Newcastle have won each of their last five meetings with Brentford, including all three Premier League encounters in West London, meaning the Bees are targeting a first league victory over the Magpies for 76 years.
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Brentford continue to be unbeatable at home this season, a fact that will be put to the test here. So far, Thomas Frank's team have collected 19 points out of a possible 21 in front of their own supporters, most-recently fighting back from a goal down to defeat Leicester 4-1 a week ago, with Kevin Schade the scorer of a hat-trick. On the road however, the Bees are not so strong, yet to claim victory, losing six of seven road trips, including Wednesday night's 3-1 hammering at Villa Park, finding themselves 3-0 down by the interval, making Mikkel Damsgaard's strike shortly after the interval scant consolation.
Thus, Brentford will be delighted to be back home for this one, as will the neutral observer, given that the Gtech Community Stadium is, by some distance, the goaliest ground in the Premier League; the seven fixtures this season have produced a whopping 34 goals, meaning a goal is scored every 18 and a half minutes on average. Well, considering three of the six Premier League clashes between the Bees and the Magpies have witnessed exactly six goals a piece, this trend seems likely to continue.
Newcastle United meantime will make the 276 mile journey south following a high-scoring thriller of their own on Wednesday. Eddie Howe's team held run-away league-leaders Liverpool to a thoroughly entertaining 3-3 draw on Tyneside, twice leading through Alexander Isak and then Anthony Gordon, but seemingly destine for defeat in the dying embers, that was until Fabian Schär bundled home a dramatic equaliser in stoppage time.
A positive point for the Magpies yes, but they've now won only two of their last ten, sliding into the bottom half. Now, with games against Leicester and then Ipswich to come before Christmas, the Toon Army will expect to see their side rediscover some form, starting here, as they target a sixth successive away league win over Brentford, having scored at least twice in all of these victories.
Brentford vs Newcastle United Head-to-Head Record
- Matches Played: 18.
- Brentford Wins: 4. Draws: 1. Newcastle United Wins: 13.
Brentford Team News
in the continued absence of Kristoffer Ajer, Rico Henry and Aaron Hickey, Keane Lewis-Potter will continue to fill-in at left-back, while Mads Roerslev has not started since his horror show at Craven Cottage. Meantime, Mathias Jensen hobbled off injured last weekend, meaning he's out, but Thomas Frank is 'hopeful' Christian Nørgaard will be able to return, having missed the mid-week trip to the Midlands.
Brentford predicted lineup vs Newcastle United: (4-3-3): Flekken; van den Berg, Collins, Pinnock, Lewis-Potter; Nørgaard, Janelt, Damsgaard; Mbuemo, Wissa, Schade.
Brentford Player to Watch vs Newcastle United
Of Bryan Mbeumo's eight goals this season, seven have been scored at home, although the Cameroonian international has never netted in six attempts against Newcastle, so can he change that fact here?
Newcastle United Team News
Despite suffering a hip injury at Selhurst last weekend, Alexander Isak recovered quickly and was fit to start on Wednesday, which was a major boost. Elsewhere, Jacob Murphy came into the forward-line against Liverpool, allowing Joelinton to return to midfield, but Harvey Barnes appears an obvious, under-utilised choice to get the nod this time, thereby starting for the first time since October. The aforementioned Joelinton, Fabian Schär and Sandro Tonali would all sit out next Saturday's clash with Leicester if cautioned.
Newcastle United predicted lineup vs Brentford: (4-2-3-1): Pope; Livramento, Schär, Burn, Hall; Tonali, Guimarães, Joelinton; Barnes, Gordon, Isak.
Newcastle United Player to Watch vs Brentford
We've already mentioned him but we're highlighting Alexander Isak again. He took his tally to six for the season on Wednesday, while the Swede has scored both times he's previously visited the Brentford Community Stadium; can he continue this streak?
Brentford vs Newcastle United Prediction
We are backing Brentford for victory. The Bees have been irresistible at home, while Newcastle continue to be inconsistent, so we're forecasting a home win: Brentford 2-1 Newcastle United.
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What is the date and kick-off time for Brentford vs Newcastle United in the Premier League?
Brentford vs Newcastle United takes place on Saturday 7 December 2024, with kick off at 15:00 (GMT), 10:00 (EDT) & 7:00 (PST).