However, you make your own luck in football, as the old adage goes, and that was certainly the case on the weekend as the visiting players ran themselves into the ground to protect their narrow lead. Sure, the victory was slightly fortuitous in that Newcastle often rode their luck at times, while Jonjo Shelvey's second-half winner owed a lot to a mistake by Leeds goalkeeper Illan Meslier. But after a resolute display, the visitors held on to record a massive 1-0 victory, the north-east club's first away league win of the season at the tenth time of asking. Not many people would have predicted Eddie Howe's side coming away from Elland Road with all three points. Image: Chris Wood and Pascal Struijk compete for a headerĪll good things come to those who wait and that includes Premier League wins on the road, as Newcastle found out on Saturday. However, it was the Newcastle playmaker who did finally make the crucial breakthrough with just 15 minutes to go as his low, curling free-kick from the left edge of the area somehow managed to evade Meslier's grasp. Newcastle were not without their own threatening moments, however, with Shelvey going close to opening the scoring just before the half-hour mark, only for the playmaker's well-struck volley to be beaten clear to safety by the flying Illan Meslier. Get Sky Sports | Live football on Sky Sports.Premier League results | Premier League table.Subs: Clark (6), Manquillo (7), S Longstaff (6)
Newcastle: Dubravka (7), Trippier (7), Schar (6), Lascelles (7), Dummett (6), Fraser (8), Shelvey (9), Saint-Maximin (8), Willock(7), Wood (7), Joelinton (6)