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Based on Opta, Newcastle have dropped extra factors from profitable positions than some other workforce within the Premier League this season (19). Ouch.
An e-mail from Kevin Wilson on the participant who made the massive distinction tonight:
Ouattara had a fairly combined season for Bournemouth final 12 months so it was fairly wonderful to see Brentford drop £40m plus on him this summer time, however truthful play he’s been actually spectacular.
Newcastle’s gamers look completely damaged as they droop to the St James’s Park turf after full-time. The membership can most likely kiss goodbye to high tier European soccer for subsequent season. Their marketing campaign probably now rests on how far they’ll progress within the Champions League.
Brentford, then again, might begin dreaming of Europe. They’ve carried out the double over Newcastle this season, placing six objectives previous them within the course of.
FT: Newcastle 2-3 Brentford
That’s it, Brentford get all three factors and consign Newcastle to a 3rd straight defeat. Eddie Howe’s aspect haven’t received within the Premier League since 7 January and have picked up only one victory of their previous 9 video games in all competitions.
It’s a very rotten run which is in full distinction to Brentford’s sensible kind. The Bees have overwhelmed Aston Villa and Newcastle away from residence in successive video games. What a job Keith Andrews is doing.
Ouattara will get the broadcasters’ Participant of the Match award, deservedly so. He’s had a day trip.
90 minutes +6: Corridor will get a reserving for his troubles after being penalised as soon as once more. Newcastle actually haven’t responded properly to the Ouattara aim, they give the impression of being shellshocked by it.
90 minutes +4: Newcastle’s frustration is effervescent over. Corridor thinks he ought to have gotten a free-kick however as an alternative Andy Madley whistles in Brentford’s favour.
90 minutes +2: Corridor is now taking part in right-back and wins a free-kick, which brings a couple of huge probability for Thiaw. Elanga was in house and located the centre-back however the end was missing.
NINE minutes of added time. This ain’t over for Newcastle, not by a protracted chalk.
89 minutes: Dan Burn has come on for Newcastle and he might as properly keep up entrance to try to win aerial duels.
We’ll get a good chunk of added time on this one.
87 minutes: “Wissa, what’s the rating?” is the ditty from Brentford’s followers.
The remainder of the stadium is deathly quiet, reeling from that sucker punch.
Jensen discovered the previous Bournemouth winger in acres of house – Newcastle have been leaving these pockets all through the sport – and Ouattara wanted no second invitation to drill low and laborious together with his left foot into the nook. Excellent aim.
GOAL! Newcastle 2-3 Brentford (Ouattara, 86)
It’s Ouattara who thunders Brentford again forward! A rasping low effort that Nick Pope merely couldn’t cease.
If ever a participant deserved a aim …
85 minutes: Chaos-ball is instantly working wonders for Newcastle, however that again door remains to be very a lot ajar if Brentford fancy a stab at nicking it on the break. Thiago’s linkup play has been sharp and Ouattara is lightning fast.
83 minutes: I dare say there’s a sure theatre that VAR has delivered to soccer.
Anyway, Newcastle are pushing for a winner right here, however Osula is held up by some dogged Brentford defending.
82 minutes: What is that this recreation of thrills going to throw up subsequent?
“Naysayers be damned, VAR is sensible,” says Niall Mullen on e-mail. “Soccer was barely watchable earlier than the explosion in penalties and folks asking for penalties.”
Two penalties, one other penalty that may have been, two different objectives… and nonetheless loads of time left. What a Saturday evening deal with this recreation has been.
80 minutes: St James’s Park is thrumming with noise now; the house supporters will consider their aspect can kick on and nick this.
Romelle Donovan has been launched by Brentford.
GOAL! Newcastle 2-2 Brentford (Guimarães, 79)
Guimarães dusts himself down and stands over the penalty … he makes no mistake! Kelleher went the fallacious method.
There was no card for Kayode, by the best way, however he was livid with the awarding of the penalty.
Penalty. It’s one other tender one, as Kayode is adjudged to have fouled Guimarães when the Newcastle man was charging to fulfill Elanga’s cross. Is that the denial of a goalscoring probability too?
The referee took an absolute age to take a look at the display, checking and double-checking, finally saying “there’s a careless journey” by Kayode.
On-field evaluation! Perhaps Guimarães was fouled in any case. Andy Madley goes to the display.
75 minutes: A quick breakaway from Newcastle sees Osula go left to Elanga, whose cross evades everybody. Guimarães has stayed down after lunging for the ball. I’m unsure it’s a penalty however the Brazilian is unquestionably harm.
74 minutes: Ouattara does brilliantly for Brentford as soon as once more, racing ahead to alleviate the stress on his defenders, profitable a nook.
The set-piece is swung in by Jensen however powerfully met by Botman’s head.
71 minutes: Some decided defending from Lewis-Potter stops Corridor from surging down the Newcastle left, earlier than Woltemade runs into hassle on the sting of the field.
This isn’t fairly occurring for the house aspect. Credit score to Brentford for his or her organisation.
69 minutes: There’s nonetheless 25 minutes (together with the probably added time) to go on this one and Eddie Howe has performed all his attacking trump playing cards.
Thiago goes to get booked for thundering into the again of Lewis Corridor as they challenged for a header.
67 minutes: And simply as I kind that, Thiaw steps ahead out of the backline and thunders a shot that stings the palms of Kelleher. Shut.
And the ensuing nook is nodded simply broad by the goalscorer, Botman. Shut once more.
There’s simply no sample to Newcastle’s assaults, no discernible plan apart from to wallop it ahead and hope the tempo of Barnes and Elanga means they’ll create one thing from the lengthy looking balls. They’ve actually lacked cohesion by the center this afternooon; Guimarães seems to be a great distance off his finest.
65 minutes: There’s one other handball penalty enchantment for Andy Madley to take care of, and he responds to the Newcastle shouts that Ajer had dealt with it… by giving a Brentford free-kick for offside.
Wissa, who has been pretty poor, is eliminated instead of Osula.
63 minutes: But one other attacking participant is being readied by the Newcastle teaching employees. Will Osula is stripped and receiving his directions.
62 minutes: This can be a masterclass in recreation administration and defensive organisation from Brentford on the minute.
61 minutes: I’ve observed this a number of instances currently – officers insisting that throw-ins are taken from the place the ball went out even when the taker is making an attempt to retreat a number of yards. It simply occurred with Trippier there. Odd.