Newcastle vs Brentford
Ref: Andy Madley, EnglandSt. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne · 52,758 cap
Match recap
Brentford beat Newcastle 3–2 in their Premier League fixture. Botman and Guimarães scored for Newcastle; Janelt, Thiago, and Ouattara replied for Brentford. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.24 for Newcastle versus 1.79 for Brentford. Newcastle sit 12th in the Premier League table while Brentford are 9th.
First Half
⚽
Botman
Assist: Guimarães
37'
⚽
Janelt
Assist: Ouattara
Murphy
Yellow Card
45'
⚽
Thiago
Penalty
Second Half
⇄
Murphy
⇄
Willock
56'
⇄
Henderson
⇄
Wissa
69'
Thiago
Yellow Card
VAR
Penalty confirmed
⚽
Guimarães
Penalty
80'
⇄
Lewis-Potter
85'
⚽
Ouattara
Assist: Jensen
⇄
Trippier
⇄
Tonali
87'
⇄
Jensen
90+1'
Janelt
Yellow Card
Hall
Yellow Card
Match Statistics
NewcastleBrentford
12Won
Statistical edge
12–1
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.24VS1.79
Attack5 · 1 won
16
Shots
11
4
Shots on target
5
10
Shots in the box
6
6
Shots outside box
5
8
Shots off goal
2
9
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
54%
Possession
46%
428
Total passes
379
351
Accurate passes
286
82%
Pass accuracy
75%
Discipline2 · 0 won
14
Fouls
18
2
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
1
4
Blocked shots
4
0
Goals prevented
0
Newcastle
4-3-3
Brentford
4-2-3-1
Newcastle
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1N. PopeG
- 2K. TrippierD
- 3L. HallD
- 4S. BotmanD
- 8S. TonaliM
- 9Y. WissaF
- 11H. BarnesF
- 12M. ThiawD
- 23J. MurphyF
- 28J. WillockM
- 39Bruno GuimarãesM
Substitutes
- 18W. OsulaF
- 20A. ElangaF
- 27N. WoltemadeF
- 32A. RamsdaleG
- 33D. BurnD
- 37A. MurphyD
- 41J. RamseyM
- 61L. ShaharD
- 62S. NeaveF
Brentford
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1C. KelleherG
- 3R. HenryD
- 4S. van den BergD
- 6J. HendersonM
- 8M. JensenM
- 9ThiagoF
- 19D. OuattaraM
- 20K. AjerD
- 23K. Lewis-PotterM
- 27V. JaneltM
- 33M. KayodeD
Substitutes
- 2A. HickeyD
- 5E. PinnockD
- 11R. NelsonF
- 12H. ValdimarssonG
- 18Y. YarmolyukM
- 22N. CollinsD
- 24M. DamsgaardM
- 45R. DonovanM
- 47Kaye Iyowuna FuroF
Newcastle
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sven Botman | D | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Bruno Guimarães(C) | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Lewis Hall | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5/5 |
| Sandro Tonali | M | 87 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Malick Thiaw | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Nick Pope | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Willock | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Harvey Barnes | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| Jacob Murphy | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Kieran Trippier | D | 87 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Yoane Wissa | F | 65 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alex Murphy | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Neave | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leo Shahar | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Ramsdale | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Woltemade | F | 45 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Dan Burn | D | 13 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Elanga | F | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| Jacob Ramsey | M | 13 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| William Osula | F | 25 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
Brentford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitaly Janelt | M | 90 | 8.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Dango Ouattara | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2/2 |
| Mathias Jensen(C) | M | 87 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Jordan Henderson | M | 56 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Igor Thiago | F | 90 | 6.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Caoimhin Kelleher | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sepp van den Berg | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristoffer Ajer | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Kayode | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/4 |
| Keane Lewis-Potter | M | 80 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rico Henry | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ethan Pinnock | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Collins | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Hickey | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reiss Nelson | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaye Furo | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mikkel Damsgaard | M | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Yehor Yarmolyuk | M | 34 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Romelle Donovan | M | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |