Newcastle vs Brentford prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2022-10-07 14:00.
A 4-1 trouncing of Fulham last Saturday brought Newcastle United’s first league win since the opening day, and reignited hopes of them flourishing with their new riches. They currently stand on the periphery of the top-six, and news of Callum Wilson extending his contract only heightens the feel-good factor, ahead of a fixture that produced a 3-3 thriller 11 months ago.
Speaking of the top-six, that is where Newcastle finished the last time they went without losing across their first five PL home games back in 2011/12. The same distinction awaits here, should they further extend an unbeaten PL home run against bottom-half finishers of 2021/22 dating back to February 2021 (W5, D7).
Brentford remain eager to prove that last season’s survival was no fluke, but it’s now just one win in six league outings for Thomas Frank’s men (D3, L2), after a 0-0 draw at Bournemouth. The boss himself was positive though, saying their first PL away clean sheet in over a year was a “big thing”, as they restricted the Cherries to just one shot on target.
However, Frank would have to go back to the very start of 2021/22 to find his side’s only set of successive PL shutouts, although just one defeat in away league action this season might offer some hope (D3, L1). They will have to overcome a rotten record against Newcastle in the modern era though, as they’ve failed to win any league game against the Geordies since 1947/48 (D1, L5 since), with the three games in the North East in that time producing no less than 16 goals to offer hope of an entertaining affair here.
Players to watch: Newcastle’s Miguel Almirón hit a double at Fulham, and after later being denied a treble, he still seeks to be only the second Paraguayan to get one in the PL, after Roque Santa Cruz (Dec 2007). But Yoane Wissa could ruin his day, with both of Brentford’s away wins after conceding first this calendar year seeing him net beyond the hour mark.
Hot stat: Four of Newcastle’s last five PL home wins have seen a level half-time scoreline.