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Climate circumstances had been wild in West London and the sport adopted go well with, as terrible defending was Newcastle United’s undoing in one other pricey away day for Eddie Howe’s Mags.
There have been some encouraging indicators within the first half, the place we created possibilities, triggered issues on the break and responded nicely to going behind twice, however our defending was terrible and that theme continued in a flat second half dominated by Brentford.
After targets from Alexander Isak and Harvey Barnes provided instant replies to Bryan Mbeumo and Yoan Wissa’s first-half strikes, the second 45 was a complete mess, beginning with Nathan Collins’ strike from a easy set piece and ending with Kevin Schade’s stoppage time end making it 4-2. The place we provided a menace within the first half and responded nicely to setbacks, we completely misplaced our approach within the second and barely examined Flekken.
The end result makes it 4 video games and not using a win and sees us fail to construct on that good midweek show at dwelling to Liverpool, leaving us twelfth within the desk, 5 factors from fifth and beneath strain to beat Leicester and Ipswich in our subsequent two league video games.
Two wins from our final 11 league video games isn’t adequate and, in contrast to this time final season, there might be no excuses. A response shall be wanted not solely within the league, however once we meet Brentford within the Carabao cup quarter-final per week on Wednesday.
Eddie Howe made two modifications for this one, seeing Sean Longstaff and Harvey Barnes are available in for Sandro Tonali and Anthony Gordon. Some on social media had been shocked to see ‘dropped’, however the supervisor did trace at rotation in Friday’s press convention and particularly talked about that each had been fatigued from midweek.
(STARTING XI: Pope – Livramento, Schar, Burn, Corridor – Longstaff, Bruno, Joelinton – Murphy, Isak, Barnes.)
We had to enhance on our final away efficiency – a toothless effort at Palace that includes one shot all afternoon – and we went shut inside two minutes, as Longstaff’s smashed a thumping strike off the crossbar from simply outdoors the field.
5 minutes later, nonetheless, we had been 1-0 down and it was Bryan Mbeumo; the right-winger we’ve been linked with forward of the January window. He latched onto a cross-field go, ghosted previous Lewis Corridor far too simply and fired a left-footed strike into the highest nook after slicing inside. 1-0 Brentford – however not for lengthy!
Simply two minutes after Mbeumo’s opener, it was our talisman on the different finish who stepped up in Alexander Isak. It was a uncommon headed objective for the Swede and a poacher’s end, because the striker nodded Jacob Murphy’s tried shot into the et. 1-1 and a much-needed response to a nightmare begin.
On 18 minutes, it ought to’ve been 2-1 Newcastle and a brace for Isak, who made probably the most of Schar’s lengthy ball after dispossessing Collins and going across the goalkeeper, just for Flekken to claw the ball away simply as Isak regarded set to fit into an unguarded internet.
Bruno was the following to go shut halfway via the primary half, as his first time effort from the edge-of-the-box went simply large after we survived a Brentford assault on the different finish from Schar’s careless giveaway.
That giveaway wasn’t punished however the subsequent one was as Newcastle shot themselves within the foot moments later. Barnes’ misplaced go was stunning and allowed Wissa to drive at our defence and curl brilliantly into the highest nook to make it 2-1, however we discovered and one other instant response via the person at fault for Brentford’s second; Harvey Barnes.
It was one other help for Murphy, who picked out Barnes with a low ball into the field. The previous Leicester man nonetheless had lots to do, however shifted the ball onto his proper and fired into the far nook to make it 2-2! 4 targets already and a recreation as wild because the climate, however we needed to calm down, tighten up defensively and construct on this.
We virtually did precisely that on 37 minutes. Barnes did brilliantly down the left, bursting previous his man within the field and standing up a cross for Murphy, however our right-winger mistimed his bounce and couldn’t hold his back-post header down. Nonetheless, it was nice play from Barnes as soon as once more, as our £38m man regarded decided to make up for his pricey error.
Barnes was concerned as soon as once more simply earlier than the break, as his sensible run noticed him latch onto a stunning via ball from Corridor, just for Pinnock to dam the winger’s effort. Two different half possibilities adopted from the nook, as Bruno smashed throughout objective from Corridor’s whipped cross and Murphy pressured Flekken right into a near-post cease as his low cross virtually snuck in.
It was a risk-reward method and the kind of open recreation that suited us all the way down to the bottom. Brentford’s excessive line and lack of low block was giving us the kind of house we simply didn’t get at Palace final Saturday, giving Isak, Barnes and Murphy house to work in. Livramento then grew to become the newest participant to use that house, as his very good run down the precise was solely stopped by a blatant journey from Lewis-Potter, incomes the Bees left-back a reserving simply earlier than the break.
Other than some actually poor defending and particular person errors each of Brentford’s targets, it had been a extremely brilliant first half show. Our midfield regarded fluid and interchanged nicely, Barnes and Murphy had been fixed retailers out large and Isak regarded sharp and may’ve had two.
The second half virtually began with one other self-inflicted Brentford objective, as one other low-cost giveaway allowed Brentford to interrupt clear, with Corridor caught up the pitch and Schar taking himself out of the sport with a mistimed lunge. Wissa had choices as he broke into the field, however his deflected effort was saved out by way of Pope and the publish.
On the different finish, Barnes went shut once more as he drove in from the left, lower in and fired a curling effort large of the far publish. On the opposite wing, Murphy got here inside nicely however was approach off along with his left-footed effort after extra good work down the precise from the marauding Livramento.
However, simply earlier than the hour mark we conceded one other terrible objective. Flekken launched a free-kick from his personal half, Schar didn’t win the primary header and the ball bounced to Collins, who was unchallenged as he guided a left-footed shot throughout Pope and into the far nook. So, so mushy and extra horrible defending to reward the house aspect a lead for the third time. 3-2.
Howe reacted with two modifications on the hour mark and it was no shock to see who was approaching, with Tonali and Gordon changing Joelinton – who had gone down a number of occasions in discomfort – and Murphy, who had misplaced his approach within the second half after two assists within the first.
Gordon fired over after working some house on the sting of the field however couldn’t hold his shot down, whereas Wissa wasted a great alternative on the different finish after ghosting in down the left and opting to chop the ball again, somewhat than shoot.
We hadn’t managed a shot on objective within the second half and two extra modifications adopted with simply over quarter-hour to go, with Howe bringing on Callum Wilson and the rarely-seen Miguel Almiron for Sean Longstaff and Harvey Barnes.
With time operating out and Tonali heading a great probability over to make it 3-3, Howe’s remaining throw of the cube noticed Kieran Trippier substitute Corridor, who’d drained and had been given a tricky afternoon by Toon goal Mbeumo.
Brentford had been sitting deep at this level and defending what they’d; and everyone knows how we battle to interrupt down a low block. That made life robust as we scrambled to attract degree, with Almiron the following to fireplace over because the Paraguayan obtained his approach all improper after latching onto Isak’s blocked effort.
Then, to make issues worse and put the sport to mattress in added time, Kevin Schade made it 4-2. Schar obtained performed by Mbeumo on the sting of the field and Schade burst in between Burn and Tino earlier than chipping Pope. A grim finish to a extremely poor second half show, the place we lacked zip in assault and didn’t be taught from our first half errors.
Subsequent up, back-to-back video games at St James’ Park as we face Leicester within the league subsequent Saturday earlier than that cup quarter-final towards Brentford per week on Wednesday.
Newcastle XI: Pope – Livramento, Schar, Burn, Corridor – Longstaff, Bruno, Joelinton – Murphy, Isak, Barnes. SUBS: Dubravka, Trippier, Tonali, Wilson, Gordon, Targett, Osula, Almiron, Kelly.
Brentford XI: Flekken, van den Berg, Collins, Pinnock, Lewis-Potter, Yarmoliuk, Nørgaard, Mbeumo, Carvalho, Wissa, Thiago. SUBS: Valdimarsson, Mee, Ajer, Roerslev, Konak, Trevitt, Maghoma, Schade, Damsgaard
HWTL.
