Newcastle vs Brentford Lineups, Preview, Prediction and Team News and Lineups | EFL Cup, December 18, 2024

Newcastle vs Brentford Preview

• Tournament: Premier League
• Date: Wednesday, December 18, 2024
• Time: 2:45 pm GMT
• Venue: St. James’ Park

Newcastle will host Brentford in their EFL Cup quarter-final clash at St. James’ Park on Wednesday.

Both sides have had an inconsistent 2024-25 campaign so far in the Premier League. Newcastle sit 12^th in the table with six wins, five draws, and five defeats, sitting five points behind fourth-placed Nottingham Forest. Brentford, meanwhile, are 11^th with the same no. of points as the Magpies but with seven wins, two draws, and seven defeats.

In the EFL Cup, Newcastle beat Nottingham Forest away on penalties in the second round and AFC Wimbledon 1-0 in the third round at home. They then beat Chelsea 2-0 in the Round of 16 to reach the quarter-finals.

Brentford, meanwhile, beat Colchester 1-0 away in the second round, Leyton Orient 3-1 at home in the third round, and Sheffield Wednesday on penalties at home in the Round of 16.

Newcastle Team News

Newcastle will be without Emil Krafth, Jamal Lascelles, Callum Wilson, and Sven Botman against Brentford due to their respective injuries. Meanwhile, Nick Pope is a doubt for the clash.

Brentford Team News

Brentford, meanwhile, are without Aaron Hickey, Joshua Dasilva, and Marco Jensen. Rico Henry and Gustavo Gomes are doubts about the clash and could feature on the bench.

Predicted Lineups

Newcastle predicted lineup (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Martin Duravka

Defenders: Lewis Hall, Dan Burn, Fabian Schar, Tino Livramento

Midfielders: Sandro Tonali, Bruno Guimaraes, Sean Longstaff

Attackers: Harvey Barnes, Alexander Isak, Jacob Murphy

Brentford predicted lineup (3-5-2):

Goalkeeper: Mark Flekken

Defenders: Nathan Collins, Ethan Pinnock, Sepp van der Berg

Midfielders: Keane-Lewis Potter, Mikkel Damsgaard, Christian Norgaard, Yegor Yarmolyuk, Mads Roerslev

Attackers: Yoane Wissa, Bryan Mbeumo

Newcastle vs Brentford H2H Record

In their previous 10 meetings across competitions, Newcastle have won seven times, Brentford have won twice and one match ended in a draw.

Last 5 results:

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Key Players to watch in Newcastle vs Brentford

Alexander Isak

After an underwhelming start to the season, Alexander Isak appears to have found his groove back for Newcastle. He has scored seven goals and provided three assists in his last eight appearances across competitions for the Magpies. Isak is the club’s top scorer in the Premier League with seven goals in 14 appearances.

He’s scored in his last three appearances and registered a goal and an assist in his last game against Leicester as they won 4-0. He will be keen to keep his goalscoring run going against Brentford.

Bryan Mbeumo

After a run of six games without a goal, Bryan Mbeumo has now scored in his last two appearances for Brentford along with providing an assist. He is the Bees’ top scorer this season with 10 goals and two assists in 16 Premier League games.

Mbeumo scored a goal and provided an assist in Brentford’s 4-2 win over Newcastle at Gtech Community Stadium in the Premier League earlier this month. He will be keen to add to his tally on Thursday and help the Bees beat Newcastle again to reach the EFL Cup semi-finals.

Newcastle vs Brentford Prediction

Having seen their inconsistency this season so far, it’s hard to predict which form either team will show up in. However, they will certainly be up for an EFL Cup quarter-final match.

Newcastle broke a run of four games without a win when they beat Leicester City 4-0 at St. James’ Park in the Premier League on Saturday. However, before that, they had lost 4-2 against Brentford itself in the league away from home.

Brentford, meanwhile, have failed to win two matches in a row since August. Every win is followed by either a draw or a win, highlighting their inconsistency. They have three wins, two defeats and one draw in their last six games across competitions. They lost 2-1 against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in their last match but put in a good showing.

While both teams have shown phases of brilliance, home ground could become a factor for their quarter-final clash. Hence, Newcastle could narrowly edge this one out to reach the semi-finals.

Predicted Score: Newcastle 2-1 Brentford

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