Ahead of Saturday’s clash, we have the Brentford vs Newcastle preview, prediction, latest team news and predicted lineups.
Brentford Vs Newcastle Prediction
After another miserable away day defeat on GW14, Brentford are back at the fortress Gtech this weekend for the visit of Newcastle United.
Interestingly, the Bees boast the best home record in the Premier League this season. Only struggling West Ham have come away from TW8 with a share of the spoils.
Wednesday night’s bruising 3-1 defeat against Aston Villa provided a stark reminder of just how vital home form can be in the top-flight.
Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins and Matty Cash all netted for the hosts in the first-half. Mikkel Damsgaard thundered home in the 54th minute but that’s as good as it got for Thomas Frank’s side.
On their own patch, Frank has accumulated 19 points from 21 and played witness to 22 goals. 16 of those have come in the last four fixtures at the Gtech.
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Newcastle United – like their hosts – are locked in on 20 points this season and currently occupy 10th spot. One place behind them due to goal difference.
Wednesday night’s blockbuster 3-3 draw against league leaders Liverpool reminded supporters that the Magpies can certainly mix it with the best.
Goals had been a major problem but star players Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon caused the Reds backline all sorts of problems at St James’ Park.
Prior to their trip to the capital, the Toon Army will be buoyed by their recent form against the Bees. Eddie Howe’s side have won the last five in a row including a fantastic 4-2 thrashing in TW8 last year.
Ahead of Saturdays clash, the best football betting sites in the UK price Brentford at 2/1 with the Geordies at 11/8. The draw can be backed at 25/9.
Brentford Vs Newcastle Team News
Thomas Frank has a number of fitness concerns for Brentford going into GW15. Midfield pairing Christian Norgaard and Mathias Jensen will need to be assessed after missing the Aston Villa defeat.
Kristoffer Ajer and Gustavo Nunes are also doubts but Frank will be quietly confident that all four players can be given the green light to feature.
The trio of Josh Dasilva, Rico Henry and Aaron Hickey are all definitely ruled out. Up front, Igor Thiago is pushing for his Premier League start. He is set to feature with Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa in attack.
Meanwhile, Newcastle will be boosted that star striker Alexander Isak managed the whole 90 minutes against Liverpool without any re-occurrence of his hip injury suffered on GW13.
Eddie Howe is likely to rotate his XI after the midweek exertions against the league leaders. Harvey Barnes could replace Jacob Murphy and the likes of Joelinton and Sandro Tonali could be rested.
Kieran Trippier remains a doubt but Sven Botman, Jamaal Lascelles and Emil Krafth will definately miss the trip to London.
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Brentford Vs Newcastle Predicted Lineups
Brentford (4-3-3): Flekken; Roerslev, Collins, Pinnock, Van den Berg; Norgaard, Janelt, Damsgaard; Mbeumo, Thiago, Wissa
Newcastle (4-3-3): Pope; Livramento, Schar, Burn, Hall; Longstaff, Guimaraes, Willock; Barnes, Isak, Gordon
Brentford Vs Newcastle Prediction
The best home side in the Premier League this season faces the side that has beaten them in the last five top-flight fixtures. Surely the law of averages points to a Brentford win this time out?
At the Gtech, the Bees have certainly delivered their sting but Newcastle will be more than ready for what promises to be a fine battle.
With the likes of Bryan Mbeumo, Yoane Wissa, Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon on display, a high-scoring draw is the likely outcome.
Prediction: Brentford 2-2 Newcastle
