The latest team news ahead of the Premier League fixture between Newcastle United and Brentford.
The Bees have become one of the surprise packages in this season’s Premier League after enjoying a remarkable first season under new head coach Keith Andrews and are firmly in the push for European places as they look to rack up a first ever top flight win at St James Park. However, Andrews was dealt a major blow when Germany forward Kevin Schade was shown a red card in last weekend’s win at Aston Villa that means he will miss the trip to Tyneside as he serves the first game of a three-match ban.
There was some positive news for Andrews as recent signing Kaye Furo and on-loan Arsenal forward Reiss Nelson are both set to be available and captain Nathan Collins will be in contention after an injury picked up in training ahead of last weekend’s win meant he was named amongst the substitutes at Villa Park.
Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Andrews said: “We’re disappointed not to have Kevin. We’ll miss him for the next two league games and the cup game against Macclesfield. Everyone else has come through a difficult game, for obvious reasons, having gone down to 10 men so early. It’s testament to the place we’re in - physically as a team. We’re pretty much as we were. Two that will come back into the equation will be Kaye [Furo] and Reiss Nelson. Reiss had picked up a little knock, very minor, which is why he wasn’t available for that game [against Aston Villa].”
When asked about defender Collins, he added: “He needed some stitches. It was right at the end of a training session - it was really unfortunate. Seeing how he was the day before the game, I ultimately made the decision not to start him. He wasn’t fully right but he came into a battle and that shows the character that he has. That’s why he’s my captain. He’s an amazing individual who leads by example on a daily basis.”
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The Bees will make the long trip north looking for a first ever top flight win against Newcastle after losing on their last three visits to St James Park after battling to a 3-3 draw in November 2021 in what was Eddie Howe’s first game in charge of the Magpies. You have to go all of the way back to September 1934 for the last time Brentford claimed maximum points from a trip to Tyneside and that came in a Division Two clash.
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Andrews described the Magpies famous old home as ‘a cauldron’ and warned his players they will have to deal with the emotion and momentum that is provided by the St James Park faithful. He said: “It’s a special place to play football. The fans get behind their team. It’s a cauldron and it can rattle teams coming to town. Our players will have to deal with that emotion and the momentum swings in the game and show a level of calmness, composure and growth to deal with whatever is thrown at us.”
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Eddie Howe has confirmed Anthony Gordon will miss out on Saturday and picking up what appeared to be a hamstring injury in the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg defeat at Manchester City - although the Magpies boss has stressed he is hopeful the England winger could be back in contention ‘pretty soon’. However, there could be better news on midfield duo Lewis Miley and Bruno Guimaraes as they approach a return to contention. Fabian Schar, Tino Livramento, Emil Krafth and Joelinton all remain on the sidelines.
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