Newcastle vs Brentford 2023-24 English Premier League

Newcastle United

64': Callum Wilson (P)

FT
1 - 0

Brentford

Wilson 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': First Half begins.
33': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Substitution, Brentford. Mads Roerslev replaces Rico Henry because of an injury.
42': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+6': First Half ends, Newcastle United 0, Brentford 0.
45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 0, Brentford 0.
59': Aaron Hickey (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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.
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.
82': Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Aaron Hickey.
83': Substitution, Newcastle United. Miguel Almirón replaces Harvey Barnes.
85': Nathan Collins (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5': Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
90'+7': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 51,670

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+46	Liverpool	35	82	3
+33	Arsenal	35	67	4
+24	Manchester City	36	65	9
+21	Newcastle United	35	63	10

Full Table

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

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

Substitutes:

Matt Targett, Miguel Almirón, Valentino Livramento, Martin Dúbravka, Sandro Tonali, Alexander Isak, Jamaal Lascelles, Lewis Hall, Jacob Murphy.

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