Brentford vs Newcastle United
English Premier League, KO: 15:00 Feb 26, 2022, Brentford Community Stadium
Newcastle United will be looking to maintain their recent resurgence as they travel to Brentford for a Premier League fixture on Saturday.
Brentford seem unable to stop their recent slide down the table and are sliding closer to the relegation zone. Thomas Frank’s men are now just six points above the bottom three and have claimed just one win from their last 10 Premier League matches.
The Bees have suffered eight defeats in that run, including a 2-1 loss at Arsenal in their previous fixture. They were no match for the Gunners with Christian Norgaard’s late consolation making the game appear closer than it was.
Things are just as difficult at home for Brentford who have claimed just one win from their last five matches on their own turf. They have lost two of the last three fixtures in that run and were held to a 0-0 draw by Crystal in their most recent outing at the Brentford Community Stadium.
Newcastle United have shown some good form and are out of the relegation zone, they now hold a four-point lead over the bottom three.
Manager Eddie Howe appears to have finally gotten his ideas across to the team as Newcastle United are currently on a five-match unbeaten run. They have claimed three wins in that run, including victories over Everton and Aston Villa.
Although Newcastle played out a 1-1 draw at West Ham in their previous fixture, they have plenty of reasons to be pleased with their performance. They matched the Hammers all the way and showed great character to come from behind with Joe Willock getting the equaliser just before the break.
How the bookies view it
Brentford have the slight edge among the bookies and are priced at 19/12 by SBK to claim the win. A victory for Newcastle United is valued at 2/1 by 10bet while a draw is set at odds of 23/10 by William Hill.
Head to head
There have been four previous matches between Brentford and Newcastle United with both teams claiming one win each and two draws. The reverse fixture finished in a 3-3 draw back in November.
Players to watch
Ivan Toney missed the defeat at Arsenal due to injury but is expected to return for Saturday’s clash. Brentford often look more threatening with the striker in the team and he could be backed to add to his six Premier League goals at 37/19 with Vbet.
January signing Chris Wood is yet to get off the mark for Newcastle United but appears to be getting closer each week. Given Brentford’s shaky backline, the striker could be backed to get his first goal for the Magpies at 27/11 with Vbet.
Anything else catch the eye?
Brentford and Newcastle United have shown little defensive solidity this season and having played out a 3-3 draw in the reverse fixture, another thrilling encounter could be expected. Both teams could be backed to score at 6/7 with SBK, over 2.5 goals is valued at 23/20 by Sporting Index while BetVictor is offering 31/10 for over 3.5 goals.
Newcastle have opened the scoring in two of their last three away matches and having also scored first in the reverse fixture, a repeat could be considered at 6/5 with bet365.
This English Premier League match between Brentford and Newcastle United will be played on Feb 26, 2022 and kick off at 15:00. Check below for our tipsters best Brentford vs Newcastle United prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
