Newcastle United welcomed Brentford at St. James’ Park earlier this evening as they hoped to earn a victory at home in the Premier League. The Magpies made a solid start to the game but were held to a scoreless draw at the half-time interval.
Callum Wilson finally gave the home team the lead in the 64th minute from the penalty spot. The contest ended with the Tyneside club securing a hard-fought 1-0 victory in front of their home supporters.
Let’s take a look at how each Newcastle United player performed during the clash against Brentford.
GK: Nick Pope – 7/10
The English keeper made a couple of solid saves at the back and earned a crucial clean sheet at home.
RB: Kieran Trippier – 7.5/10
He performed his defensive duties well and managed to engineer a couple of decent chances going forward.
CB: Fabian Schar – 7/10
Schar didn’t hesitate to put his foot through the ball on the defensive end of the field and did enough to secure the clean sheet.
CB: Sven Botman – 7/10
He cleared the danger when needed and was a bright presence on the ball.
LB: Dan Burn – 7/10
The English talent gave a good account of himself when defending inside his half.
CM: Sean Longstaff – 7/10
He anchored the midfield well and made one good chance in the Brentford half.
CM: Bruno Guimaraes – 6.5/10
The Brazilian midfield ace caused a few headaches for the opposition defenders but didn’t do enough to score today.
CM: Elliot Anderson – 7/10
Anderson was a positive influence at both ends of the pitch.
RW: Harvey Barnes – 7/10
He made a few promising runs with the ball but failed to threaten the opponent’s goal.
ST: Callum Wilson – 7/10
The English striker scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot in the 64th minute.
LW: Anthony Gordon – 6.5/10
He made one good run with the ball but failed to trouble the opposition keeper.
Substitutes:
LW: Miguel Almiron – N/A
