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The Premier League has confirmed the match officials for Brentford versus Newcastle United this afternoon (kick-off 3pm).
Eddie Howe’s side have won all three of their top-flight visits to the Gtech Community Stadium. However, in their seven home games this campaign, the Bees are yet to taste defeat.
Indeed, Thomas Frank’s men currently have the best home record in the division with six wins and one draw. Overall, they are 11th, one place above the Magpies, but only on goal difference.
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Tim Robinson has been assigned as referee in what will be his first fixture involving Brentford and Newcastle this season.
Robinson refereed four Newcastle games last term and they were all high-scoring affairs. He was in the middle for the 4-0 win over Crystal Palace, the 3-0 defeat at Everton, the 3-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers and the 4-0 thrashing of Tottenham Hotspur.
The West Sussex born official is still relatively new to the Premier League. Having risen through the leagues, his first top-flight appointment came in 2019 when he oversaw Newcastle’s 1-0 defeat at Burnley.
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McKenna accused Robinson of taking centre stage when he turned down what looked a clear penalty from Abdul Fatawu’s barge on Conor Chaplin. Moments later, Robinson showed Kalvin Phillips a second yellow card for a challenge on Ricardo Pereira.
“I think it was the defining moment in the match, it’s clear we were the better team when it was 11 v 11, and we should go 2-0 up,” said McKenna. “I think it’s a clear penalty and should have been given straight away. He steams into (Chaplin’s) stomach. I don’t think it’s a debatable one.
“And to compound that with a bouncing ball, and both players have the right to go for the challenge, and Kalvin’s tried to pull out…
“In the context of the game to compound it by giving a second yellow is unacceptable, in my opinion, for the referee to put himself into the centre of the match like that.”
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