who have gone almost a year since losing a league fixture at home, host a Newcastle side still awaiting their first win of the season. BBC Sport takes a look at some of the key themes before Saturday's game.

The newly promoted Whites marked their top-flight return with a 1-0 home victory against Everton but since then have suffered a 5-0 defeat at Arsenal and a surprise loss on penalties to Sheffield Wednesday.

Tuesday's EFL Cup exit at a half-empty Hillsborough was all the more surprising given the unique circumstances surrounding the tie. Many home supporters boycotted the game to show their anger at owner Dejphon Chansiri, while the Owls fielded an inexperienced team with an average age of just 21.

Leeds boss Daniel Farke picked a side with seven internationals and admitted he was "embarrassed" by the result, albeit his priority is clearly staying in the Premier League rather than cup runs.

The German, who made nine changes in midweek, will target a return to winning ways at Elland Road. Leeds have not lost there in the league since 14 September last year, a run of 21 games - a record currently bettered by only two sides in the top four tiers of English football.

Now could prove a good time to face Newcastle given the visitors' lack of forwards. Eddie Howe's team are still without the unsettled Alexander Isak, Anthony Gordon is starting a three-match ban and a deal for Stuttgart's Nick Woltemade was not finalised in time for Saturday.

But, Isak aside, there can be no doubting the commitment of the players currently at the club following Monday's thriller against Liverpool, in which the 10-man Magpies came back from two goals down before succumbing to Rio Ngumoha's injury-time winner.

Skipper Bruno Guimaraes headed his side's first goal in that game and set the tone with an all-action display. He wrote in the matchday programme that playing for the club still "makes me as proud as it did on my first day", adding "my children are Geordies and it's a privilege to be captain of this club and to wear the black and white shirt".

The fired-up Brazilian led by example against the Premier League champions, running a kilometre further than any player from either side and also leading the way in terms of duels contested, possession won and passes played in the final third.