Some interesting comments from this BBC Sport pundit on Newcastle United.
Chris Sutton speaks ahead of Saturday’s match.
Newcastle United versus Brentford at St James’ Park.
Eddie Howe and his Newcastle United side will be hoping to return to winning form after losing two games in a row for the first time in nine months.
United also knew that a win would put them level on points with Brentford, with a win by a three-goal margin taking the Magpies above the Bees.
Chris Sutton says on Newcastle United ahead of the match at SJP; “You just wonder how much Newcastle have left in the tank after Wednesday’s Carabao Cup semi-final defeat to Manchester City. The Magpies are also dealing with a few injuries, with Anthony Gordon the latest player to be sidelined, so they will have to dig deep and hope that Bruno Guimaraes is fit again in time for this match.”
Bruno Guimaraes was one of six players Newcastle United were missing in terms of potential starters on Wednesday, with Gordon forced off.
Hopefully Bruno will be back today because he is such an important player and leader.
As for the opposition today, the BBC Sport pundit stated: “Brentford had a great win at Villa last time out and their manager Keith Andrews deserves a lot of credit for getting that result despite being down to ten men for the entire second half. The Bees are always so well organized at the back and the way Eddie Howe’s side try to break them down will be the key to this game.”
Brentford have had some decent away results of late, but as usual their season has been based on home form.
Only three PL teams have won more at home than Brentford’s seven (the same as NUFC), but only Burnley and Wolves have lost more away games than the eight the Bees have lost.
Chris Sutton as he looks at the standout options…“No matter how good Newcastle forward Nick Woltemade is with his back to goal, he doesn’t fall behind. Doing that and attacking with pace is what makes Eddie Howe’s side look the most dangerous. Harvey Barnes and Anthony Elanga will have to do that here, and I think Yoane Wissa would score against his former club.”
The BBC Sport pundit predicts a 3-1 home win and Brentford have won just once on Tyneside, their first ever visit to St James’ Park in 1934.
More recently, Eddie Howe’s NUFC won their last four at home to Brentford and before losing to them in November 2025, it was seven wins from eight games against Brentford, home and away.
A much needed three points today for Newcastle United and like Chris Sutton I think Eddie Howe’s team will get them.
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