Newcastle travel to Brentford today after tallying a well-deserved point against league leaders Liverpool on Wednesday. While it’s been a rollercoaster start to the campaign, Newcastle can do themselves a lot of good with a victory over the Bees; a club they’ve had a lot of away success against recently.
This is the team Eddie Howe has selected for today’s clash. It has two changes from the midweek draw with Harvey Barnes and Sean Longstaff in for Anthony Gordon and Sandro Tonali.
Today's team to take on Brentford. ? pic.twitter.com/DHyS5TJgVP
— Newcastle United (@NUFC) December 7, 2024
Here is the side Bees boss Thomas Frank has named.
? Your Bees to take on Newcastle pic.twitter.com/ZHfqOzjzLb
— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) December 7, 2024
A win should see Newcastle comfortably placed in the top ten with a platform to build upon. However, the Brentford will be eager to carve the same path for themselves. A top performance is needed to get Newcastle on track for a push for Europe.
Howay The Lads!
1,067 comments so far
magicmac54
Dec 7, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Comment #81Brilliant there by young Hall
IrishRob
Dec 7, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Comment #82Much better from Barnes since the howler
RUNAWAY777
Dec 7, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Comment #83Think that mistake and goal has woke Barnes much better from him now.
Not another deJong
Dec 7, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Comment #847 attempts on goal to their 4
JaveaToon
Dec 7, 2024 at 3:49 PM
Comment #85Great run Tino
JaveaToon
Dec 7, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Comment #86Ht
davetoon
Dec 7, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Comment #87Another entertaining half but many chances not taken and also average defending.
Not another deJong
Dec 7, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Comment #88Has the barking stopped
IrishRob
Dec 7, 2024 at 3:52 PM
Comment #89We’re looking the better team we’re coming more into it. I still don’t think Joelinton looks switched on or focused at all however.
Macas
Dec 7, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Comment #90If we stop handing them goals on a plate we should win this
Lee Charnley Bunga Party
Dec 7, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Comment #91What a game of football just 2 teams going for it
Was cursing Barnes but his goal is exactly why we need to give him more time Gordon would fluff that chance
Murphy with 2 assists if he could actually be consistent we wouldn’t need another winger but he’s been great so far
Essex Geordie Bill
Dec 7, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Comment #92Barnes has been OK since his howler, pity about the Isak one. We should be well ahea!
lukes26
Dec 7, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Comment #93Brentford were teetering there at the end. couldn’t cope with the pace of the game.
Newcastle the better side for vast majority of the half.
Murphy probably player of the half. two assists and doing the defensive work too
Pottsclock
Dec 7, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Comment #94The commentator on my feed keeps calling him Mbooma, but I thought Mbuemo was probounced Mbweno.
We’ve given them two easy goals. Hall does make defensive mistakes, no doubt. But those are things that will be corrected with experience and playing time. His core skills and football mentality, such as the forward ball to Barnes who should have scored, are excellent. He has faced two of the best wide players in Mbuemo and Salah in the last two matches and they’d be a handle for anyone.
fray bentos
Dec 7, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Comment #95The matchday goldfish crew strike again! haha
Barnes is the worst player in the world……oh sorry my mistake!
Haha absolute divvies! seen it so many times on here, you lot are so fickle, you jump stance, flip flopping every match day, the amount of time Ive seen posters declare a player is useless only for them to score mins later on here is ridiculous, you would think you would learn by now!
JohnJ
Dec 7, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Comment #96Well what do you think so dar? Can we snatch another goal or two?
Toonces
Dec 7, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Comment #97The ball into Mbeumo for their first left him completely isolated against hall. All the help was late showing up and mbeumo got to that spot too easily. Sure hall needs to do better but he wasn’t alone in the fault for that goal.
AncientC
Dec 7, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Comment #98Quite funny reading the blog after Barnes misplaced pass. I am not totally sure it was that bad of a pass, I would need to see it again, but it looked like he was expecting a player to come to the ball. I could be wrong.
Still… Wissa had a lot to do after that perceived error. And quite a few had Barnes’ career chalked off, and the taxi on the way.
Then he goes and scores a goal, and puts another one on a plate for Murphy who didn’t jump early enough.
Strange ol’ game.
IrishRob
Dec 7, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Comment #99Whoever wants to win this I’ve a feeling it will take 2 goals
JaveaToon
Dec 7, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Comment #100Lucky there, some sloppy defending all over
RUNAWAY777
Dec 7, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Comment #101Let Gordon lose on 65 mins with tonali and we win the game.
nufcursed
Dec 7, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Comment #102Central defense is our weak links. Too players without pace, each opposing attack is dangerous cause we are so slow at the back. Really hope we win this one as we need 3 points badly
IrishRob
Dec 7, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Comment #103It’s so so wrong when the ref blows up for offside in positions like Joelinton was in 5 minutes ago. It honestly makes me so mad. Joelinton was easily in on goal there there wasn’t a player who’d catch him within 10 yards.
JaveaToon
Dec 7, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Comment #104Ffs… Too easy that like
IrishRob
Dec 7, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Comment #105Cursed you mean 3 right? Who are u saying has pace in our defence except Tino?
davetoon
Dec 7, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Comment #106Embarrassing Goal to concede. Free kick in their own half.
peterk3
Dec 7, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Comment #107Our defense is shocking.
IrishRob
Dec 7, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Comment #108That’s definitely the win gone. Shocking shocking shocking.
Mourinho would have us water tight
Lee Charnley Bunga Party
Dec 7, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Comment #109Our defending is all over the place today
That was shocking
t00narmy88
Dec 7, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Comment #110from having a fantastic game at Liverpool to losing to Brentford, its simply not good enough. we are sitting mid table half way thru the season and this is a terrible result.
Just havent been good enough or turned up. simple as.
nufcursed
Dec 7, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Comment #111Again poor defending.. This is costing us too much points. We can’t score 4 every game
davetoon
Dec 7, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Comment #112Thats 9 goals (so far) in the last 4 games
IrishRob
Dec 7, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Comment #113We’re 12th atm and probably will be 13th by tomorrow. How can people defend Howe seriously. It’s madness how they defend him, it’s pure loyalty and stupidity.
Essex Geordie Bill
Dec 7, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Comment #114Wasn’t a foul by Joelinton!
JohnJ
Dec 7, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Comment #115Bloody hard going this game – can we find 2 or 3 goals?
t00narmy88
Dec 7, 2024 at 4:21 PM
Comment #116isak dont want no part of this sh!tshow. he’s too good to be playing for a midtable club. he and bruno will be away in the summer. its a been a very disappointing season. its simply not good enough and our aging defenders simply arent good enough.
magicmac54
Dec 7, 2024 at 4:21 PM
Comment #117Unfortunately sleeping at the wheel for that goal.
catchy in norway
Dec 7, 2024 at 4:21 PM
Comment #118How are we 3-2 down, we have been miles better
nufcursed
Dec 7, 2024 at 4:21 PM
Comment #119IrishRob Hall ain’t the quickest but I like him. He plays forward and tries. To me Schar and Burn ain’t fast enough for the PL. Maybe you can play one of them but two slow players in the center is suicide
RUNAWAY777
Dec 7, 2024 at 4:22 PM
Comment #120Think we need good keeper in the summer is pope getting abit stale now .