Bruno Guimaraes is now booked for his reaction to perceived time-wasting by Leeds.
Trying to run down the clock at a goal-kick, Meslier invites the Newcastle players' anger and is shown a yellow card for wasting time.
90' +4
For shoving the time-wasting Meslier and setting off a subsquent scuffle, Wilson is booked.
90' +3
C. Wilson gets yellow.
90' +2
In desperation, Bruno Guimaraes appeals for a penalty, before going head to head with Adams, who reacts calmly to his opponent's provocation.
90'
Four minutes of stoppage time are indicated by the officials, as Newcastle seek to build one final burst of momentum. To their credit, Leeds have stood firm so far and could now keep their first clean sheet in nine league games.
87'
Wasting a rare chance to test Pope in the Newcastle goal, Gelhardt thuds a 20-yard free-kick straight into the Magpies' defensive wall following a layoff from Aaronson.
84'
J. Murphy enters the game and replaces M. Almirón.
Receiving the ball on the left corner of the box from Saint-Maximin's low pass, Joelinton leans back and lifts his effort over the crossbar, very much in the manner of Newcastle's previous attempts today.
Having put in a typically energetic - but ultimately fruitless - shift, Almiron is replaced by Murphy for the final few minutes.
82'
J. Gelhardt enters the game and replaces Rodrigo.
Leeds introduce fresh legs up front: Gelhardt comes on for Rodrigo.
80'
Burn wins a corner on the left by launching himself into a challenge and bouncing the ball off a Leeds defender, but the ball then ends up in Meslier's gloves from Trippier's cross.
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78'
After Saint-Maximin flashes a dangerous whipped ball across the face of Meslier's goal, Leeds immediately counter-attack. However, Rodrigo's attempted throughball to Klich, who is breaking into the box from the left, is overhit and rolls out of play.
76'
To his immense frustration, Almiron is caught narrowly offside; bringing to an end Newcastle's latest attacking wave.
72'
Despite Meslier's best efforts, he fails to keep a Struijk header in play following yet another Trippier free-kick and concedes a corner. The goalkeeper then claims the ball from the subsequent set-piece and hammers it upfield.
70'
R. Kristensen enters the game and replaces L. Ayling.
C. Summerville enters the game and replaces W. Gnonto.
A switch of right-backs sees Ayling coming off and Kristensen thrown on.
Marsch opts for a double substitution heading into the final 20 minutes: Gnonto is replaced by Summerville.
68'
Played in by Almiron on the right side of the area, Longstaff skews another shot far over the crossbar, to loud groans from the Newcastle fans.
67'
W. Gnonto gets yellow.
For failing to retreat a full 10 yards at Newcastle's free-kick, Gnonto is eventually shown a yellow card by the referee, who runs out of patience with the young forward.
64'
C. Wilson enters the game and replaces C. Wood.
A. Saint-Maximin enters the game and replaces J. Willock.
Marc Roca gets yellow.
M. Klich enters the game and replaces J. Harrison.
To the roars of the Geordie faithful, Howe makes a couple of attacking changes. First, Wood is replaced by Wilson up front.
A mistimed challenge by Roca on Bruno Guimaraes results in a booking for the Leeds substitute.
Willock comes off for wing wizard Saint-Maximin.
Leeds also make another substitution, as Harrison makes way for Klich.
63'
Losing composure at the vital moment, Longstaff blazes over the bar from inside the area. Still, Newcastle can't break through!
62'
GOOD STOP! Once again, Schar misses a chance following another Trippier corner, and this time Meslier makes a smart save with his foot to keep out the centre-back's header at his near post!
60'
Newcastle turn up the pressure, as they pen Leeds back inside their defensive third. However, the final ball is still lacking.
59'
P. Struijk gets yellow.
For taking out the fleet-footed Almiron with a late challenge, Struijk receives a yellow card.
55'
More midfield scraps ensue, as Bruno Guimaraes and Adams are involved in a coming-together. These three points are being fiercely contested here on Tyneside!
51'
Trippier's cross from high up on the right flank strays too close to Meslier, who gathers the ball at his near post. Then, Rodrigo breaks free at the other end and a similarly tame pull-back is claimed by Pope.
49'
The referee issues some stern words of warning to Joelinton for raising his hands in a minor scuffle in midfield. The big Brazilian is perhaps fortunate to evade a booking there.
46'
Marc Roca enters the game and replaces A. Forshaw.
Newcastle kick off, and we are back under way at St James' Park!
Leeds have made a change in midfield at half-time, as Forshaw makes way for Roca.
45' +3
Trippier drives his 25-yard free-kick straight into the defensive wall with the final kick of the first half.
HALF-TIME: NEWCASTLE UNITED 0-0 LEEDS UNITED
45' +1
L. Ayling gets yellow.
With the half-time whistle drawing near, Ayling trips Willock inside his own half; conceding a dangerous free-kick and taking a booking for his troubles.
44'
Fast to react, Pope smothers the loose ball as Rodrigo almost takes Gnonto's throughball into his stride on the left side of the area. Leeds have barely had a sniff of goal so far.
42'
K. Trippier gets yellow.
Having seen Almiron gift possession to Leeds, Trippier then clips a fast-countering Gnonto and is shown the game's first yellow card.
40'
Ignored by the referee, Schar claims for a penalty following a tangle of legs with Adams in the penalty area. Perhaps fortunately for the Leeds midfielder, play goes on.
38'
Beaten for pace, Forshaw clatters Bruno Guimaraes in midfield, but the referee mysteriously waves play on. It has been a hard-fought encounter so far.
36'
After Harrison skips clear of two challenges on the left side of the Newcastle area, his low shot lacks accuracy and flies wide of the target.
35'
Adams sees off Willock deep inside his own half after Ayling is caught short, but from the resulting throw-in, Burn pumps an aimless high ball into the box for Meslier to claim.
33'
Meslier makes a simple stop in his bottom-left corner, following a powerless prod at goal from Willock, who tries his luck from the brink of the box.
31'
Newcastle's key creative force so far, Trippier tries to release Joelinton through the centre with a long ball, but the Brazilian is caught narrowly offside.
29'
Cooper makes a crucial intervention to deny Almiron clear access on the right side of the Leeds area, as Newcastle continue to push for an opening goal. The hosts' chances have mainly come through set-pieces, but the general direction of play has swung their way too.
24'
Willock pulls clear of Koch on the left, but Forshaw drops back just in time to help his defensive colleagues with a late block and forces the ball behind for a corner.
22'
Scrambling into action, Burn somehow contrives a last-gasp block on a low shot by Aaronson which was surely set to test Pope in the Newcastle goal.
18'
A promising start to the game has broken down into a midfield battle at the moment, and the referee once again pulls up Gnonto for a foul; giving Trippier a chance to deliver a long ball into the Leeds box.
15'
As the rain lashes down on Tyneside, several meaty challenges come in, with Trippier, Harrison and Gnonto all penalised by conceding free-kicks.
11'
At the second attempt, the lively Gnonto takes a shot at goal from outside the box, which is heavily deflected wide for Leeds' second corner. The set-piece ultimately comes to nothing, though, after Harrison's cross skims a couple of heads in the area and drifts wide.
9'
Following a layoff from Wood, Joelinton slightly scuffs a shot from just inside the area, which trundles harmlessly towards Meslier in the Leeds goal.
8'
Almiron is thwarted in his attempts to escape down the right flank, as the game zips end to end in the early stages; it's being played at quite a pace!
6'
Released by Trippier down the right side of the area, Wood calmly takes the ball past an advancing Meslier but then badly mishits his shot from a tight angle - a good chance to open the scoring goes astray.
5'
Aaronson earns a corner on the right-hand side, but a tangle between Struijk and Schar near the penalty spot then sees the Leeds defender penalised as he attempts to head Harrison's cross goalward.
3'
After starting the game on the back foot, Leeds press forward and take their first shot at goal through Gnonto, but the young Italian leans back on his 20-yard strike and lifts it well over the crossbar.
1'
After a moment's applause to recognise the passing of Pele, Leeds kick off, and the game gets under way.
Hello and welcome to live coverage of today's Premier League clash between Newcastle United and Leeds United at St James' Park!
Victories in both league and cup marked Newcastle's seamless return to competitive action over the past week, and they now aim for a seventh straight Premier League win to end the year. The Magpies' recent success has sent them into the top three, and they are now in contention for a Champions League place next season. After beating Bournemouth to a place in the EFL Cup quarter-finals last week, Eddie Howe's men swept aside Leicester City in their first league outing since the World Cup; establishing a three-goal lead before half-time at the King Power Stadium to ultimately run out 3-0 winners. Only Cambridge United and Liverpool have toppled the Toon at St James' Park in 2022, and their last loss anywhere came back in August.
Hovering just above the Premier League's relegation zone following a 3-1 loss to Manchester City in midweek, Leeds have now conceded 10 times in their last three top-flight matches. When they last faced Newcastle, back in January, they led the Magpies by 10 points in the table - this time around, they trail by 18. Three losses from their four most recent competitive games have seen Jesse Marsch's men exit the EFL Cup and slip back into a survival battle; but before their final fixture of a turbulent year, victory could see them climb as high as 12th place in a congested league table.
NEWCASTLE UNITED (4-3-3): Nick Pope; Kieran Trippier, Sven Botman, Fabian Schar, Dan Burn; Joe Willock, Bruno Guimaraes, Sean Longstaff; Miguel Almiron, Chris Wood, Joelinton.
SUBS: Karl Darlow, Jamal Lewis, Matt Ritchie, Elliot Anderson, Callum Wilson, Jamaal Lascelles, Javier Manquillo, Jacob Murphy, Allan Saint-Maximin.
LEEDS UNITED (4-2-3-1): Illan Meslier; Luke Ayling, Robin Koch, Liam Cooper, Pascal Struijk; Adam Forshaw, Tyler Adams; Wilfried Gnonto, Brenden Aaronson, Jack Harrison; Rodrigo Moreno.
SUBS: Joel Robles, Mateusz Klich, Joe Gelhardt, Diego Llorente, Rasmus Kristensen, Marc Roca, Sam Greenwood, Junior Firpo, Crysencio Summerville.
The players are out on the pitch at a vibrant St James' Park, and kick-off is now just moments away!
Newcastle have now stopped the opposition from scoring a first-half goal in 15 of their 17 Premier League matches, more than any other side in the top flight this season. In fact, Leeds have not even managed a single shot on target so far today.
Unbeaten since August, Newcastle now seek to start the new year with a win at league leaders Arsenal on Tuesday, in a true test of their credentials. Leeds, meanwhile, kick off 2023 above the relegation zone and will aim to pull further clear in a battle at the bottom with West Ham next time out.
That's all from St James' Park today, so thank you for joining us and goodbye!
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