Newcastle United vs Brentford Prediction

Newcastle and Brentford will be hoping to progress to the final four of the EFL cup on Wednesday night as they look to add silverware to their collection. Both teams are in mixed form, with a win crucial for both.

The Magpies have been struggling for consistency in recent weeks, They've had a mixed bag of form recently, with defeat to The Bees in their last away match, whilst also achieving a convincing win over Leicester on Saturday.

Key Stats

• Newcastle United and Brentford have not drawn any of their last 6 matches against each other
• Alexander Isak is Newcastle’s top scorer with 8 goals this season so far
• Brentford's contrasting home and away form continues to be a mystery, with 22 points from 8 home games but only 1 point from 7 away matches this season
• Brentford beat Newcastle 4-2 less than 10 days ago in The Premier League

Team Previews, Form and Standout Players

An inconsistent NUFC will be looking to create more positivity amongst fans with a win in the quarter finals of the EFL cup against Brentford, The Bees are hoping to break their away curse, with only one point collected on their travels all season, a stat Thomas Frank will not want to be reminded of.

Newcastle United Preview

Predicted Lineup: Martin Dubravka; Tino Livramento, Fabian Schar, Dan Burn, Lewis Hall; Bruno Guimaraes, Joelinton, Sean Longstaff; Harvey Barnes, Alexander Isak, Anthony Gordon

A much needed 3 points at the weekend for Eddie Howe as his side coasted past Leicester City at St James’ Park. They will be even happier with the clean sheet at home, and they will be looking to build on that with another result against Brentford this Wednesday night. A semi final would await them, as they look to avenge their defeat in the final in 2023.

Brentford Preview

Brentford Predicted Lineup: Mark Flekken; Mads Roerslev, Nathan Collins, Ethan Pinnock, Sepp Van den Berg; Christian Norgaard, Vitaly Janelt, Mikkel Damsgaard; Brian Mbeumo, Yoanna Wissa, Kevin Schade

Despite their excellent form at The G-Tech stadium seeing them comfortably in mid-table, Brentford have been a shambles on the road this season. They are hoping to put that to an end with the trip to the North East this midweek, and will be hoping they can get another one over Eddie Howe’s men with a second win in December of Newcastle.

Kevin Schade, Yoanna Wissa and Brian Mbeumo will be looking to create problems for Newcastle’s at times unsteady defence on Wednesday, with all 3 keen to add to their goal tallies before 2024 rounds out.

Head To Head Stats: Newcastle United vs Brentford

7 December 2024 - Premier League Brentford 4 - 2 Newcastle

19 May 2024 Premier League Brentford 2 - 4 Newcastle United

16 September 2023 Premier League Newcastle United 1 - 0 Brentford

8 April 2023 Premier League Brentford 1 - 2 Newcastle United

8 October 2022 Premier League Newcastle United 5 - 1 Brentford

Betting Tips For Newcastle United vs Brentford

This is a massive opportunity for Thomas Frank’s side to end their barron away run, and with Newcastle potentially with eyes on a higher league finish, our experts have predicted Brentford to qualify.

For that reason, our betting experts have gone with Brentford To Qualify as our best value tip for this game.

Odds of 21/10 mean that a £10 bet has the potential to return up to £31n this match.

Final Prediction: Newcastle United vs Brentford

Newcastle 1-2 Brentford

Bees cannot continue this poor spell on their travels, and having already beaten Newcastle this month, we feel they will do the double over them in December and reach the semi finals.