Brentford - Newcastle - 2:4. Premier League, round 38. Match review, statisticsPremier League, round 38
Brentford — Newcastle — 2:4 (0:3)Goals: V. Janelt (48), Y. Wissa (70) - H. Barnes (21), J. Murphy (36), A. Isak (38), B. Guimaraes (77)
Yellow cards: Joelinton (28), E. Krafth (66), N. Maupay (90), I. Toney (44), M. Jensen (45), Y. Wissa (51), D. Burn (53)
Brentford: Mark Flekken, Mads Roerslev, Zanka, Ethan Pinnock, Sergio Reguilón, Mathias Jensen, Christian Nørgaard, Vitaly Janelt, Bryan Mbeumo, Ivan Toney, Yoane Wissa
Newcastle: Nick Pope, Emil Krafth, Fabian Schär, Dan Burn, Lewis Hall, Sean Longstaff, Bruno Guimarães, Joelinton, Jacob Murphy, Alexander Isak, Harvey Barnes
Brentford - Newcastle match review:
In a thrilling Premier League match between Brentford and Newcastle at the Gtech Community Stadium, fans were treated to an exciting display of football with plenty of goals and drama.
The first half started off with Brentford having a goal disallowed for offside, as Ivan Toney found the back of the net but was ruled offside. Newcastle quickly took control of the game, with Harvey Barnes opening the scoring in the 21st minute. The visitors continued to press forward, and Jacob Murphy and Alexander Isak added to their lead with goals in the 36th and 38th minutes respectively. Brentford found themselves trailing 0-3 at halftime, with Toney and Mathias Jensen picking up yellow cards for the home side.
The second half saw Brentford come out determined to fight back, and Vitaly Janelt pulled one back for the home team with a goal in the 48th minute. However, their hopes of a comeback were dealt a blow when Yussuf Wissa and Nicolas Maupay received yellow cards, while Emil Krafth was booked for Newcastle.
Both teams made several substitutions throughout the game in an effort to change the momentum. Brentford brought on Mads Roerslev Rasmussen and Mikkel Damsgaard, while Newcastle replaced Barnes and Murphy with Emiliano Anderson and Miguel Almiron. Wissa scored his second goal of the match in the 70th minute to give Brentford hope, but Newcastle responded quickly with a goal from Bruno Guimaraes in the 77th minute.
As the game entered its final stages, both teams continued to push forward. Joelinton and Isak were substituted for Kieran Trippier and Callum Wilson for Newcastle, while Janelt and Sergio Reguilon made way for Kevin Schade and Neal Maupay for Brentford. Yarlomolyuk replaced Wissa for Brentford, and Fabian Schar came on for Paul Dummett for Newcastle.
The match ended with a final score of 2-4 in favor of Newcastle, with Brentford unable to complete their comeback despite a spirited second-half performance. The game was filled with goals, cards, and substitutions, making it an entertaining spectacle for all in attendance at the Gtech Community Stadium.
Brentford - Newcastle match statistics:
| Brentford | Newcastle | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Shots on Goal | 7 |
| 3 | Shots off Goal | 3 |
| 9 | Total Shots | 12 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Shots insidebox | 0 |
| 2 | Shots outsidebox | 0 |
| 15 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 54% | Ball Possession | 0 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Goalkeeper Saves | 3 |
| 437 | Total passes | 175 |
| 369 | Passes accurate | 304 |
| 84% | Passes % | 174% |
| 1.19 | expected_goals | 3.41 |
| 0 | goals_prevented | 0 |
