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Leeds crushes Newcastle, Betis fairy tale continues in Spain, Roma and Inter stay tied atop Serie A

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The Associated Press. (2026, September 14). Leeds crushes Newcastle, Betis fairy tale continues in Spain, Roma and Inter stay tied atop Serie A. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/leeds-crushes-newcastle-betis-fairy-tale-continues-in-spain-roma-and-inter-stay-tied-atop-serie-a/article_a8df4612-c83d-50e8-9f17-1dfbc5d02e68.html

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Leeds secured third place in the Premier League by defeating Newcastle 4-1 on Monday, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin scoring twice. In La Liga, Real Betis continued its impressive start with a 2-1 victory over Villarreal, moving into second place alongside Real Madrid on 12 points. Meanwhile, Roma and Inter Milan maintained their unbeaten records in Serie A, winning 2-0 and 5-3 respectively to stay level on 12 points at the top of the table.
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On Monday, Leeds United crushed Newcastle United with a score of 4-1, propelling Leeds to third place in the Premier League. Newcastle's new manager Matthias Jaissle suffered his first defeat since taking over for Eddie Howe, who left along with several key players like Anthony Gordon and Bruno Guimaraes. Despite Newcastle's ownership by the Saudi sovereign wealth fund and their focus on rising stars, they were outmatched by Leeds' more experienced squad. The match began poorly for Newcastle when Lewis Miley scored an own goal, followed by further goals from Jayden Bogle, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, and Noah Okafor. Additionally, in Spain's La Liga, Real Betis continued their impressive season with a 2-1 victory over Villarreal, moving into second place alongside Real Madrid, while Roma and Inter Milan maintained top positions in Serie A by defeating Torino and Udinese respectively.

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Como Leeds Newcastle Roma Udinese

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Leeds GPE · 5× Newcastle ORG · 5× Roma ORG · 5× Udinese ORG · 4× Betis ORG · 3× Calvert-Lewin PERSON · 3× Como ORG · 3× Parma ORG · 3× MADRID GPE · 2× the Premier League ORG · 2×

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The win, courtesy of goals from Cucho Hernández and Natan, came 10 days after it beat Real Madrid 1-0 in La Liga, and less than a week after it overcame Lille 3-2 in its first Champions League group match since 2005.
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🔮 Inter struggled to get going against Udinese, which looked set to continue its good run of away form by scoring twice without reply in the opening 16 minutes.

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MADRID (AP) — Leeds hammered woeful Newcastle 4-1 to go third in the Premier League on Monday while Real Betis won 2-1 at Villarreal to move equal on points with second-place Real Madrid in La Liga. asserted
Betis → hammer → Liga
The top two in Italy, Roma and Inter Milan, won comfortably to maintain their 100 per cent records and Como beat Parma 2-1 to climb into third spot. asserted
Como → win → spot
Betis continues fairy tale start Betis’ fairy tale start to the Spanish season continued with victory over Villarreal. asserted
start → continue → Villarreal
The win, courtesy of goals from Cucho Hernández and Natan, came 10 days after it beat Real Madrid 1-0 in La Liga, and less than a week after it overcame Lille 3-2 in its first Champions League group match since 2005. asserted
it → come → 2005
The result at Estadio de la Ceramica lifts Betis into second place, tied with Madrid on 12 points. asserted
result → lift → points
It was another disappointing night for the home side, which is still to win this season and sits third-bottom with two points from five matches. asserted
which → win → matches
In Italy, Roma continued its superb start to the season with a 2-0 win over Torino. asserted
Roma → continue → Torino
It was joined at the top of the table by the only other team with maximum points, Inter Milan, which came from behind to crush Udinese 5-3. asserted
which → join → Udinese
Both teams have 12 points from four games, although Roma is first on goal difference after what was its ninth consecutive victory. asserted
what → have → difference
In-form striker Donyell Malen scored his sixth goal in four games to put Roma ahead and Niccolò Pisilli got a deserved second in stoppage time. asserted
Pisilli → score → time
Inter struggled to get going against Udinese, which looked set to continue its good run of away form by scoring twice without reply in the opening 16 minutes. asserted
which → struggle → minutes
James Abankwah rose unmarked to head Udinese ahead in the ninth minute and Jurgen Ekkelenkamp doubled its lead seven minutes later. asserted
Ekkelenkamp → rise → lead
However, Carlos Augusto got a goal back for the reigning champion after 26 minutes with a 30-yard strike and Nicolo Barella equalized 10 minutes before half time. asserted
Barella → get → time
Marcus Thuram, Francesco Pio Esposito and Ange-Yoan Bonny scored in a commanding second half, and although Idrissa Gueye grabbed a third for Udinese in stoppage time it was nowhere near enough for the visitor. asserted
it → score → visitor
In Como, the home side moved into the top three with a 2-1 win over Parma. asserted
side → move → Parma
Jacobo Ramon turned Nico Paz’s shot in for the opener midway through the first half and Kaiki made it 2-0 seven minutes from time after a goalmouth scramble. asserted
Kaiki → turn → scramble
Jose David Romero got Parma’s consolation in stoppage time. asserted
Romero → get → time
Calvert-Lewin stars for Leeds In England, Dominic Calvert-Lewin was the star man as Leeds overran a flimsy Newcastle side. asserted
Leeds → star → side
The home team turned it on during a sparkling first half and took the lead in the 32nd minute when Ao Tanaka’s shot from the edge of the box took a double deflection to bamboozle Newcastle keeper Lukas Hornicek. asserted
shot → turn → Hornicek
Three minutes later, sloppy defending led to Calvert-Lewin making a second with a trademark header, the goal being marked down to Jayden Bogle after the ball went in off his head. asserted
ball → lead → head
Calvert-Lewin then grabbed his fourth goal in four games on the stroke of half time. asserted
Lewin → grab → time
Noah Okafor rounded off the scoring for Leeds with a half volley after another weak clearance early in the second period. asserted
Okafor → round → period
Newcastle’s consolation goal came in the final minute from substitute Bazoumana Touré. asserted
goal → come → Touré
The result lifts Leeds into third place in the Premier League, equal with Hull on eight points, four behind joint leaders Arsenal and Manchester City. asserted
result → lift → Arsenal
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