On Sep 16th, Brentford will travel to Newcastle upon Tyne to battle Newcastle United in a meeting of these two mismatched Premier League teams. 14th placed Newcastle United is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Brighton & Hove Albion. Ferguson struck first for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 27th minute, then Evan Ferguson added another in the 65th minute. Newcastle United looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 8th placed Brentford, recorded a 2-2 draw against AFC Bournemouth. Mathias Jensen scored the first goal for Brentford in the 7th minute, then Dominic Solanke tied it up for AFC Bournemouth in the 30th minute . Brentford is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Newcastle United won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Brentford is glad to have Bryan Mbeumo in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals. Newcastle United’s most prolific scorer has been Harvey Barnes. The English midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches
Joelinton, Sven Botman, Miguel Almirón, Javi Manquillo and Emil Krafth are unavailable to play for Newcastle United, while Thomas Frank’s squad will be without Mikkel Damsgaard, Shandon Baptiste, Ivan Toney and Joshua Da Silva.