Newcastle United vs Brentford LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Newcastle United have had worse anniversaries. A club with designs on setting up residence in the top six marked a year of new ownership by scoring five goals and surging into the European places. It may only be temporary, as others have games in hand, but the more pertinent statistic is that Newcastle have the sixth most points in the last 12 months. If that is testament to the difference Eddie Howe has made, his biggest win in charge was garnished by Bruno Guimaraes, who struck twice in a star turn.
Investment has brought improvement and Guimaraes continues to look a fine use of £40 million. In a heady year on Tyneside, much of a £200 million outlay has been spent disturbingly sensibly.
Progress feels a consequence, along with Howe’s capacity to blend the imported with the inherited, and Newcastle celebrated a year under the auspices of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund – or, according to interpretation, a year without Mike Ashley – with the sort of scoreline that would have felt impossible at this stage in 2021, when they were winless, but which does not now.
United had drawn their previous three at St James’ Park but wins have nonetheless become normalised here: this was a ninth in 13 matches.
Newcastle United vs Brentford
BRENTFORD SUBS: Mads Roerslev, Sergi Canos, Zanka, Yoane Wissa, Vitaly Janelt, Frank Onyeka, Saman Ghoddos, Matthew Cox, Mikkel Damsgaard.
Newcastle United vs Brentford
BRENTFORD STARTING XI (3-5-2): David Raya; Kristoffer Ajer, Ethan Pinnock, Ben Mee; Aaron Hickey, Josh Dasilva, Shandon Baptiste, Mathias Jensen, Rico Henry; Bryan Mbuemo, Ivan Toney.
Newcastle United vs Brentford
NEWCASTLE UNITED SUBS: Matt Targett, Allan Saint-Maximin, Joelinton, Jamal Lewis, Chris Wood, Elliot Anderson, Ryan Fraser, Jamaal Lascelles, Loris Karius.
Newcastle United vs Brentford
NEWCASTLE UNITED STARTING XI (4-3-3): Nick Pope; Kieran Trippier, Fabian Schar, Sven Botman, Dan Burn; Sean Longstaff, Bruno Guimaraes, Joe Willock; Miguel Almiron, Callum Wilson, Jacob Murphy.
Newcastle United vs Brentford
Newcastle ended their six-match winless run in the Premier League last time out when they comfortably brushed aside 10-man Fulham 4-1. They're in good form at home though, having lost just one of their last 14 home games in the league (W8 D5), though the last three have ended level. Brentford have won just one of their last six matches in the league (D3 L2), and they've failed to score in their last two matches after putting five past Leeds United at the start of September.
Newcastle United vs Brentford
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Newcastle United vs Brentford
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