English Premier League

FT Saturday, February 26, 2022
Newcastle United DWWWD 2
–
Brentford LLLDL 0
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BRE000
Gtech Community Stadium · 17,039 att.

Match Report

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
1
0
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
6
1
Saves
9
62.7
Possession
37.3
26
SHOTS
6
11
ON GOAL
1
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
418
Accurate Passes
199
504
Passes
301
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
11
Accurate Crosses
5
31
Crosses
16
0.4
Cross %
0.3
54
Long Balls
83
32
Accurate Long Balls
34
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
2
5
Effective Tackles
6
13
Tackles
9
0.4
Tackle %
0.7
6
Interceptions
9
26
Effective Clearances
20
26
Clearances
20

Head to Head

NEW leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

BRE · 4-3-3

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 5Ethan PinnockCD-L
  3. 18Pontus JanssonCD-R
  4. 3Rico HenryLB
  5. 20Kristoffer AjerRB
  6. 6Christian NørgaardCM
  7. 27Vitaly JaneltLM
  8. 8Mathias JensenRM
  9. 19Bryan MbeumoF
  10. 11Yoane WissaLF
  11. 10Josh DasilvaRF

Substitutes

  1. 21Christian EriksenSUB
  2. 17Ivan ToneySUB
  3. 14Saman GhoddosSUB
  4. 7Sergi CanósSUB
  5. 26Shandon BaptisteSUB
  6. 15Frank OnyekaSUB
  7. 22Mathias JørgensenSUB
  8. 30Mads RoerslevSUB
  9. 49Jonas LösslSUB

NEW · 4-3-3

  1. 1Martin DúbravkaG
  2. 33Dan BurnCD-L
  3. 5Fabian SchärCD-R
  4. 13Matt TargettLB
  5. 17Emil KrafthRB
  6. 8Jonjo ShelveyCM
  7. 7JoelintonLM
  8. 28Joe WillockRM
  9. 20Chris WoodF
  10. 21Ryan FraserLF
  11. 23Jacob MurphyRF

Substitutes

  1. 3Paul DummettSUB
  2. 34Dwight GayleSUB
  3. 36Sean LongstaffSUB
  4. 18Federico FernándezSUB
  5. 24Miguel AlmirónSUB
  6. 26Karl DarlowSUB
  7. 39Bruno GuimarãesSUB
  8. 6Jamaal LascellesSUB
  9. 19Javier ManquilloSUB

Timeline

  1. 11' Josh Dasilva (Brentford) is shown the red card.
  2. 33' Goal! Brentford 0, Newcastle United 1. Joelinton (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Fraser with a cross.
  3. 44' Goal! Brentford 0, Newcastle United 2. Joseph Willock (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Fabian Schär following a fast break.
  4. 45'+1' Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 52' Substitution, Brentford. Christian Eriksen replaces Mathias Jensen.
  6. 62' Substitution, Brentford. Ivan Toney replaces Yoane Wissa.
  7. 64' Substitution, Newcastle United. Bruno Guimarães replaces Jacob Murphy.
  8. 68' Martin Dúbravka (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 72' Substitution, Brentford. Sergi Canós replaces Kristoffer Ajer.
  10. 83' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jamaal Lascelles replaces Joseph Willock.
  11. 84' Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 90' Substitution, Newcastle United. Miguel Almirón replaces Ryan Fraser.
  13. 90'+5' Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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