Leeds United Vs Newcastle Highlights, Premier League Matchday 3: LEE 0-0 NEW; Points Split At Elland Road

Hello to all the readers tuning in to the start of our live coverage of the five English Premier League Saturday Goal Rush fixtures, starting with the match between Chelsea and Fulham at 5:00 PM IST. The fixtures we will be covering in this live blog are:

• Chelsea vs Fulham – 5:00 PM IST

• Wolves vs Everton – 7:30 PM IST

• Tottenham vs Bournemouth – 7:30 PM IST

• Sunderland vs Brentford – 7:30 PM IST

• Leeds United vs Newcastle – 10:00 PM IST

Stay tuned for pre-match updates and lineups as they are released.

Two hours before Chelsea kick-off their match against Fulham, Christopher Nkunku has sealed a transfer out of Stamford Bridge, moving to AC Milan.

Chelsea: 🟢W 🟢W 🟢W ⚫D 🟢W

Fulham: 🟢W 🟢W ⚫D ⚫D 🟢W

Chelsea: Robert Sanchez (gk); Marc Cucurella, Tosin Adarabioyo, Trevoh Chalobah, Malo Gusto; Enzo Fernandez (c), Moises Caicedo; Pedro Neto, Joao Pedro, Estevao; Liam Delap

Fulham: Bernd Leno (gk); Calbin Bassey, Joachim Andersen, Kenny Tete; Ryan Sessegnon, Sasa Lukic, Sander Berge, Timothy Castagne; Alex Iwobi, Rodrigo Muniz, Joshua King

Chelsea have lost just 8.3% of their Premier League games against Fulham (3/36), the joint-lowest loss rate one side has against another with a minimum of 20 meetings (Manchester United also 8.3% vs Aston Villa).

But Fulham won this exact fixture 2-1 last season, ending a 21-game winless streak away to Chelsea in all competitions. They have never won consecutive visits to Stamford Bridge in their history.

The game gets underway at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea kicking from right to left and Fulham from left to right in the first half.

Liam Delap suffers a hamstring injury in the 12th minute, pulling up while pursuing a long ball. That's it for him as far as today's match goes, as he limps off the pitch and is substituted by Tyrique George.

Josh King puts Fulham ahead spectacularly in the 21st minute, only to see the goal ruled out. It's a fantastic break from well behind the half line and the youngster zooms ahead in no time to reach the Chelsea box and slot it past Robert Sanchez.

But the VAR is employed to check for a foul by Rodrigo Muniz on Trevoh Chalobah in the lead-up to the move, and the goal is ruled out. That's a really controversial decision; one that will be debated long after the game.

Look away if you are a Fulham fan. With Josh King's disallowed goal still fresh in the visitors' minds, Chelsea go ahead at the stroke of half-time, yet again with the help of a corner. Joao Pedro it is, who heads in Enzo Fernandez's corner in the eighth minute of stoppage time. VAR confirms that the goal stands, and the whistle blows with it.

The second half gets underway at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea now attacking from left to right and Fulham from right to left. The Cottagers must rebound from the feeling of being hard done by in the first half, if they are to find a way back in this match.

Fulham's cup of woes runneth over. Ryan Sessegnon's hand is deemed to be away enough from the body to be adjudged a handball by VAR and a penalty is given. Enzo Fernandez steps up and drills it down the centre to double the Blues' advantage in the 55th minute.

Alex Iwobi is handed a yellow card in the 74th minute for pulling Trevoh Chalobah's shirt as he tried to enter the Fulham half. Nevertheless, the Cottagers trying to fight still despite the two-goal deficit and dwindling time.

After five minutes of added time in the second half, the referee blows the final whistle and Chelsea defeat a thoroughly frustrated Fulham 2-0 at Stamford Bridge. It was a day of 'what-ifs' for the Cottagers, who had Josh King's goal controversially disallowed before Joao Pedro and Enzo Fernandes added to their misery.

Four Premier League games have kicked off at 7:30pm IST: Tottenham vs Bournemouth, Wolves vs Everton, Manchester United vs Burnley and Sunderland vs Brentford. Bournemouth take an early lead against Spurs as Evanilson puts the Cherries ahead in the fifth minute.  

Over in Molineux Stadium, Wolves trail Everton 1-2. Beto put The Toffees ahead in the seventh minute before Hwang Hee-Chan equalised for the hosts in the 21st. Iliman Ndiaye then handed Everton back the lead in the 33rd courtesy superb team work with Jack Grealish and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.

The second half is underway at the Stadium of Light, where Sunderland and Brentford are currently locked 0-0. But just as we say that, Brentford earn a penalty against the run of play as Reinaldo fouls Nathan Collins in the danger zone.

Kevin Schade steps up to take the spot-kick and goes low towards the right, but Sunderland keeper Robin Roefs guesses correctly and keeps it out superbly. Still 0-0!

Everton take a possibly decisive lead against Wolves in the 55th minute. After setting Iliman Ndiaye up earlier, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall scores this time for the Toffees as Jack Grealish provides.

Wolves soar right back in their contest against Everton. Rodrigo Gomes pounces on Moller Wolfe's low ball to smash it high past Jordan Pickford. The deficit is down to one goal and there's still 10-odd minutes in the game.

The Sunderland vs Brentford derby has come to life in the last few minutes. After numerous near-misses and some drab play, Igor Thiago heads in Frank Onyeka's cross to hand Brentford the lead in the 77th minute. Enzo Le Fee then brings the hosts back to parity in the 82nd by converting a penalty, sending the goalie the wrong way.

More theatrics at the Stadium of Light! Wilson Isidor nods Granit Xhaka's ball past Caoimhin Kelleher deep in stoppage time, and Sunderland are on the verge of victory against Brentford.

The Tottenham vs Bournemouth game finishes 1-0 in favour of the Cherries, thanks to Evanilson's fifth-minute strike. Meanwhile, at Molineux Stadium, Wolves score late but are unable to find an equaliser against Everton, who prevail 3-2. Elsewhere, Sunderland pull off a thrilling 2-1 victory at home, powered by Wilson Isidor's winner. And at Old Trafford, Manchester United earn their first top-flight win of the season courtesy Bruno Fernandes' stoppage-time penalty against Burnley.

And now it's time for the final Premier League game of the evening, pitting Leeds United against Newcastle United at Elland Road. Leeds kicking from left to right and Newcastle from right to left in the first half.

Here's a quick look at the line-ups for both sides:

There hasn't been a goal, or even any major chance in the last 15 minutes, but the action has been riveting nonetheless. To add to it, Newcastle United goalie Nick Pope is booked for stopping Daniel James from taking a quick throw-in when he was not close to his goal.

The first-half ends goalless after four minutes of added time in Elland Road. It was a closely contested 45-minute period, though just one shot on goal resulted from it. Let's see what beckons on the other side.

The teams return and play gets underway in the second half. Leeds now attacking from right to left and Newcastle from left to right.

The best chance of the game arrives in the 54th minute as Jacob Murphy cracks a brilliant long-range shot towards the Leeds goal. The ball is headed towards the top corner before Lucas Perri intervenes with a diving save.

Another big opportunity for Newcastle as they create a move leading up to Lewis Hall, whose shot from distance flies just over the Leeds goalpost.

The scrap continues and we are now into the 87th minute. If the game does end in a 0-0 draw, which looks likely currently, the two teams might look back at it and wonder whether they should have been a tad bit more fearless.

And as was on the cards, the game ends in a relatively drab goalless draw. After a decent start, the spice went missing and there were not enough chances for either side.

Leeds are 10th in the Premier League standings now with four points from three games, while Newcastle are down to 15th with just two points to show so far.