English Premier League

FT Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Brentford WWDLW 1
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Newcastle United WLLWW 2
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BRE011
NEW112
St. James' Park · 52,021 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Sandro 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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

NEW leads series 4-1

Lineups

NEW · 4-3-3

  1. 22Nick PopeG
  2. 33Dan BurnCD-L
  3. 5Fabian SchärCD-R
  4. 21Tino LivramentoLB
  5. 2Kieran TrippierRB
  6. 8Sandro TonaliCM
  7. 7JoelintonLM
  8. 39Bruno GuimarãesRM
  9. 14Alexander IsakF
  10. 11Harvey BarnesLF
  11. 23Jacob MurphyRF

Substitutes

  1. 28Joe WillockSUB
  2. 36Sean LongstaffSUB
  3. 67Lewis MileySUB
  4. 18William OsulaSUB
  5. 1Martin DúbravkaSUB
  6. 76Leo ShaharSUB
  7. 78Sean NeaveSUB
  8. 17Emil KrafthSUB
  9. 9Callum WilsonSUB

BRE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Mark FlekkenG
  2. 5Ethan PinnockCD-L
  3. 22Nathan CollinsCD-R
  4. 23Keane Lewis-PotterLB
  5. 4Sepp van den BergRB
  6. 18Yehor YarmoliukAM
  7. 27Vitaly JaneltLM
  8. 6Christian NørgaardRM
  9. 11Yoane WissaF
  10. 7Kevin SchadeAM-L
  11. 19Bryan MbeumoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 26Yunus KonakSUB
  2. 36Kim Ji-SooSUB
  3. 24Mikkel DamsgaardSUB
  4. 33Michael KayodeSUB
  5. 12Hákon ValdimarssonSUB
  6. 20Kristoffer AjerSUB
  7. 32Paris MaghomaSUB
  8. 40Iwan MorganSUB
  9. 16Ben MeeSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 59' Substitution, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Vitaly Janelt.
  3. 66' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Brentford 1. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  4. 66' Substitution, Newcastle United. Joe Willock replaces Jacob Murphy.
  5. 66' Substitution, Newcastle United. Callum Wilson replaces Alexander Isak.
  6. 70' Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 72' Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 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.
  9. 83' Substitution, Brentford. Kristoffer Ajer replaces Ethan Pinnock.
  10. 83' Substitution, Brentford. Paris Maghoma replaces Yehor Yarmoliuk.
  11. 89' Substitution, Newcastle United. Emil Krafth replaces Kieran Trippier.
  12. 90'+8' Substitution, Newcastle United. Lewis Miley replaces Harvey Barnes.

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