Newcastle vs Brentford 2024-25 English Premier League

Newcastle United

45'+2': Alexander Isak
74': Sandro Tonali

FT
2 - 1

Brentford

66': Bryan Mbeumo (P)

Sandro Tonali and Alexander Isak strike as Newcastle battle past Brentford

Alexander Isak scored his 20th Premier League goal of the season and Sandro Tonali fired a stunning winner as Newcastle United beat Brentford 2-1 at St James' Park on Wednesday to boost their bid for a Champions League place.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
45'+2': Goal! Newcastle United 1, Brentford 0. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jacob Murphy with a cross.
45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 1, Brentford 0.
59': Substitution, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Vitaly Janelt.
66': Goal! Newcastle United 1, Brentford 1. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
66': Substitution, Newcastle United. Joe Willock replaces Jacob Murphy.
66': Substitution, Newcastle United. Callum Wilson replaces Alexander Isak.
70': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
72': Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
74': Goal! Newcastle United 2, Brentford 1. Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right to the top right corner. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
83': Substitution, Brentford. Kristoffer Ajer replaces Ethan Pinnock.
83': Substitution, Brentford. Paris Maghoma replaces Yehor Yarmoliuk.
89': Substitution, Newcastle United. Emil Krafth replaces Kieran Trippier.
90'+8': Substitution, Newcastle United. Lewis Miley replaces Harvey Barnes.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,021

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+43	Liverpool	30	73	1
+30	Arsenal	30	61	3
+15	Nottingham Forest	30	57	7
+17	Manchester City	30	51	9

Full Table

Statistics

BRE		NEW
12	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	2
51.6	Possession	48.4
12	SHOTS	21
3	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.2
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
329	Accurate Passes	304
427	Passes	402
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	4
16	Crosses	9
0.3	Cross %	0.4
76	Long Balls	43
36	Accurate Long Balls	13
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
6	Blocked Shots	8
6	Effective Tackles	18
11	Tackles	21
0.5	Tackle %	0.9
7	Interceptions	7
20	Effective Clearances	32
20	Clearances	32

Line-Ups

Newcastle United (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	Nick Pope (GK)
33	Dan Burn
5	Fabian Schär
21	Valentino Livramento
2	Kieran Trippier
8	Sandro Tonali
7	Joelinton
39	Bruno Guimarães
14	Alexander Isak
11	Harvey Barnes
23	Jacob Murphy

Substitutes:

Joe Willock, Sean Longstaff, Lewis Miley, William Osula, Martin Dúbravka, Leo Shahar, Sean Neave, Emil Krafth, Callum Wilson.

Brentford (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Mark Flekken (GK)
5	Ethan Pinnock
22	Nathan Collins
23	Keane Lewis-Potter
4	Sepp van den Berg
18	Yehor Yarmoliuk
27	Vitaly Janelt
6	Christian Nørgaard
11	Yoane Wissa
7	Kevin Schade
19	Bryan Mbeumo