Newcastle United FC

Football England - EFL Cup St James' Park Wed 18 Dec 14:45

Brentford FC

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Squads
  7. Table

Get With Magpies to Cover the Line

This EFL Cup quarter-final could be one-sided in favour of Newcastle and our betting prediction is the +120 about the Magpies -1.5 goals on the Asian Handicap. This means beating Brentford by two goals or more.

Match Preview & H2H

Newcastle United had eleven shots on target and 59% of possession when beating Leicester City 4-0 at St James' Park in their last match. This was a Premier League home game, with Jacob Murphy (2), Bruno Guimaraes and Alexander Isak on the scoresheet.

Brentford lost 2-1 away to Chelsea when they last played. This was a Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge, with Bryan Mbeumo finding the net for the Bees. Brentford were restricted to 38% possession and had four shots on target.

Newcastle advanced to this EFL Cup quarter-final by beating Chelsea 2-1 at home, while Brentford won on penalties (1-1 AET) when hosting Championship side Sheffield Wednesday at Gtech Community Stadium.

Brentford had the edge in the most recent clash between these teams, recording a 4-2 Premier League home victory against Newcastle. In the previous 8 H2H matches, we have seen five Newcastle victories, two Brentford wins and one draw.

Newcastle – Last 10 League Games

Newcastle have 3 wins, 4 losses and 3 draws, averaging 1.5 goals from 4.4 shots on goal and 15.0 attempts. Eddie Howe's team have averaged 52.5% possession, 469.4 passes and 6.3 corners per match, with the opposition scoring 1.4 goals from 4.2 shots on goal, 11.7 attempts and 4.3 corners.

Alexander Isak leads the way with 6 goals, with Jacob Murphy and Harvey Barnes getting 2 apiece. Alexander Isak has the most assists with 3, while goalies Nick Pope and Martin Dubravka collectively have 3 clean sheets.

Brentford – Last 10 League Games

Brentford have 5 victories, 4 defeats and 1 draw, averaging 5.2 shots on goal, 11.6 attempts and 2.4 goals. The West London side average 47.6% possession, 413.6 passes, 4.7 corners awarded and 6.8 corners against, while 2.0 goals have been conceded from 18.7 attempts and 6.6 shots on goal.

The top scorers have been Yoane Wissa with 6, Bryan Mbeumo on 5 and Kevin Schade 4. Mikkel Damsgaard has been chief assist maker on 5, with Mark Flekken recording 1 clean sheets in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Newcastle (confirmed lineup): Martin Dubravka, Valentino Livramento, Fabian Schaer, Daniel Burn, Lewis Hall, Sandro Tonali, Bruno Guimaraes, Joelinton, Jacob Murphy, Alexander Isak, Anthony Gordon.

Brentford (confirmed lineup): Mark Flekken, Nathan Collins, Ben Mee, Ethan Pinnock, Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer, Keane Lewis-Potter, Yegor Yarmolyuk, Vitaly Janelt, Fabio Carvalho, Kevin Schade, Yoane Wissa.

Expert EFL Cup Analysis

The football experts at Sportsgambler.com check injury updates regularly and combine this with the form guide. We’re also able to consult a database of stats and present the key numbers to our readers.

Key Newcastle vs Brentford stats:

  • Newcastle have scored 2 or more goals in 5 of their past 10 home matches
  • Brentford have conceded 2 or more goals in 8 of their last 10 away matches

Newcastle vs Brentford Prediction

The Asian Handicap market allows us to back Newcastle by two or more goals in this quarter-final. Our -1.5 goals prediction is available at odds of +120.

If you think Newcastle can win by a bigger margin than two goals, you might want to consider them off -2.5 goals.

Our Pick

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Newcastle vs Brentford Odds

With a 68% chance of winning, Newcastle are favourites to win this EFL Cup match and they’re available at betting odds of -208 with the bookies. Brentford are trading at a bigger price than their opponents and they can be backed at +500.

The Total Goals market reveals that Over 2.5 Goals is the current betting favourite. If you think both teams will score, then you can back BTTS Yes at -163.

There are hundreds of markets when it comes to betting on the EFL Cup coupon and we recommend visiting the leading betting sites to find the bet that matches your view on the game.

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Team Stats

Latest EFL Cup and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

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Full time Result

  • 10 wins, 5 defeats and 5 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 4 wins, 4 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 10 wins, 8 defeats and 2 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 5 wins, 4 defeats and 1 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Newcastle

Brentford

Goals / match
2 2
Conceded / match
2 1.6
Total / match
4 3.6

Corners

Corners

Newcastle

Brentford

For / match
6.2 4.4
Against / match
4.4 7.2
Total / match
10.6 11.6

Possession

Possession

Team News

It’s important to be as informed as possible, with the Newcastle vs Brentford team news helping you find out who is available for the next game.

Newcastle vs Brentford Lineups

Newcastle Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Brentford Confirmed Lineup 3-4-2-1

Newcastle Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

1 Martin Dubravka
21 Valentino Livramento 5 Fabian Schaer 33 Daniel Burn 20 Lewis Hall
8 Sandro Tonali 39 Bruno Guimaraes 7 Joelinton
23 Jacob Murphy 14 Alexander Isak 10 Anthony Gordon
1 Mark Flekken
22 Nathan Collins 16 Ben Mee 5 Ethan Pinnock
20 K. Vassbakk Ajer 23 Keane Lewis-Potter 18 Yegor Yarmolyuk 27 Vitaly Janelt
14 Fabio Carvalho 7 Kevin Schade
11 Yoane Wissa

Brentford Confirmed Lineup 3-4-2-1

Newcastle Substitutes

  • 2Kieran Trippier
  • 11Harvey Barnes
  • 13Matt Targett
  • 18William Osula
  • 19Odisseas Vlachodimos
  • 24Miguel Almiron
  • 25Lloyd Kelly
  • 28Joseph Willock
  • 67Lewis Miley

Brentford Substitutes

  • 12H. Rafn Valdimarsson
  • 19Bryan Mbeumo
  • 21Jayden Meghoma
  • 24Mikkel Damsgaard
  • 26Yunus Emre Konak
  • 28Ryan Trevitt
  • 30Mads Roerslev
  • 32Edmond-Paris Maghoma

Previous Newcastle Lineups

14 Dec Premier League
Newcastle 4-0 Leicester
07 Dec Premier League
Brentford 4-2 Newcastle
04 Dec Premier League
Newcastle 3-3 Liverpool

Previous Brentford Lineups

15 Dec Premier League
Chelsea 2-1 Brentford
07 Dec Premier League
Brentford 4-2 Newcastle
04 Dec Premier League
Aston Villa 3-1 Brentford

You can find out the Newcastle vs Brentford lineups including substitutes ahead of kick-off. Check out our predicted lineups before getting confirmed starting 11s.

England FlagTables & Standings

2024/2025 Season

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Liverpool 25 18 6 1 60:24 60
2 Arsenal 25 15 8 2 51:22 53
3 Nott’m Forest 25 14 5 6 41:29 47
4 Man City 25 13 5 7 52:35 44
5 Bournemouth 25 12 7 6 44:29 43
6 Chelsea 25 12 7 6 47:34 43
7 Newcastle 25 12 5 8 42:33 41
8 Fulham 25 10 9 6 38:33 39
9 Aston Villa 25 10 8 7 35:38 38
10 Brighton 25 9 10 6 38:38 37
11 Brentford 25 10 4 11 43:42 34
12 Tottenham 25 9 3 13 49:37 30
13 Crystal Palace 25 7 9 9 29:32 30
14 Everton 25 7 9 9 27:31 30
15 Man United 25 8 5 12 28:35 29
16 West Ham 25 7 6 12 29:47 27
17 Wolverhampton 25 5 4 16 35:54 19
18 Ipswich 25 3 8 14 23:50 17
19 Leicester 25 4 5 16 25:55 17
20 Southampton 25 2 3 20 19:57 9
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Liverpool 12 9 2 1 26:10 29
2 Arsenal 12 8 4 0 27:10 28
3 Man City 12 8 2 2 28:15 26
4 Nott’m Forest 12 7 3 2 22:10 24
5 Aston Villa 13 6 6 1 21:15 24
6 Brentford 13 7 2 4 29:25 23
7 Chelsea 12 6 4 2 22:15 22
8 Bournemouth 12 6 3 3 17:9 21
9 Newcastle 12 6 2 4 20:14 20
10 Fulham 13 5 5 3 20:19 20
11 Brighton 12 4 6 2 17:14 18
12 Tottenham 13 5 2 6 28:23 17
13 Everton 13 4 5 4 18:15 17
14 Man United 13 5 1 7 17:22 16
15 West Ham 13 4 2 7 16:27 14
16 Crystal Palace 13 2 5 6 12:21 11
17 Wolverhampton 12 3 1 8 16:24 10
18 Leicester 13 2 3 8 11:23 9
19 Ipswich 13 1 4 8 9:26 7
20 Southampton 12 1 1 10 9:33 4

We’re on hand to provide you with the updated EFL Cup standings. Find out where each team is placed in the table after the latest results.