Premier League: Newcastle United tops Brentford 2-0 on Saturday
LONDON. Newcastle United prevails over Brentford with a 2-0 win with a goal from Joelinton (33') and a goal from J. Willock (44').
LONDON. Newcastle United prevails over Brentford with a 2-0 win with a goal from Joelinton (33′) and a goal from J. Willock (44′). Newcastle United was vastly superior ball possession (63%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Brentford Community Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Mike Dean who had the assistance of Edward Smart and Mark Scholes. The 4th official was Andy Madley. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 9 degrees Celsius or 48.22 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 46%.
Match Statistics
Newcastle United was in firm control of the ball 63% while Brentford was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Newcastle United was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 11 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Newcastle United won the encounter.
Brentford shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Newcastle United shot 26 times, 11 on target, 15 off target.
Cards
Brentford received 3 yellow cards (K. Ajer, B. Mbeumo and V. Janelt). On the other side, Newcastle United received 1 yellow card (M. Dubravka).
(Brentford) was sent out after receiving a red card in the (12′).
After playing this encounter, Brentford will stay with 24 points to stay in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Newcastle United will have 22 points like Everton to stay in the 17th place.
Match Events
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12'12'
J. Dasilva
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33'33'
Joelinton
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44'44'
J. Willock
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45'45'
K. Ajer
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55'55'
C. Eriksen
M. Jensen
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62'62'
I. Toney
Y. Wissa
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64'64'
B. Guimaraes
J. Murphy
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69'69'
M. Dubravka
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72'72'
S. Canos
K. Ajer
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83'83'
J. Lascelles
J. Willock
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86'86'
B. Mbeumo
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90'90'
M. Almiron
R. Fraser
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90'90'
V. Janelt
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Brentford will play away against Norwich City on the 5th of March with a 6-2 head to head record in favor of Norwich City (3 draws).
Newcastle United will host Brighton & Hove Albion on the 5th of March with a 6-2 head to head statistic in favor of Brighton & Hove Albion (5 draws).
Brentford: Formation and Lineups
Brentford adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Thomas Frank chose to play with the following team: David Raya , Kristoffer Ajer , Pontus Jansson , Ethan Pinnock , Rico Henry , Mathias Jensen , Christian Nørgaard , Vitaly Janelt , Joshua Dasilva , Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa .
Substitutes
Brentford made 3 changes: M. Jensen for C. Eriksen (55′), Y. Wissa for I. Toney (62′) and K. Ajer for S. Canos (72′).
Best player: David Raya
The player that probably impressed the most for Brentford was the goalkeeper: David Raya. His rating is 7.84. He performed 8 saves.
Newcastle United: Formation and Lineups
Also Newcastle United adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Eddie Howe played with: Martin Dúbravka , Emil Krafth , Fabian Schär , Dan Burn , Matt Targett , Joe Willock , Jonjo Shelvey , Joelinton , Jacob Murphy , Chris Wood and Ryan Fraser .
Substitutes
Newcastle United made 3 changes: J. Murphy for B. Guimaraes (64′), J. Willock for J. Lascelles (83′) and R. Fraser for M. Almiron (90′).
Top player: Ryan Fraser
Probably the most impressive player in Newcastle United was Ryan Fraser even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 51 passes (90% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 13 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League
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