Newcastle United v Brentford, 07 February 2026

Score3-2 to Brentford
RefereeAndy Madley
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt James' Park
Attendance52,032

View Newcastle United v Brentford head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 10 Newcastle United won: 6 Drawn: 1 Brentford won: 3 Newcastle United scored: 24 Brentford scored: 18 . This was Brentford’s first win in ten visits to Newcastle United in all competitions since a 5-2 win on 1 September 1934 in League Division Two.

2 Newcastle United

Manager: Eddie Howe

3 Brentford

Manager: Keith Andrews

Goals:

Sven Botman 24 G
Bruno Guimarães penalty 79 P

Goals:

Vitaly Janelt 37 G
Igor Thiago penalty 45+2 P
Dango Ouattara 85 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Nick Pope
Defender Sven Botman
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Hall
Defender/Midfielder Malick Thiaw
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Trippier
Midfielder Bruno Guimarães
Midfielder Jacob Murphy
Midfielder Sandro Tonali
Midfielder Joe Willock
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Midfielder/Forward Yoane Wissa

Starting lineup:

Caoimhin Kelleher Goalkeeper
Rico Henry Defender
Michael Kayode Defender
Sepp Van Den Berg Defender
Kristoffer Ajer Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson Defender/Midfielder
Keane Lewis-Potter Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Vitaly Janelt Midfielder
Mathias Jensen Midfielder
Dango Ouattara Midfielder/Forward
Igor Thiago Forward

Substitutions:

Anthony Elanga for Joe Willock 46
Nick Woltemade for Jacob Murphy 46
Will Osula for Yoane Wissa 65
Dan Burn for Kieran Trippier 87
Jacob Ramsey for Sandro Tonali 87

Substitutions:

Yegor Yarmolyuk for Jordan Henderson 56
Romelle Donovan for Keane Lewis-Potter 80
Mikkel Damsgaard for Mathias Jensen 87

Cards:

Jacob Murphy 44 Y
Lewis Hall 90+6 Y

Cards:

Igor Thiago 69 Y
Vitaly Janelt 90+1 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender Dan Burn
Defender Alex Murphy
Defender/Midfielder Leo Shahar
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Midfielder/Forward Nick Woltemade
Forward Sean Neave
Forward Will Osula

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hákon Valdimarsson
Defender Nathan Collins
Defender Aaron Hickey
Defender Ethan Pinnock
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Yegor Yarmolyuk
Midfielder/Forward Mikkel Damsgaard
Midfielder/Forward Romelle Donovan
Forward Kaye Furo

Comments:

League position: 12th . Newcastle United had now lost three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2024 (four). . The Magpies now remained without a win in four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since August 2025 (five). . They had now dropped 19 points from winning positions so far in this Premier League season: more than any other team currently in the division. . Newcastle United were awarded a penalty in the 76th minute following a VAR review.

Comments:

League position: 7th . Brentford had now won nine games in the Premier League since the start of the 2024-25 season when they have conceded more than one goal. . The Bees had now taken 101 points from 89 away games in the Premier League (won 28, lost 44). . Dango Ouattara had now become the first player from Burkina Faso to make 100 appearances in the Premier League (AFC Bournemouth 81, Brentford 19). Brentford were awarded a penalty in the 43rd minute following a VAR review.

2 Newcastle United

Manager: Eddie Howe

Goals:

Sven Botman 24 G
Bruno Guimarães penalty 79 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Nick Pope
Defender Sven Botman
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Hall
Defender/Midfielder Malick Thiaw
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Trippier
Midfielder Bruno Guimarães
Midfielder Jacob Murphy
Midfielder Sandro Tonali
Midfielder Joe Willock
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Midfielder/Forward Yoane Wissa

Substitutions:

Anthony Elanga for Joe Willock 46
Nick Woltemade for Jacob Murphy 46
Will Osula for Yoane Wissa 65
Dan Burn for Kieran Trippier 87
Jacob Ramsey for Sandro Tonali 87

Cards:

Jacob Murphy 44 Y
Lewis Hall 90+6 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender Dan Burn
Defender Alex Murphy
Defender/Midfielder Leo Shahar
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Midfielder/Forward Nick Woltemade
Forward Sean Neave
Forward Will Osula

Comments:

League position: 12th . Newcastle United had now lost three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2024 (four). . The Magpies now remained without a win in four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since August 2025 (five). . They had now dropped 19 points from winning positions so far in this Premier League season: more than any other team currently in the division. . Newcastle United were awarded a penalty in the 76th minute following a VAR review.

3 Brentford

Manager: Keith Andrews

Goals:

Vitaly Janelt 37 G
Igor Thiago penalty 45+2 P
Dango Ouattara 85 G

Starting lineup:

Caoimhin Kelleher Goalkeeper
Rico Henry Defender
Michael Kayode Defender
Sepp Van Den Berg Defender
Kristoffer Ajer Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson Defender/Midfielder
Keane Lewis-Potter Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Vitaly Janelt Midfielder
Mathias Jensen Midfielder
Dango Ouattara Midfielder/Forward
Igor Thiago Forward

Substitutions:

Yegor Yarmolyuk for Jordan Henderson 56
Romelle Donovan for Keane Lewis-Potter 80
Mikkel Damsgaard for Mathias Jensen 87

Cards:

Igor Thiago 69 Y
Vitaly Janelt 90+1 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Hákon Valdimarsson
Defender Nathan Collins
Defender Aaron Hickey
Defender Ethan Pinnock
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Yegor Yarmolyuk
Midfielder/Forward Mikkel Damsgaard
Midfielder/Forward Romelle Donovan
Forward Kaye Furo

Comments:

League position: 7th . Brentford had now won nine games in the Premier League since the start of the 2024-25 season when they have conceded more than one goal. . The Bees had now taken 101 points from 89 away games in the Premier League (won 28, lost 44). . Dango Ouattara had now become the first player from Burkina Faso to make 100 appearances in the Premier League (AFC Bournemouth 81, Brentford 19). Brentford were awarded a penalty in the 43rd minute following a VAR review.