Premier League · Sat, 7 Feb 2026 ·
Newcastle vs Brentford — 2 - 3
St. James' Park · Referee: A. Madley
Match report
D. Ouattara’s 85' winner gives Brentford 3-2 victory over Newcastle
Newcastle were beaten 3-2 by Brentford at St. James' Park on Saturday, 7 February 2026 in Premier League matchday 25. S. Botman (24') and Bruno Guimaraes (79' pen) scored for Newcastle, while V. Janelt (37'), I. Thiago (45' pen) and D. Ouattara (85') found the net for Brentford. It was 1-2 at half-time.
Newcastle had 54% of the ball and 16 shots (4 on target) against Brentford’s 11 (5 on target). Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) was the top-rated player with 8.9. The result leaves Newcastle 9th in the Premier League table on 8 points and Brentford 4th on 9.
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 24'goalS. BotmanAssist: Bruno Guimaraes
- 37'goalV. JaneltAssist: D. Ouattara
- 44'yellow cardJacob MurphyYellow Card
- 45'penaltyI. ThiagoPenalty
- 46'substitutionJ. MurphyOff: N. Woltemade
- 46'substitutionJ. WillockOff: A. Elanga
- 56'substitutionJ. HendersonOff: Y. Yarmolyuk
- 65'substitutionY. WissaOff: W. Osula
- 69'yellow cardIgor ThiagoYellow Card
- 75'VAR decisionBruno GuimarãesPenalty confirmed
- 79'penaltyBruno GuimaraesPenalty
- 80'substitutionK. Lewis-PotterOff: R. Donovan
- 85'goalD. OuattaraAssist: M. Jensen
- 87'substitutionK. TrippierOff: D. Burn
- 87'substitutionS. TonaliOff: J. Ramsey
- 87'substitutionM. JensenOff: M. Damsgaard
- 90+1'yellow cardVitaly JaneltYellow Card
- 90+6'yellow cardLewis HallYellow Card
Lineups
Newcastle
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Eddie Howe
Starting XI
- 1N. PopeG
- 2K. TrippierD
- 12M. ThiawD
- 4S. BotmanD
- 3L. HallD
- 8S. TonaliM
- 39Bruno GuimaraesM
- 28J. WillockM
- 23J. MurphyF
- 9Y. WissaF
- 11H. BarnesF
Substitutes
- 32A. RamsdaleG
- 33D. BurnD
- 41J. RamseyM
- 27N. WoltemadeF
- 61L. ShaharD
- 20A. ElangaF
- 18W. OsulaF
- 37A. MurphyD
- 62S. NeaveF
Brentford
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Keith Andrews
Starting XI
- 1C. KelleherG
- 33M. KayodeD
- 20K. AjerD
- 4S. van den BergD
- 3R. HenryD
- 6J. HendersonM
- 27V. JaneltM
- 19D. OuattaraM
- 8M. JensenM
- 23K. Lewis-PotterM
- 9I. ThiagoF
Substitutes
- 12H. R. ValdimarssonG
- 5E. PinnockD
- 22N. CollinsD
- 24M. DamsgaardM
- 11R. NelsonF
- 2A. HickeyD
- 18Y. YarmolyukM
- 47K. FuroF
- 45R. DonovanM
Match statistics
- 54%Possession46%
- 2.24Expected goals (xG)1.79
- 16Total shots11
- 4Shots on target5
- 8Shots off target2
- 4Blocked shots4
- 10Shots inside the box6
- 6Shots outside the box5
- 9Corners3
- 1Offsides2
- 14Fouls18
- 2Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves1
- 428Passes379
- 351Accurate passes286
- 82%Pass accuracy75%
- -0.25Goals prevented-0.25
Player statistics
Newcastle
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nick PopeG | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 2Kieran TrippierD | 87 | 6.2 | ||
| 3Lewis HallD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 4Sven BotmanD | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 12Malick ThiawD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 8Sandro TonaliM | 87 | 6.7 | ||
| 28Joe WillockM | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| 39Bruno GuimarãesM | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | 1 |
| 9Yoane WissaF | 65 | 6.0 | ||
| 11Harvey BarnesF | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 23Jacob MurphyF | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| 32Aaron RamsdaleG | – | – | ||
| 33Dan BurnD | 13 | 7.0 | ||
| 37Alex MurphyD | – | – | ||
| 61Leo ShaharD | – | – | ||
| 41Jacob RamseyM | 13 | 6.6 | ||
| 18William OsulaF | 25 | 6.3 | ||
| 20Anthony ElangaF | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| 27Nick WoltemadeF | 45 | 7.0 | ||
| 62Sean NeaveF | – | – |
Brentford
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Caoimhin KelleherG | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 3Rico HenryD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 4Sepp van den BergD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 20Kristoffer AjerD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 33Michael KayodeD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 6Jordan HendersonM | 56 | 6.6 | ||
| 8Mathias JensenM | 87 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 19Dango OuattaraM | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | 1 |
| 23Keane Lewis-PotterM | 80 | 5.9 | ||
| 27Vitaly JaneltMTop rated | 90 | 8.9 | 1 | |
| 9Igor ThiagoF | 90 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 12Hákon Rafn ValdimarssonG | – | – | ||
| 2Aaron HickeyD | – | – | ||
| 5Ethan PinnockD | – | – | ||
| 22Nathan CollinsD | – | – | ||
| 18Yehor YarmolyukM | 34 | 6.6 | ||
| 24Mikkel DamsgaardM | 13 | 6.7 | ||
| 45Romelle DonovanM | 10 | 6.5 | ||
| 11Reiss NelsonF | – | – | ||
| 47Kaye FuroF | – | – |