Newcastle United recovers a 0-1 deficit to beat Brentford 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

LONDON. Newcastle United found a way to reverse the scoreline against Brentford to win 2-1.

April 9, 2023

LONDON. Newcastle United was able to turn the tables against Brentford to win 2-1. It was Brentford to strike first with a penalty of Ivan Toney at the 45′. Then it was an own goal in the 54′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Alexander Isak gave the win to Newcastle United in the 61′ minute. Newcastle United made the most of its better ball possession (59%).

Ivan Toney missed a decisive penalty (29′). That would have allowed Brentford to draw the match.

The match was played at the Brentford Community Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Chris Kavanagh with the support of Wade Smith and Natalie Aspinall. The 4th official was Steve Martin. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.1 degrees Celsius or 57.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.

Match Statistics

Brentford

1 - 2

Newcastle United

41 Ball Possession 59

Shots

12 Total 10
6 On Target 4
4 Off Target 4
2 Shots blocked 2

77 Attack 105
48 Dangerous attack 44
40 Ball safe 57

2 Penalties 0
6 Corners 5
2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

10 Total 15
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Newcastle United was in firm control of the ball 59% while Brentford was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Brentford was putting more pressure with 48 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyway, Newcastle United was capable to find the solution to win this match.

Brentford shot 12 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Newcastle United shot 10 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Brentford didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Newcastle United received 2 yellow cards (Sven Botman and Alexander Isak).

Match Timeline

Ivan Toney(var)

10'

Zanka- sub ->Pontus Jansson

16'

28'

Sven Botman - Yellow

Ivan Toney- missed penaltyIvan Toney

29'

Ivan Toney(penalty)

45'

46'

Anthony Gordon- sub ->Jacob Murphy

46'

Callum Wilson - sub ->Sean Longstaff

54'

61'

Alexander Isak(goal)Callum Wilson

66'

Callum Wilson (var)

67'

Callum Wilson (var)

Bryan Mbeumo- sub ->Aaron Hickey

73'

Shandon Baptiste- sub ->Josh Dasilva

74'

Vitaly Janelt- sub ->Christian Nörgaard

81'

Yoane Wissa- sub ->Ben Mee

82'

87'

Jamaal Lascelles - sub ->Alexander Isak

87'

Alexander Isak- Yellow

88'

Elliot Anderson- sub ->Joe Willock

90'

Matt Ritchie- sub ->Anthony Gordon

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After this encounter, Brentford will stay with 43 points like Liverpool to hold in the 9th place. On the other side, Newcastle United will have 56 points like Manchester United to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Brentford will host West Ham United on the 13th of May with a 3-3 head to head record.

Newcastle United will play away agasint Leeds United on the 13th of May with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Newcastle United (3 draws).

Brentford – Formation

Brentford

David Raya 1.Spain

6.7

Pontus Jansson 18.Sweden

16'

Ben Mee 16.England

7.0

82'

Rico Henry 3.England

7.4

Ethan Pinnock 5.Jamaica

6.8

Aaron Hickey 2.Scotland

6.6

73'

Christian Nørgaard 6.Denmark

6.5

81'

Josh Dasilva 10.England

6.1

74'

Mathias Jensen 8.Denmark

7.4

Ivan Toney 17.England

6.5

45'

Kevin Schade 9.Germany

7.3

Substitutes

Thomas Strakosha 22.Albania

Mads Roerslev 30.Denmark

Zanka 13.Denmark

6.6

16'

Yoane Wissa 11.DR Congo

82'

Shandon Baptiste 26.Grenada

74'

Bryan Mbeumo 19.Cameroon

5.9

73'

Mikkel Damsgaard 24.Denmark

Vitaly Janelt 27.Germany

81'

Saman Ghoddos 14.Iran

Brentford started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Thomas Frank decided to play with the following team: David Raya (6.7), Aaron Hickey (7.0), Pontus Jansson, Ethan Pinnock (6.8), Ben Mee (7.0), Rico Henry (7.4), Joshua Dasilva (6.1), Christian Nørgaard (6.5), Mathias Jensen (7.4), Ivan Toney (6.5) and Kevin Schade (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Yoane Wissa, Shandon Baptiste, Saman Ghoddos, Bryan Mbeumo, Thomas Strakosha, Mads Roerslev Rasmussen, Zanka (6.6), Mikkel Damsgaard and Vitaly Janelt.

Brentford could not rely on the presence of Zanka (injured) and Bryan Mbeumo (injured).

Substitutions

Brentford made 5 changes: Pontus Jansson for Zanka (16′), Josh Dasilva for Shandon Baptiste (74′), Aaron Hickey for Bryan Mbeumo (74′), Christian Nörgaard for Vitaly Janelt (81′) and Ben Mee for Yoane Wissa (82′).

Best player: Rico Henry

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Brentford was Rico Henry.

His rating is (7.4) with 12 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.

Newcastle United – Formation

Newcastle United

Nick Pope 22.England

6.9

Kieran Trippier 2.England

6.8

Fabian Schär 5.Switzerland

6.4

Dan Burn 33.England

6.8

Sven Botman 4.Netherlands

6.3

28'

Joe Willock 28.England

7.0

88'

Bruno Guimarães 39.Brazil

6.8

Sean Longstaff 36.England

6.4

46'

Jacob Murphy 23.England

6.4

46'

Joelinton 7.Brazil

6.8

Alexander Isak 14.Sweden

6.1

87'

61'

Substitutes

Martin Dúbravka 1.Slovakia

Paul Dummett 3.Wales

Jamaal Lascelles 6.England

87'

Javier Manquillo 19.Spain

Matt Targett 13.England

Elliot Anderson 32.Scotland

7.1

88'

Matt Ritchie 11.Scotland

90'

Anthony Gordon 8.England

6.2

46'

Callum Wilson 9.England

46'

Newcastle United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Eddie Howe played with: Nick Pope (6.9), Kieran Trippier (6.8), Fabian Schär (6.4), Sven Botman (6.3), Dan Burn (6.8), Sean Longstaff (6.4), Bruno Guimarães (6.8), Joe Willock (6.8), Jacob Murphy (6.4), Alexander Isak (6.1) and Joelinton (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Martin Dúbravka, Elliot Anderson, Matt Ritchie, Paul Dummett, Anthony Gordon (6.2), Jamaal Lascelles, Callum Wilson, Javier Manquillo and Matt Targett.

Substitutions

Newcastle United made 5 changes: Jacob Murphy for Anthony Gordon (46′), Sean Longstaff for Callum Wilson (46′), Alexander Isak for Jamaal Lascelles (87′), Joe Willock for Elliott Anderson (87′) and Anthony Gordon for Matt Ritchie (90′).

Best player: Nick Pope

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Newcastle United was the goalkeeper: Nick Pope. His rating is 6.92. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 2 saves.