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Brentford

Brentford are without as many as six players for the visit of Newcastle.
Newcastle United

Jamaal Lascelles, Sven Botman and Emil Krafth all remain absent, while Kieran Trippier is suffering with a virus.
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90+6'

That's it for today, Simon Hooper has blown his whistle and the game is over.
90+5'

That's the end of the game for Yegor Yarmolyuk, who is replaced by Paris Maghoma (Brentford).
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GOAL! Kevin Schade (Brentford) collects a pass and from inside the box he lifts the ball over Nick Pope, who was off his line. What a finish that is! 4:2.
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The fourth official shows 4 min. of added time.
88'

The referee demonstrates he won't tolerate this behaviour. Mark Flekken (Brentford) is given a yellow card.
87'

Thomas Frank prepares a substitution. Yoane Wissa is replaced by Ben Mee (Brentford).
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Substitution. Kieran Trippier (Newcastle Utd) on for Lewis Hall.
83'

Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) takes the corner, but one of the defenders reacts well and rises highest to head the ball away.
80'

Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) commits a rough foul. Simon Hooper stops the game and makes a call. Newcastle win a free kick and will be able to apply some pressure on the opposition goal.
78'

The linesman raises his flag. Miguel Almiron (Newcastle Utd) is adjudged offside.
77'

Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) takes the corner kick and sends the ball among a huddle of players inside the penalty area, but one of the defenders clears it to safety.
75'

The linesman signals that Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) is offside and the referee confirms the decision.
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We are about to witness a subsitution. Kevin Schade (Brentford) for Igor Thiago.
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We are about to witness a substitution. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) is replacing Fabio Carvalho.
73'

Substitution. Harvey Barnes will be replaced by Miguel Almiron (Newcastle Utd).
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Eddie Howe has decided to substitute Sean Longstaff (Newcastle Utd) and he is replaced by Callum Wilson.
73'

Yegor Yarmolyuk (Brentford) goes on a weaving run through the defence and gets within shooting range but his effort is blocked.
67'

Sepp van den Berg (Brentford) can't expect anything else than a yellow card for his hard tackle. And a yellow it is. Simon Hooper didn't think twice about pulling it out of his pocket.
65'

Anthony Gordon (Newcastle Utd) picks up the rebound from his own attempted pass and decides to shoot from mid-range. He shouldn't have bothered as the ball flies miles over the bar.
63'

The corner from Lewis Hall (Newcastle Utd) is hurriedly cleared.
62'

The resulting corner from Anthony Gordon (Newcastle Utd) comes to nothing. Newcastle have been awarded a corner kick.
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Newcastle have been awarded a free kick. Fabio Carvalho (Brentford) escapes without any punishment from the referee after using excessive force to foul his opponent.
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Here is a change. Jacob Murphy is going off and Eddie Howe gives the last tactical orders to Anthony Gordon (Newcastle Utd).
60'

Substitution. Joelinton walks off the pitch and Sandro Tonali (Newcastle Utd) comes on as a substitute.
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Dan Burn (Newcastle Utd) was too forceful with his tackle and Simon Hooper interrupted the game to signal a free kick. Brentford have a free kick.
56'

Nathan Michael Collins (Brentford) finds some space inside the box to meet a beautiful cross and with a precise low drive puts the ball into the bottom right corner.
54'

Simon Hooper couldn't ignore the rough tackle by Igor Thiago (Brentford) and blew his whistle. Newcastle are awarded a free kick.
53'

Jacob Murphy (Newcastle Utd) has a go from the edge of the box, but it's a harmless effort and sails well wide of the left post.
51'

Joelinton (Newcastle Utd) is adjudged offside.
49'

Jacob Murphy (Newcastle Utd) flights in the cross, but the defender is alert and clears to safety.
49'

Yoane Wissa (Brentford) dribbles deep into the box and releases a strike towards the bottom right corner, but Nick Pope makes a sensational reflex save and punches the ball onto the post. Superb goalkeeping!
46'

Simon Hooper blows his whistle and the second half starts.
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That is it for the first half after the referee blows his whistle and the players head to their respective dressing rooms.
45+3'

Simon Hooper shows the yellow card to Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) for a heavy challenge.
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3 additional min. will be played.
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A horde of players are waiting inside the penalty area for a cross from the corner, but Jacob Murphy (Newcastle Utd) takes it short.
44'

Harvey Barnes (Newcastle Utd) tries his luck and takes a shot from inside the box. His effort on goal is blocked by a defender. It will be a corner kick for Newcastle.
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Christian Norgaard (Brentford) commits a rough challenge and Simon Hooper blows his whistle for an infringement. Newcastle get a free kick.
40'

Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) fails to beat the offside trap and the linesman puts his flag up.
37'

Jacob Murphy (Newcastle Utd) has a big opportunity to score! He climbs highest deep inside the penalty box and strikes a powerful header towards the goal. Next time he should aim better as his effort flies narrowly over the bar.
36'

Jacob Murphy (Newcastle Utd) works the corner short.
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Lewis Hall (Newcastle Utd) fails to send a pass into the box as his effort is cut out.
34'

Simon Hooper has a clear sight and sees a foul from Sean Longstaff (Newcastle Utd). There is a free kick near the sideline to Brentford.
32'

Harvey Barnes (Newcastle Utd) gets on the end of a pass inside the box and fires into the bottom left corner. The goalkeeper was helpless.
31'

Simon Hooper blows his whistle and signals a foul after Sean Longstaff (Newcastle Utd) brought his opponent down. Brentford have a free kick.
28'

Yoane Wissa (Brentford) collects a pass and without hesitation fires an unstoppable shot inside the right post.
24'

Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) unleashes a shot towards the goal, but his effort isn't precise at all and it flies high over the bar.
22'

Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) sends a wonderful cross from the corner kick. However, the defence works perfectly to clear the ball and avert the threat.
19'

Alexander Isak (Newcastle Utd) dribbles into the box, but Mark Flekken is quick enough to come off his line and stop him.
15'

Nick Pope makes a superb save to deny a header which was nodded by Fabio Carvalho (Brentford) after a cross from the side.
11'

Goal! Jacob Murphy swings the ball deep into the box and finds Alexander Isak (Newcastle Utd) unmarked, and his close-range header flies past the keeper into the middle of the goal. 1:1.
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An amazing individual effort from Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) ends with a strike from inside the penalty area. He sends the ball into the right side of the goal and makes it 1:0. Nick Pope was helpless.
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Nathan Michael Collins (Brentford) makes a reckless foul in order to win the ball from his opponent. Simon Hooper has a clear sight of it and blows his whistle. It's a free kick to Newcastle in a dangerous position.
3'

POST! Sean Longstaff (Newcastle Utd) unleashes a thunderous effort from the edge of the box and the ball crashes against the right post. What a strike that was!
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Yoane Wissa (Brentford) has an effort from the edge of the area, but he skies the ball over the top.
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Joelinton (Newcastle Utd) manages to dispossess his opponent of the ball, but he commits a foul in the process and the referee blows his whistle. That's a free kick to Brentford.
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Here we go, today's match is starting right now.

The match will be delayed due to minute of silence.

The players are out and the match is about to start. Newcastle will have the kick-off.

Simon Hooper will supervise the game today.

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