Newcastle vs Brentford Predictions

• Over 2.5 goals has landed in Newcastle’s last seven Premier League home games.
• These teams have failed to score in just five of their combined 37 respective home and away league matches this season.
• The last two league meetings between these sides have ended 4-2.

Magpies in dreamland after Wembley win

Newcastle ended their seven-decade wait for a major trophy with an emphatic victory over Liverpool before the international break, and they may build on that when they return to Premier League action on Wednesday.

The Magpies are just two points off a top-four berth and have won four of their last six home league games, but they have only kept one clean sheet in their last seven top-flight assignments and that could lead to an entertaining affair against the free-scoring Brentford.

Brentford face step up in quality

The visiting Bees are only six points adrift of Wednesday’s hosts and have won their last five league away games, but only Bournemouth (10th) of these five opponents are in the top half of the table, making the Magpies a significant step up in quality for Thomas Frank’s side.

Prior to this five-game winning run Brentford had taken just two points from their five nine on the road, and they could return to losing ways at St James’ Park.

Goals on the cards at St James’ Park

What we can expect on Wednesday is plenty of goals, with three or more goals being scored in each of Newcastle’s last seven home league games and in four of Brentford’s last five on the road.

The Bees have only failed to score in three of their 19 trips this season and Eddie Howe’s side have scored in 16 of their 18 home games, so both teams to score and over 2.5 goals appeals.

This has landed in each of the last three meetings between these sides, two of which ended in 4-2 results. Newcastle beat Brentford 4-2 last May and their last home game was a 4-3 win over Nottingham Forest.

Alexander Isak is backed to get at least one of those four Newcastle goals. Only Mohamed Salah and Erling Haaland have bettered his 19 top-flight goals and he scored the winner in the League Cup final last time out, making it four goals in his last four appearances.