Newcastle 2–3 Brentford
Newcastle
2–3HT 1–2
Brentford
Newcastle played Brentford in the Premier League on 7 February 2026 at St. James' Park. The match finished 2–3.
Goals and cards
- 24'S. Botman (assist by Bruno Guimaraes)
- 37'V. Janelt (assist by D. Ouattara)
- 44'Jacob Murphy — Yellow card
- 45'I. Thiago
- 69'Igor Thiago — Yellow card
- 79'Bruno Guimaraes
- 85'D. Ouattara (assist by M. Jensen)
- 90+1'Vitaly Janelt — Yellow card
- 90+6'Lewis Hall — Yellow card
Line-ups
Newcastle 4-3-3
- N. Pope
- K. Trippier
- M. Thiaw
- S. Botman
- L. Hall
- S. Tonali
- Bruno Guimaraes
- J. Willock
- J. Murphy
- Y. Wissa
- H. Barnes
- SUBSTITUTES
- A. Ramsdale
- D. Burn
- J. Ramsey
- N. Woltemade
- L. Shahar
- A. Elanga
- W. Osula
- A. Murphy
- S. Neave
- COACHES: Eddie Howe
Brentford 4-2-3-1
- C. Kelleher
- M. Kayode
- K. Ajer
- S. van den Berg
- R. Henry
- J. Henderson
- V. Janelt
- D. Ouattara
- M. Jensen
- K. Lewis-Potter
- I. Thiago
- SUBSTITUTES
- H. R. Valdimarsson
- E. Pinnock
- N. Collins
- M. Damsgaard
- R. Nelson
- A. Hickey
- Y. Yarmolyuk
- K. Furo
- R. Donovan
- COACHES: Keith Andrews
Match statistics
| Newcastle | Brentford | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Shots on goal | 5 |
| 8 | Shots off goal | 2 |
| 16 | Total shots | 11 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 10 | Shots inside box | 6 |
| 6 | Shots outside box | 5 |
| 14 | Fouls | 18 |
| 9 | Corners | 3 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 54% | Possession | 46% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 428 | Total passes | 379 |
| 351 | Accurate passes | 286 |
| 82% | Pass accuracy | 75% |
| 2.24 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.79 |
| -0.25 | goals_prevented | -0.25 |