Brentford vs Newcastle Prediction & Betting Tips (7 December)

9th in the Premier League with 2 points behind 6th place, Brentford can hope to win a European folding seat this season. It would be a great performance for a team which made its return to the elite in 2021. This week, Bryan Mbeumo's teammates missed a great opportunity by losing on the pitch at Aston Villa who had a series of poor performances these days 3-1. They thus put an end to a good series of 3 matches without a setback, 2 victories and 1 draw. Expected in the fight for Europe this season, Newcastle now occupies 10th place in the Premier League with the same number of points than his opponent of the day.

The Magpies are struggling to find consistency and have only won twice in the last 10 days, for 4 draws and 4 defeats. After losing at home to West Ham 0-2, they dropped points at poorly ranked Crystal Palace last weekend 1-1. This week, Newcastle took advantage of the support of their fans to hold off leaders Liverpool with a goal scored in injury time 3-3.

Several elements are missing at Brentford this weekend. This is the case of starting defender Ajer, important midfielder Jensen and long-term absentees Hickey, Henry (defenders), Dasilva (midfielder) and Gustavo Nunes (attacking midfielder), all injured. Absent this week, midfielder Norgaard should make his return. The influential Wissa (8 goals in PL) and Mbeumo (8 goals in PL) should obviously start. The attacking quartet could be completed by Damsgaard (2 goals and 5 assists in PL) and Schade (3 goals in PL).

For Newcastle, the important defender Botman, who has not yet played this season, is still not on feet. Added to this are the defections of replacements Lascelles and Krafth. Both scorers this week against Liverpool, attackers Gordon (3 goals and 2 assists in PL) and Isak (5 goals and 3 assists in PL) play a leading role for the Magpies. This is also the case for former Lyonnais Bruno Guimaraes in the midfield while Italian international Tonali does not always start.