Currently level on 20 points in the English top-flight hierarchy, Brentford host Newcastle United at the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday at 3 pm.
The Bees faced Aston Villa in midweek and suffered a 3-1 defeat under Unai Emery, while the Magpies entertained Liverpool in the game of the weekend, ending 3-3.
Whereas Brentford has been unparalleled in the domestic sphere of their own home patch during the 2024-25 Premier League season, Frank’s men have yet to replicate such away fortunes for the team as they were dominated by a previously struggling Aston Villa side in midweek.
The Villa Park die was cast inside the 34th minute as Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins and Matty Cash netted the ball past the goal post of Mark Flekken, and therefore, Mikkel Damsgaard spectacular effort in the second period contributed only as a consolation.
However, that crumb of consolation meant that the Bees would be able to preserve a slightly superior goal-difference to upcoming rivals Newcastle and Brentford continues to inhabit a snug position situated in the top half of the Premier League table until at least Friday’s games are up.
Following another uninspiring away campaign, Brentford come back to the Gtech Community Stadium, hoping to remain the Premier League’s top-performing home side after earning nineteen points and scoring twenty-two goals on their home ground this season.
Entertaining to watch whenever they are hosting a match, Brentford has been scoring at least three goals in their last four Gtech Community Stadium games and, this season, they have not managed to secure a shutout in front of their home crowd yet.
In addition, Newcastle continued their positive record against the Bees with a thrilling 4-2 victory in the final stages of the 2023–24 season, making them the final visiting team to prevail at the Gtech Community Stadium.
With the exception of a 3–3 tie in November 2021, the Magpies' victory was their fifth in six top-flight meetings against Brentford. The hosts have met Newcastle more times than any other team in the Premier League without winning.
In keeping with the six-goal spectaculars theme, Eddie Howe's team twice let a one-goal lead slip against rampant leaders Liverpool on Wednesday night. It looked like they would lose to Mohamed Salah's skill, but Fabian Schar took advantage of a rare mistake from Caoimhin Kelleher to tie the score in the closing seconds.
Even though Newcastle's effort was impressive, Howe's team has now lost all three of their Premier League games and will drop into the bottom half of the standings if at least one of Fulham or Bournemouth wins their Thursday night match.
Even though Newcastle has scored in eight of their past nine away Premier League games, they have given up multiple goals in eight of their last ten Premier League games played in London, and the signs definitely point to another Gtech goals-for-goals bonanza.
Christian Norgaard and Mathias Jensen also missed the trip due to "minor injuries," thus Brentford's engine room was severely depleted when they traveled to Villa Park in the middle of the week. As a result, their availability for Saturday's match was also uncertain.
Even though Newcastle has scored in eight of their past nine away Premier League games, they have given up multiple goals in eight of their last ten Premier League games played in London, and the signs definitely point to another Gtech goals-for-goals bonanza.
Christian Norgaard and Mathias Jensen also missed the trip due to "minor injuries," thus Brentford's engine room was severely depleted when they traveled to Villa Park in the middle of the week. As a result, their availability for Saturday's match was also uncertain.
