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Newcastle And Brentford They will look to bolster their hopes of European qualification when they step up on Saturday evening Premier League.
Brentford can potentially climb up to sixth with a convincing win at St James’ Park against a Magpies side who have lost their last two while also crashing out of the Carabao Cup in midweek.
However, victory for Eddie Howe’s men would take them back into the top half and level on points with the Bees on 36 points.
Check out the confirmed lineups for both sides ahead of the 5:30pm clash.
Newcastle lineup confirmed
Brentford confirmed the lineup
How to watch Newcastle vs Brentford
Newcastle vs Brentford will be shown live in the UK on Sky Sports and the Sky Go app.
Statistics for Newcastle vs Brentford
- Newcastle have won nine of their last 10 home games against Brentford in all competitions (D1) since losing their first meeting in September 1934.
- Brentford have won two of their last three league games against Newcastle (L1), having failed to win any of their previous 10 (D1 L9).
- Brentford are looking to complete their second league double over Newcastle, having previously done so in the 1934–35 Second Tier campaign.
- Premier League meetings between Brentford and Newcastle have averaged 4.1 goals per game (37 goals in 9 games), the highest ratio of any match ever played.
- Newcastle have lost their last two Premier League games, their fifth in a row in the last two seasons. The Magpies have not lost more on the bounce since December/January in the 2023-24 season (4).
- The London side have won just four of their 29 Premier League visits to Newcastle since Eddie Howe took charge of the Magpies (D5 L20). Since Howe’s first game – a home match against Brentford – Newcastle have won more home Premier League games against London sides than any other (20).
- Over the last eight Premier League matchdays, only Arsenal (17) have conceded more points than Brentford (16), with the Bees also holding the joint-best defense in that time (7 goals conceded).
- Although Brentford are fourth-bottom in the Premier League for total shots this season (247), they have the sixth-best xG (38.5). Their XG per shot is 0.16, the best by any team over the last five seasons.
