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Alexander Isak's eighth Premier League extremity of the play gave Newcastle a 5th triumph successful a rowAlexander Isak scored a superb victor arsenic Newcastle came from down to bushed Brentford and fortify their presumption successful the Premier League's apical four.
After Joelinton's shot crossed the look of extremity was diverted into the nett by Brentford goalkeeper David Raya to level the scores aft 54 minutes, Eddie Howe's broadside got the decisive extremity 7 minutes aboriginal erstwhile Isak curled his first-time changeable into the apical country from the borderline of the box.
Brentford had enjoyed the amended of the archetypal fractional and went successful beforehand connected the changeable of half-time done Ivan Toney's penalty, awarded aft the video adjunct referee (VAR) spotted a foul from Isak connected Rico Henry astatine a corner.
Toney, who besides had a extremity disallowed for offside, had missed the accidental to enactment Thomas Frank's broadside up earlier successful the fractional aft Kevin Schade burst past Fabian Schar and was brought down wrong the container by Sven Botman's clumsy challenge.
However, having scored his erstwhile 10 Premier League spot-kicks, Toney had his tame effort saved by Newcastle keeper Nick Pope.
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Newcastle were vastly improved successful the 2nd fractional aft bringing connected Anthony Gordon and Callum Wilson astatine the interruption and the latter, who acceptable up the 2nd extremity for Isak, thought helium had scored the third, lone for VAR to get progressive again and regularisation it retired for a handball by the striker.
The location broadside recovered a 2nd upwind aft being pegged backmost for overmuch of the fractional and pressed for an equaliser precocious on. Toney came closest but saw 1 header parried distant by Pope and a 2nd driblet conscionable implicit the barroom successful stoppage time.
Newcastle person won 5 consecutive league games and are backmost to third, 3 points wide of fifth-placed Tottenham successful the conflict for Champions League qualification, portion Brentford driblet to ninth, albeit conscionable 4 points disconnected sixth.
Isak provides finishing interaction to Newcastle comeback
Newcastle failed to muster a azygous changeable connected people successful a lacklustre first-half display, and having been punished pursuing the concession of 2 penalties earlier the interruption their winning tally was nether superior threat.
Whatever Howe said astatine half-time intelligibly worked though, arsenic Newcastle came retired with the vigor and strength truthful lacking successful the archetypal 45 minutes.
They moved the shot quicker, with much intent and portion Raya was unfortunate that Joelinton's quadrate shot ricocheted disconnected his bottommost and into his ain net, the extremity had been coming.
As Newcastle grew successful the game, truthful excessively did Isak. After a quiescent archetypal fractional helium was freed up by the instauration of Wilson and recovered himself successful unsafe positions to agelong the location defence.
As overmuch arsenic his intelligent movement, Isak's finishing has stood retired since moving to St James' Park - and it was successful grounds again.
Wilson rolled the shot to him connected the borderline of the country and the cleanly struck, curling onslaught was successful the infinitesimal it near his boot.
Newcastle person already exceeded expectations this season, and with 9 games to spell they are the squad with momentum successful the Champions League race.
With the spot of mentality they showed to combat backmost successful the 2nd half, combined with the prime of the likes of Isak, they look acceptable to publication their spot successful Europe's premier contention adjacent season.
More to follow.
Player of the match
IsakAlexander Isak
with an mean of 7.95
Brentford
Squad number2Player nameHickey
Squad number17Player nameToney
Squad number9Player nameSchade
Squad number18Player nameJansson
Squad number16Player nameMee
Squad number3Player nameHenry
Squad number5Player namePinnock
Squad number6Player nameNørgaard
Squad number13Player nameM Jorgensen
Squad number1Player nameRaya
Squad number8Player nameJensen
Squad number10Player nameDasilva
Squad number19Player nameMbeumo
Squad number26Player nameBaptiste
Squad number27Player nameJanelt
Squad number11Player nameWissa
Newcastle United
Squad number14Player nameIsak
Squad number9Player nameWilson
Squad number7Player nameJoelinton
Squad number22Player namePope
Squad number39Player nameBruno Guimarães
Squad number8Player nameGordon
Squad number2Player nameTrippier
Squad number32Player nameAnderson
Squad number28Player nameWillock
Squad number5Player nameSchär
Squad number4Player nameBotman
Squad number33Player nameBurn
Squad number6Player nameLascelles
Squad number23Player nameMurphy
Squad number36Player nameS Longstaff
Squad number11Player nameRitchie
Line-ups
Brentford
Formation 5-3-2
- 1Raya
- 2HickeySubstituted forMbeumoat 74'minutes
- 18JanssonSubstituted forM Jorgensenat 16'minutes
- 5Pinnock
- 16MeeSubstituted forWissaat 82'minutes
- 3Henry
- 10DasilvaSubstituted forBaptisteat 74'minutes
- 6NørgaardSubstituted forJaneltat 81'minutes
- 8Jensen
- 17Toney
- 9Schade
Substitutes
- 11Wissa
- 13M Jorgensen
- 14Ghoddos
- 19Mbeumo
- 22Strakosha
- 24Damsgaard
- 26Baptiste
- 27Janelt
- 30Roerslev
Newcastle
Formation 4-3-3
- 22Pope
- 2Trippier
- 5Schär
- 4BotmanBooked astatine 28mins
- 33Burn
- 36S LongstaffSubstituted forWilsonat 45'minutes
- 39Bruno Guimarães
- 28WillockSubstituted forAndersonat 87'minutes
- 23MurphySubstituted forGordonat 45'minutesSubstituted forRitchieat 90+5'minutes
- 14IsakBooked astatine 87minsSubstituted forLascellesat 87'minutes
- 7Joelinton
Substitutes
- 1Dúbravka
- 3Dummett
- 6Lascelles
- 8Gordon
- 9Wilson
- 11Ritchie
- 13Targett
- 19Manquillo
- 32Anderson
Referee:Chris Kavanagh
Attendance:17,107
Live Text
Match ends, Brentford 1, Newcastle United 2.
Second Half ends, Brentford 1, Newcastle United 2.
Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Ritchie replaces Anthony Gordon.
Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Brentford) header from the centre of the container is conscionable a spot excessively high. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross.
Foul by Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United).
Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.
Attempt saved. Elliot Anderson (Newcastle United) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is saved successful the bottommost close corner. Assisted by Callum Wilson.
Attempt missed. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) close footed changeable from the close broadside of the container is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães pursuing a accelerated break.
Attempt saved. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) near footed changeable from agelong scope connected the close is saved successful the centre of the goal.
Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
Attempt saved. Ivan Toney (Brentford) header from the centre of the container is saved successful the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ethan Pinnock with a headed pass.
Substitution, Newcastle United. Elliot Anderson replaces Joe Willock.
Substitution, Newcastle United. Jamaal Lascelles replaces Alexander Isak.
Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) is shown the yellowish card.
Attempt missed. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is excessively high.
Substitution, Brentford. Yoane Wissa replaces Ben Mee.
Substitution, Brentford. Vitaly Janelt replaces Christian Nørgaard.
Attempt missed. Ben Mee (Brentford) near footed changeable from the centre of the container misses to the left. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a headed pass.
Attempt saved. Ivan Toney (Brentford) header from the centre of the container is saved successful the bottommost close corner. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross.
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