Kieran Trippier applauds fans after NUFC's 3-1 defeat at Brentford
Where Newcastle United are expected to finish in the Premier League this season after their weekend collapse at Brentford.
Eleven games in, and Newcastle United’s largely blunt season continues - this time at Brentford’s Gtech Community Stadium.
Without a striker, until they signed two in the final days of the transfer window, the Magpies struggled to score in their opening six of encounters, drawing a blank at Bournemouth, after doing the same at Aston Villa and Leeds United, all three of which finished in 0-0 draws.
They did, somehow, in the chaos, manage to net twice against Liverpool, although a late 3-2 defeat, as we all know, ended any hopes of points on the day. And also did so v Barcelona, if late on.
Then, finally, Newcastle managed to scrape together a 1-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers, due in no small part to the goalscoring and line-leading exploits of debutant Nick Woltemade. The lads played out a bore draw at the Vitality Stadium, before actually netting four in the Carabao Cup win over Bradford City.
And finally, the Magpies threw away a one-goal lead v Arsenal at St James' Park, losing 2-1.
A midweek win in Brussels, which saw the Magpies cruise to a 4-0 over Union Saint-Gilloise, was then followed up by a solid 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest. But, almost as if returning to type, the Magpies let a late draw slip as Danny Welbeck netted twice to cancel out a Nick Woltemade equaliser at Brighton.
A run of three wins on the bounce then followed - v Benfica, Fulham and Spurs - before the inevitable crash down to earth with a 3-1 loss at West Ham United.
A midweek win over Athletic Club has lifted spirits, but Brentford provided a whole different challenge - and despite it being a must-win game, the Magpies let another lead slip in a 3-1 defeat.
With all that in mind, we asked AI tool Grok to predict what will happen in this season’s Premier League - and here’s what it predicted.
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