Newcastle United vs Brentford, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueSandro Tonali and Alexander Isak strike as Newcastle battle past Brentford
Alexander Isak scored his 20th Premier League goal of the season and Sandro Tonali fired a stunning winner as Newcastle United beat Brentford 2-1 at St James' Park on Wednesday to boost their bid for a Champions League place.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tino Livramento with a cross.
- 6': Delay in match because of an injury Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United).
- 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 8': Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
- 8': Tino Livramento (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Offside, Newcastle United. Alexander Isak is caught offside.
- 10': Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
- 10': Tino Livramento (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt missed. Joelinton (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tino Livramento.
- 12': Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
- 12': Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Harvey Barnes.
- 14': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
- 14': Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Kieran Trippier.
- 19': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
- 19': Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Sandro Tonali.
- 21': Foul by Nathan Collins (Brentford).
- 21': Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt missed. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jacob Murphy.
- 24': Attempt missed. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
- 26': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Tino Livramento (Newcastle United).
- 28': Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Kevin Schade (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yoane Wissa.
- 29': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
- 30': Foul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
- 30': Nick Pope (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt saved. Joelinton (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Harvey Barnes with a cross.
- 32': Attempt missed. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
- 34': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Schade.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 38': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).
- 40': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Bryan Mbeumo.
- 41': Foul by Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United).
- 41': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford).
- 42': Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
- 45': Offside, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes is caught offside.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Goal! Newcastle United 1, Brentford 0. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jacob Murphy with a cross.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Newcastle United 1, Brentford 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 1, Brentford 0.
- 47': Attempt missed. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 49': Foul by Alexander Isak (Newcastle United).
- 49': Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Delay in match because of an injury Joelinton (Newcastle United).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
- 57': Foul by Kevin Schade (Brentford).
- 57': Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Yoane Wissa.
- 58': Attempt missed. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kieran Trippier following a corner.
- 58': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Kevin Schade (Brentford).
- 59': Substitution, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Vitaly Janelt.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 62': Attempt missed. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jacob Murphy.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Schade with a headed pass.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
- 64': Penalty Brentford. Yoane Wissa draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 64': Penalty conceded by Nick Pope (Newcastle United) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 66': Goal! Newcastle United 1, Brentford 1. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 66': Substitution, Newcastle United. Joe Willock replaces Jacob Murphy.
- 66': Substitution, Newcastle United. Callum Wilson replaces Alexander Isak.
- 68': Ethan Pinnock (Brentford) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kevin Schade with a cross.
- 70': Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
- 70': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
- 72': Foul by Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford).
- 72': Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
- 74': Goal! Newcastle United 2, Brentford 1. Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right to the top right corner. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
- 75': Foul by Kevin Schade (Brentford).
- 75': Joelinton (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Joe Willock (Newcastle United).
- 77': Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Delay in match because of an injury Joe Willock (Newcastle United).
- 77': Delay in match because of an injury Nathan Collins (Brentford).
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United).
- 80': Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
- 82': Joelinton (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Brentford. Kristoffer Ajer replaces Ethan Pinnock.
- 83': Substitution, Brentford. Paris Maghoma replaces Yehor Yarmoliuk.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joelinton.
- 86': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross.
- 87': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
- 87': Foul by Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United).
- 87': Paris Maghoma (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Attempt missed. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
- 89': Substitution, Newcastle United. Emil Krafth replaces Kieran Trippier.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+1': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Joe Willock (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Callum Wilson.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Kevin Schade (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
- 90'+5': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 90'+5': Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Joelinton.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross.
- 90'+8': Substitution, Newcastle United. Lewis Miley replaces Harvey Barnes.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Newcastle United 2, Brentford 1.
- 0': Match ends, Newcastle United 2, Brentford 1.
Statistics
 BRE |
NEW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 51.6 | Possession | 48.4 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 329 | Accurate Passes | 304 |
| 427 | Passes | 402 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 16 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 76 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 36 | Accurate Long Balls | 13 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 18 |
| 11 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 32 |
| 20 | Clearances | 32 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,021
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,021
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 34 | +48 | 82 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 34 | +34 | 67 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 34 | +21 | 62 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 34 | +23 | 61 |
Line-Ups
Newcastle United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Nick Pope (GK) |
| 33 | Dan Burn |
| 5 | Fabian Schär  |
| 21 | Valentino Livramento |
| 2 | Kieran Trippier |
| 8 | Sandro Tonali |
| 7 | Joelinton |
| 39 | Bruno Guimarães |
| 14 | Alexander Isak |
| 11 | Harvey Barnes |
| 23 | Jacob Murphy |
Brentford (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Flekken (GK) |
| 5 | Ethan Pinnock |
| 22 | Nathan Collins |
| 23 | Keane Lewis-Potter |
| 4 | Sepp van den Berg |
| 18 | Yehor Yarmoliuk |
| 27 | Vitaly Janelt |
| 6 | Christian Nørgaard |
| 11 | Yoane Wissa |
| 7 | Kevin Schade |
| 19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
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