Newcastle beat Brentford 2-1 on Saturday, 08 April 2023 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Chris Kavanagh. It was played at Gtech Community Stadium.
First half: Brentford took an early lead at 9' when I. Toney scored (Goal cancelled), making the score 1-0. Brentford made their 1st substitution at 16', with P. Jansson replacing M. Jørgensen. S. Botman received a yellow card for Newcastle at 28'. Brentford extended the lead at 44' when R. Henry converted a penalty, making the score 2-0. Brentford extended the lead at 45+1' when I. Toney converted a penalty, making the score 3-0.
Second half: Newcastle made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Murphy replacing A. Gordon. Newcastle made their 2nd substitution at 46', with S. Longstaff replacing C. Wilson. Newcastle reduced the deficit at 54' when David Raya scored (Own Goal), making the score 3-1. Newcastle reduced the deficit at 61' when A. Isak scored, with the assist credited to C. Wilson, making the score 3-2. Newcastle leveled the score at 67' when C. Wilson scored (Goal cancelled), making the score 3-3. Brentford made their 2nd substitution at 73', with A. Hickey replacing B. Mbeumo. Brentford made their 3rd substitution at 74', with J. Dasilva replacing S. Baptiste. Brentford made their 4th substitution at 81', with C. Nørgaard replacing V. Janelt. Brentford made their 5th substitution at 82', with B. Mee replacing Y. Wissa. A. Isak received a yellow card for Newcastle at 87'. Newcastle made their 3rd substitution at 87', with A. Isak replacing J. Lascelles. Newcastle made their 4th substitution at 88', with J. Willock replacing E. Anderson. Newcastle made their 5th substitution at 90+5', with A. Gordon replacing M. Ritchie.
Brentford used 5 substitutions while Newcastle used 5 substitutions. Newcastle got 2 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (12-10).
- Newcastle controlled possession (59%).
- Brentford had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).
