Newcastle United vs Brentford, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueWilson penalty gives Newcastle much-needed win over Brentford
A Callum Wilson penalty earned Newcastle United their first victory in four Premier League games as they narrowly beat Brentford 1-0 at St James' Park on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Dan Burn (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
- 4': Attempt saved. Aaron Hickey (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathias Jensen.
- 9': Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
- 9': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Aaron Hickey (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Newcastle United).
- 11': Attempt blocked. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ethan Pinnock.
- 16': Foul by Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United).
- 16': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Elliot Anderson (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
- 23': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Sven Botman.
- 25': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
- 27': Foul by Aaron Hickey (Brentford).
- 27': Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
- 28': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Mathias Jensen.
- 28': Attempt missed. Sven Botman (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross following a corner.
- 28': Attempt saved. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sven Botman.
- 28': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
- 30': Offside, Brentford. Nathan Collins tries a through ball, but Yoane Wissa is caught offside.
- 31': Attempt missed. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sean Longstaff with a cross.
- 32': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
- 33': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Delay in match because of an injury Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
- 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 36': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Foul by Ben Mee (Brentford).
- 37': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Rico Henry.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 38': Attempt missed. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross.
- 39': Delay in match because of an injury Rico Henry (Brentford).
- 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Substitution, Brentford. Mads Roerslev replaces Rico Henry because of an injury.
- 42': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
- 42': Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Attempt missed. Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt with a through ball.
- 45'+2': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+4': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
- 45'+4': Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Newcastle United 0, Brentford 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 0, Brentford 0.
- 47': Delay in match because of an injury Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United).
- 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt.
- 55': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Foul by Aaron Hickey (Brentford).
- 57': Foul by Callum Wilson (Newcastle United).
- 57': Mark Flekken (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Aaron Hickey (Brentford).
- 59': Nick Pope (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Aaron Hickey (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Penalty Newcastle United. Anthony Gordon draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 61': Penalty conceded by Mark Flekken (Brentford) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 64': Goal! Newcastle United 1, Brentford 0. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 64': Mark Flekken (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
- 65': Attempt missed. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 66': Aaron Hickey (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United).
- 68': Attempt missed. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dan Burn.
- 70': Delay in match because of an injury Ben Mee (Brentford).
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Attempt missed. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Mads Roerslev.
- 72': Substitution, Brentford. Neal Maupay replaces Ben Mee because of an injury.
- 72': Substitution, Brentford. Kevin Schade replaces Vitaly Janelt.
- 72': Substitution, Brentford. Frank Onyeka replaces Christian Nørgaard.
- 73': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Bryan Mbeumo.
- 75': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Mads Roerslev.
- 76': Delay in match because of an injury Frank Onyeka (Brentford).
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Neal Maupay (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mads Roerslev with a cross.
- 82': VAR Decision: No Penalty Newcastle United.
- 82': Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Aaron Hickey.
- 83': Substitution, Newcastle United. Miguel Almirón replaces Harvey Barnes.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yoane Wissa.
- 84': Attempt saved. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter with a cross.
- 85': Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Foul by Nathan Collins (Brentford).
- 85': Nathan Collins (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Dan Burn.
- 90'+1': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 90'+1': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
- 90'+2': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+5': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 90'+7': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+8': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Mads Roerslev.
- 90'+9': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Mads Roerslev.
- 90'+9': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Mads Roerslev.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Newcastle United 1, Brentford 0.
- 0': Match ends, Newcastle United 1, Brentford 0.
Statistics
 BRE |
NEW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 8 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 43.7 | Possession | 56.3 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 265 | Accurate Passes | 363 |
| 367 | Passes | 464 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 15 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 70 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 19 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 30 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 28 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 51,670
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 51,670
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 11 | +15 | 28 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 12 | +5 | 23 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 12 | +9 | 22 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 12 | +9 | 22 |
Line-Ups
Newcastle United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Nick Pope (GK) |
| 4 | Sven Botman |
| 5 | Fabian Schär |
| 33 | Dan Burn |
| 2 | Kieran Trippier |
| 39 | Bruno Guimarães  |
| 32 | Elliot Anderson |
| 36 | Sean Longstaff |
| 9 | Callum Wilson |
| 15 | Harvey Barnes |
| 10 | Anthony Gordon |
Brentford (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Flekken (GK) |
| 5 | Ethan Pinnock |
| 16 | Ben Mee |
| 22 | Nathan Collins |
| 3 | Rico Henry |
| 2 | Aaron Hickey |
| 6 | Christian Nørgaard |
| 27 | Vitaly Janelt |
| 8 | Mathias Jensen |
| 11 | Yoane Wissa |
| 19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
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