Newcastle vs Brentford predictions: Wissa could spoil Toon party
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- Yoane Wissa has scored 14 league goals this season
- The Brentford striker has scored in the last two league meetings between these two teams
- Recommended bet: Yoane Wissa to score at any time
Newcastle finally snapped their 70-year wait for a major domestic trophy last month as they beat Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final and there is set to be a party atmosphere on Tyneside as they play their first Premier League game since that success.
The Magpies are still locked in a battle for a Champions League spot, however, and cannot take this game against Brentford for granted.
Team news
Lewis Hall, Jamaal Lascelles and Sven Botman remain injury absentees for Newcastle and despite returning from suspension, Anthony Gordon will be out as he recovers from the hip injury he picked up on England duty.
Fabio Carvalho, Gustavo Nunes and Igor Thiago all look set to miss out through injury for Brentford but some of their long-term absentees could be back for this clash, with Rico Henry, Michael Kayode, Aaron Hickey and Josh Dasilva nearing a return.
The stats
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Brentford have won their last five away matches and goals have also been a feature of their road trips, with over 2.5 landing on six of their last eight Premier League away days.
Meetings between these two teams tend to be exciting too, with the last three head-to-heads in all competitions having produced 16 goals.
Newcastle have only scored first in 12 of their 28 league matches this season.
Prediction
Newcastle will play their first game since ending their trophy drought against Liverpool and there is likely to be a frenzied atmosphere on Tyneside for this game.
However, Brentford will relish the opportunity to play the spoiler and should not be underestimated. Thomas Frank’s side have been in fine form on the road and beat the Magpies 4-2 back in December.
Eddie Howe’s men got revenge with a Carabao Cup win en route to lifting the trophy but they face a tough test on Wednesday.
Yoane Wissa, in particular, has caught the eye this term, with three goals in his last four outings taking him to 14 for the league campaign.
The 28-year-old has netted in his last two meetings against the Magpies and could add to that tally in this crucial clash.
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