Premier League: Newcastle Hope to Shake Their Doldrums Against Brentford

Brentford vs Newcastle United 

Newcastle United’s 2025-26 campaign has been akin to the strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The Magpies are among the top teams in the Champions League with nine points in their first four games, which are only three points adrift from their current tally in the Premier League, with six games to spare. 

Eddie Howe’s men are 13th in the English top-flight standings, and they’re hoping to find consistency with their next set of Premier League 2025 results, starting with their match against Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium this Sunday afternoon.

Brentford are doing well under Keith Andrews, despite their big summer losses, and the Bees are 12th in the table with 13 points. Unlike Newcastle United, Brentford have more time to prepare because they do not play European football this term.

This has been a tricky fixture for both sides, and SBOTOP is here for the preview of this fun matchup.

 

Talking Points

Brentford need a bounceback performance from Collins

Crystal Palace brought Brentford back to Earth last weekend, as they lost by two goals at Selhurst Park. Jean-Philippe Mateta scored the first goal in the half-hour mark before Nathan Collins’ own goal in the 51st minute put the game beyond reach for the Bees.

Collins’ own goal was unfortunate, as the 24-year-old defender tried to head the ball outside the box after Jefferson Lerma’s long throw-in. However, his glancing header went in a different direction, as the ball went past Caoimhin Kelleher’s hands. Collins had another moment to forget a minute later when he gave the ball away to Ismaila Sarr inside his own half, but the Senegalese international shot against the post after a breakaway.

Collins, who also almost cost the Bees points against Manchester United a few weeks ago, will have his chance to redeem himself against Newcastle United, and the skipper will likely start at the back again alongside Michael Kayode, Sepp van den Berg, and Kristoffer Ajer. 

In the final third, manager Keith Andrews will continue to roll with Kevin Schade, Dango Ouattara, Mikkel Damsgaard, and Igor Thiago, who leads the team in scoring this season with six league goals. 

 

Newcastle United’s squad is stretched too thin

Newcastle United have been inconsistent this season because of their thin squad, which has been hit by injury blows left and right recently. Anthony Gordon is the Magpies’ latest casualty, as the 24-year-old winger had a setback from his nagging hip injury during the team’s 2-0 win against Athletic Bilbao in the Champions League last night.

Gordon will join Tino Livramento, William Osula, and Yoane Wissa on the sidelines, so head coach Eddie Howe will likely go with Anthony Elanga, Harvey Barnes, and Nick Woltemade in attack, with Jacob Murphy pushing to start.

​On the bright side, their defence and midfield remain intact, with Joelinton, Sandro Tonali, Bruno Guimaraes, Dan Burn, Sven Botman, Malick Thiaw, and Kieran Trippier likely to start, with Fabian Schar and Joe Willock likely coming off the bench.

 

History

Brentford have won only one of their eight Premier League matches against Newcastle (D1, L6), though it was a 4-2 victory in this exact fixture last season. The Bees have won 11 of their last 17 Premier League home matches that haven’t come against fellow London teams (D2 L4), with five wins in their last six (L1).

Newcastle United have scored in all eight of their Premier League matches against Brentford, notching 21 goals in total. It’s the Magpies’ highest goals-per-game ratio against any side they’ve faced more than two times in the competition.

However, Newcastle United’s 12 points after 10 Premier League games this season (W3, D3, L4) are their fewest at this stage of a campaign under Eddie Howe.

 

Betting Tip

The Premier League 2025 odds see this match as a potential barnburner. Despite being lower in the standings, Newcastle United have the slight advantage at 2.44, while Brentford are pegged at 2.65, and a stalemate is at 3.16 in the 1X2 market. Both sides have been inconsistent lately, so this could go either way.

However, we’re inclined to believe the fans at the Gtech Community Stadium will be entertained because this has goals written all over it. Besides our recommended bet, bettors may also consider adding Over 2.25 at 1.63, Over 2.50 at 1.83, and even Total Goal 4-6 at 3.13 to the parlay. On the other hand, a Correct Score of 2-1 in favour of the Magpies – the result of their previous league clash – offers a robust payday of 9.00 your bet.

   

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