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Brentford vs Newcastle United: Premier League Match Preview & Predictions (Nov 9, 2025)
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Newcastle United hit the road again as they travel to London to face Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium on Sunday, November 9 (2:00 PM GMT). Host Michael Grahamslaw and guest Iain Mackay break down everything you need to know ahead of kick-off — from Newcastle’s poor away form to Brentford’s home strength and key tactical battles.
In this episode, we cover:
⚫️ Newcastle’s ongoing away-day struggles — can they finally end their eight-game winless run?
⚪️ Reaction to the midweek European win and how it affects team morale
⚫️ Brentford’s form, tactics, and danger men under new boss Keith Andrews
⚪️ The injury situation (Anthony Gordon, Wissa, Ashby, Livramento out)
⚫️ Predicted line-up and key match-ups (Joelinton, Trippier, Woltemade)
⚪️ Score predictions and what Newcastle must do to turn their season around
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Transcript
Newcastle's Upcoming Match Against Brentford
00:00:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Newcastle United are back on the road and London is calling once again. And after that last weekend, it's about time someone picked up the phone. Newcastle play Brentfed on Sunday after a European statement in midweek.
00:00:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Can the lads finally snap away their hoodoo? We're going to get into that, but before we do, my name is Michael Grahams though and today I'm joined by my good pal, Ian McKay. How's going bud?
00:00:40
Iain
Too bad, Michael. Not too bad. Delighted to be on tonight to look forward to this game with a certain amount of trepidation, I think. We'll get into that.
00:00:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's um it's one of those where it feels like a must win already. um Obviously, you know we're going to be looking at the game a bit more with the black and white tinted lenses than the proverbial rose tinted ones.
00:01:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
um But 10 games into the season, this already feels like a must win, doesn't it?
00:01:08
Iain
and
00:01:10
Iain
Well, no, I think must perform well, even if we get a draw and it must perform well. I don't want us to be playing brilliantly and then losing it, of course, but it would be very, very nice to get three points.
00:01:23
Iain
um There's all sorts of hoodoos building up, really, in the heads of supporters and therefore in some of the players about whether we can perform away in the Premier League.
00:01:37
Iain
It's ah so a ridiculous length of time since the last time we won away from home in the Premier League. It's only a couple of weeks after we won the Carabao Cup final, believe it or not.
00:01:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:01:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:01:48
Iain
That's a long time ago.
00:01:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
100%. need to bounce back from it. And I know we're sitting here thinking, oh, it's been a shocking start of the season. But we are only six points off third.
Translating Champions League Success to Premier League
00:01:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
So things can change in a very short period of time.
00:02:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
When that gap gets a little bit bigger, that's when we're going to start worrying about it. But as you mentioned there, it's been a very, very long time since Newcastle United have won a game away from home. Eight games in the Premier League.
00:02:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Is it more than just a concern? Is it a ah real problem now, would you say?
00:02:21
Iain
um ah Well, I don't know. i mean, if they had performed eight times like they did when they played at West Ham, then yes, it would be desperate, wouldn't it? I think we've performed quite well in some of those games.
00:02:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:02:31
Iain
I remember one of those losses was 1-0 to Arsenal, where where Raya was the man of the match.
00:02:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Correct. Yeah.
00:02:37
Iain
but um We could have won at Arsenal, which would have been a good result and and jumped us up into challenging for second on that last game of the season. and I think we played really well away at Villa.
00:02:48
Iain
I think we've got a fantastic away point at Bournemouth.
00:02:51
Iain
Good defensive performance. One or two games where I'm looking at Brighton. you know I don't think we started well, but I think we really started controlling that at 1-1.
00:02:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:03
Iain
Should have won it and ended up Daniel Elbeck got us, didn't he? It's only that West Ham game which is dreadful.
00:03:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Again, yeah
00:03:09
Iain
um And maybe Leeds, but as I've always said, Leeds are strong at home. I think that'll be a good point to come the end of the season. and It's just a West Ham game we've got to get over. But you can't keep making excuses like that. If we keep not winning, then it then becomes a thing in everybody's head, doesn't it?
00:03:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely.
Brentford's Strong Home Performance
00:03:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think the only other game in that eight-game run, which is a really bad defeat, is the one that started off and the 4-1 defeat to Aston Villa, ah where they scored three in nine minutes, and we just lost our heads completely.
00:03:40
Iain
um
00:03:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know you mentioned there, draw with Brighton, draw with Aston Villa, draw with Leeds, draw with Bournemouth. Some really good results in there. It's only the defeat to to West Ham where you're sitting there and going, well, that is absolutely terrible.
00:03:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
um So, yeah, it's it's one of those where you look at that run and you do think Newcastle can bounce back because you will play the likes of, I want to say, Burnley, who you'll you know you will get a result against more than likely.
00:04:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
And there are teams in the Premier League who you do look at as those away games where you're going to get some. And yes, now I've said that Martin Dubravka is going to have a brilliant game when we go to Turf Moor.
00:04:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
um but
00:04:20
Iain
I've got to say, do you think Burnley is any more straightforward than West Ham should have been?
00:04:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, but we do well against Burnley.
00:04:27
Iain
It depends entirely on on the attitude, doesn't it?
00:04:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, we do well against Burnley. I don't think we do that well against West Ham. There's a certain Swedish striker that used to, um but we can't really talk about him anymore. um But yeah,
00:04:42
Iain
Yeah.
00:04:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
The away record is a pretty harsh burn on the face of Newcastle, but there is positives and the cooling balm for that burn is the Champions League, as we mentioned. Three wins in a row, three clean sheets.
00:04:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
And yeah, you can say we've only beat Athletic Club, Benfica, USG, but just this week, Chelsea drew Carabaug, Barcelona drew Club Brugge and Inter nearly dropped points to Kairat.
00:05:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh yeah. in one of Spain's best team in Villarreal, lost to Pafos. So there aren't any easy games in the Champions League. But what I want to ask you, you were there as well as me on Wednesday night.
00:05:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Were you impressed or did you think there was a lot of work that still needed to be done?
00:05:23
Iain
ah thought to ah well I well, I did like your instant reaction, Michael, when you said that some of the major players, some of the big senior players stepped up to cover the shortcomings of others.
00:05:35
Iain
I think it was a professional professional performance ah without being its usual pulsating, scintillating, Cup under the lights performance.
00:05:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:05:47
Iain
and I thought Athletic were really poor and let us off because I thought we started really really quite tentatively. and But yeah, Tonali was excellent.
00:05:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:06:00
Iain
Chow and Botmore were excellent. Pope was good in the last half an hour, thank goodness. And I was really encouraged. little bit of a flashback by Lewis Hall coming on for the last 20 minutes.
00:06:13
Iain
Fantastic to get him back playing at left back. really just exposed what we've missed so far this season with him and Tino being out.
00:06:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, you're absolutely right. Yeah, fantastic. from and When he was coming on, I mentioned it in the instant reaction, as you say. um i was terrified because I'm sitting there and going, no, not Lewis Hall, not Lewis Hall, not Lewis Hall. And my wife's going, why? He's amazing.
00:06:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
right Well, one, how basically said at the weekend, I wouldn't have had him on the bench if there was someone else senior available. And then the last we heard from him that he wasn't confident in his own body.
00:06:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
But the way he played, that required some confidence, didn't it? Because he was fantastic, particularly on the ball.
00:06:53
Iain
It was. anyway Whether he was more knackered after that first 20 minutes for a month and a half, whatever it is, and because he was up and down.
00:07:03
Iain
He was dribbling.
00:07:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
He was.
00:07:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
He was.
00:07:04
Iain
Oh, it was marvellous. What a skilful player. But forgotten. Forgotten that this time last year, Lewis Hall was the best left back in the country. That's why Tuchel picked him for England.
00:07:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
you
00:07:15
Iain
ah I'm really pleased to see him back. Really pleased. Whether he gets any more than half an hour against Brentford, I'm not sure. But ah that'll be good. That'll be half an hour Dan Byrne isn't playing at left back.
00:07:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, exactly. And to be fair, both players there, Dan Burner and Lewis Hall, got called up for England. Obviously, Lewis Hall's is the under-21s. um But I have to be honest, I'm not really happy with Lewis Hall being called up for the under-21s because...
00:07:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
He isn't fit enough to start games with us. He's only had 30 minutes with us and now he's going to go away with England and he is very likely going to play it at least 90 minutes. Do you think that's something that Howe will be looking at and going, well, that's the best way to get his match fitness up?
00:08:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Or is it something he'll be quite concerned with? What do you think?
00:08:06
Iain
I think that that must have been done in consultation. In his press conference today, Howe said he's totally relaxed about whatever happened with Anthony Gordon, whether he's picked or not picked, because it'll all be done in consultation with the England guys.
00:08:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
true.
00:08:21
Iain
They must do the same with Lewis Hall. So he must have rubber-stamped that he can pick him. Maybe he's hoping he'll get ah half in the first game and an hour in the second game, and he comes back ready to start against Man City.
00:08:35
Iain
I don't know. I don't know. But it's it's got
Newcastle's Lineup and Injury Concerns
00:08:38
Iain
to be positive. He needs... he needs game time to get match fit get that sharpness back.
00:08:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
true ah think I'm still just scarred by the old days of Michael Owen in England, where every Newcastle player that goes the international stage, I just instantly think they're going get injured.
00:08:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Probably can't be thinking like that. But I'll move on to... We do need to transfer that Champions League form into Premier League form, and I do think a fully fit Lewis Hall and a fully fit Tino Livramento is arguably the most important thing for that, um which I'll actually get to in the next episode um that we record.
00:09:14
Iain
Thank you.
00:09:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll talk a bit more about what we struggled with this season. But for now, we're going to move on to Brentford. Just a quick one on them before we move into the first break.
00:09:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
They've lost a lot of names in the summer. And part of that is down to us. We wanted Brian Mbwemo. He went to Man United. We wanted Ioann Uyssa. We got him at the last second. But they also lost Thomas Frank and replaced him with a set-piece coach in Keith Andrews.
00:09:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Have you been impressed by Brentford this season? Because, I'll be honest, I had them down. And they've been very good.
00:09:52
Iain
if They're below us in the league though, aren't they? Point below us or quite ahead it point quite ahead of us, sorry.
00:09:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Above us.
00:09:58
Iain
So a similar a similar set of results to the ones that we've had, but that is way ahead of what we anticipated.
00:09:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:09:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
always do, don't
00:10:04
Iain
I think when we did our predictions, we pretty much all had them in the bottom three because we just know how they were going to recover that from losing the stars and the manager and appointing a set-piece coach.
00:10:16
Iain
But you can trust Brentford to get it right. They don't get stuff like that wrong.
00:10:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
they always do know
00:10:22
Iain
And they've unearthed, Shardar I think is coming of age, taking the strain a little bit. And they've unearthed, what's he called? Is he Igor, Thiago?
00:10:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah, the £20 million signing from Klugbrugge two years back.
00:10:34
Iain
Up front for him?
00:10:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Got injured in his first season. and Looked like a waste of money. Certainly doesn't look like that anymore, does he?
00:10:45
Iain
He certainly doesn't know. I think he might be the next 60 million plus that they'll sign they'll sell.
00:10:51
Iain
He looks very good.
00:10:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
probably right, man.
00:10:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, and to be fair, with Brentford, I think what makes them so impressive for me this season, and this is probably going to be a bit of a negative for Newcastle this weekend, is the sheer quality of opposition they've faced at the GTEC this season. um The first game they played, Aston Villa.
00:11:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Second, Chelsea.
00:11:10
Iain
Thank you.
00:11:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Then they had Aston Villa again in the Cup. Then Manchester and United. Then Manchester City. Then Liverpool. And now Newcastle United. So no easy games in there. Three wins, including one in the Cup. So technically four, but that was on penalties.
00:11:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
One draw and one defeat. The only team to beat them, Manchester City. So it is a a very impressive start at home. And it arguably makes our task at the weekend sound all that much harder, doesn't it?
Optimism for Newcastle's Victory
00:11:40
Iain
It does, but do you know what? It's shaping up a little bit like that game where we went to Aston Villa and nobody gave us a prayer because of Villa's home record and we weren't in very good form and somehow we just bossed it and won 3-1.
00:11:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. ah been
00:11:56
Iain
I think they were looking to get one at the end.
00:11:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:11:59
Iain
and Is this Newcastle United squad capable of that? Well, it's a better squad than the team that did that.
00:12:06
Iain
So, you know, I hold out those hopes that... that they're rested, the right players will get picked, that the illness that clearly, I mean, Bruno looked like he was running around pulling the the bed and the drip behind him on Wednesday because he's I think he's been ill.
00:12:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
It is, yeah.
00:12:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:12:25
Iain
Hopefully we're clear of that sort of stuff.
00:12:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. I'm sure.
00:12:27
Iain
um And we can surprise a few folk, you know. Barnes plays instead of Gordon and looks to impress. Maybe this is where Elanga kicks in.
00:12:39
Iain
I don't know. Well, fingers crossed.
00:12:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:12:41
Iain
We've got some great players. We should be able to give Brentford a game.
00:12:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
We should be, yeah. And it's to be honest, um I recognize that you mentioned that about Bruno. Did you see him at full time and with ah fully wrapped up arms, so ah looking like he was absolutely freezing genuinely?
00:12:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know when you you see someone in a cartoon and it's the overly stereotypical sick person, they've got the thermometer in the mouth, You can just tell a really and that's genuinely what Bruno Gamares looked like.
00:13:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I don't know if it's just a Brazilian lad in Newcastle.
00:13:10
Iain
yeah
00:13:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's freezing. Or if he is you coming down with that illness. Because there is something in the camp, isn't there? Trippier, Tenale, Bruno. Almost coming at the wrong time. But it's the winter period what they expect.
00:13:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Again, with Brentford, one of the other things that's not great. Obviously, they did lose 2-0 at Crystal Palace at the weekend, but they are much better at home against non-London visitors.
00:13:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
So in London derbies, they've won just one in their last 10. Against teams that aren't from London, they've won five out of the last 10. say So again, it doesn't bode well. But we mentioned there, Ego Thiago, Kevin Sharder, Diego Otara has also been ah included there as well.
00:13:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
40 million signing from Bournemouth. And he did well against last season.
00:14:00
Iain
He's a good signing.
00:14:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, he for those that don't remember, when we played them and drew at the Vitality last season, drew a 1-1, it was Otara who scored the disallowed goal in the last minute that should have been
00:14:03
Iain
Very good signing.
00:14:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
allowed but the one signing that's sort of gone under the radar and he hasn't actually made it into the England squad is Jordan Henderson did you expect him to be quite as good as he has been yeah
00:14:28
Iain
I didn't expect him to be quite as good as he has been, but I think that's Brentford's equivalent of Granit Xhaka, isn't it? So, old, wily old campaigner, written off in the Premier League a year or two ago, who actually, when you look at it, it's still got quite a lot to offer, and he's coming in and a real old, calm head in amongst a bunch of new players, and you need somebody like that to almost be the manager on the pitch.
00:14:56
Iain
um And I think both Brentford and Sunderland have benefited from having something like that to sort of galvanise their new team together. um I still don't think he should be yeah playing for England, though, to be fair.
00:14:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:15:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely.
00:15:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, I'd agree.
00:15:10
Iain
i think we've got better midfield players.
00:15:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
I would agree.
00:15:13
Iain
and know he's a wonderful um influence in the dressing room. But I mean, there must surely be a role for him in the England camp where he can do 90% of that and not have to come on as a substitute.
00:15:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, part-time coach or something like that. um So, yeah, it's a great point. And to be honest, that's pretty much all we're going to talk about Brentford. We're going get into the Newcastle United line-up in one moment after a word from Bionique.
00:15:59
Iain
Thank you.
00:16:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Good stuff. So for Newcastle United this weekend, it looks we'll go into a bit of team news. It looks like Anthony Gordon's going to miss out. That hip issue that flared up in midweek, as we mentioned, he didn't look right from the start.
00:16:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
The surprising in one is Willis Sula, sidelined for a couple of weeks, it seems. ah That'll be keeping him out the the lineup with Denmark in the international break. And obviously Wisser, Tino Livermento and Harrison Ashby are all out as well.
00:16:46
Iain
yeah
00:16:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
So that's, you know it's kind of shaping up the personnel quite um easy. that I think it's quite easy to pick the 11 because of that. But we'll start off. Obviously, Nick Pope had a really good game against the Athletic Club. They'll call for arms still to come in for that game. I believe we said it ourselves, we'd like to see him.
00:17:06
Iain
yeah
00:17:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you think he'll be Pope again at the weekend? England's new third choice goalkeeper.
00:17:12
Iain
Yeah, yeah. Or it would have been funny if Tuchel had picked Ramsdale based on his performance against Tottenham and left Pope at home. um i Eddie yeah edie has, and Nick Pope is, on Newcastle's books, a full-time professional.
00:17:29
Iain
So I understand Eddie's reluctance to chop and change there because Ramsdale is on loan.
00:17:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes.
00:17:37
Iain
I know he's done well when he's come in. um And we want to see that commitment like ah like he's on the books when he's on loan.
00:17:45
Iain
But i don't think he's I don't think he'll lose Pope.
00:17:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, 100%.
00:17:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah,
00:17:47
Iain
I think Pope's performed very well.
00:17:50
Iain
It
00:17:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah I 100% agree.
00:17:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then sort of on the wings, well, should I say wings full backs, it's pretty much Trippier or Dan Byrne, isn't it? I know Lewis Hall had a cameo, but he's not ready to start. So would you agree with Trippier and Byrne?
00:18:06
Iain
wouldn't be trippy here. A lack of an alternative. and I mean, is this a game where he might go free it that three at the three centre-halves and play Murphy and Barnes as wing-backs?
00:18:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
the left is still where we've got some problems. Yeah, potentially. i mean, i for it's one of those where the three at the back, sometimes it works a treat, sometimes it doesn't.
00:18:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think Brentford is one of those teams, they are very dangerous players. on the counter-attacks. So there is a good chance that you know we could use that. And it would mean Fabian Scher, who you know is very, very unlucky to not be in the starting line-up, dropped.
00:18:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, not dropped, but he had to be replaced after the Barcelona game where he picked up that concussion. And I don't think anyone expected Malik Chau to be as good as he has been for Newcastle. So would you say that back three is the way to fit Chau, Bottman and Schar in?
00:19:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just keeping them happy and the best
00:19:02
Iain
Well, it would be.
00:19:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
players on the pitch.
00:19:05
Iain
it would it would be. But when I was sailing back three, I just thought that that would be Burns shifting more centrally. and bringing a wing back in to cover the forward role.
00:19:15
Iain
So Chau wouldn't play in my back three.
00:19:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Potentially, yeah. Oof.
00:19:19
Iain
But Chau, well done, we should mark it, well done, called up for his hopefully first German cap.
00:19:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Germany. Yeah, I mean, well-deserved as well.
00:19:25
Iain
um And that's based on the strength of his performances in the last month at Newcastle, it must be, because he wasn't picked in the last one, was he?
00:19:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, 100%. No, absolutely not. And it's one of those where you look at him and you almost wonder, how has he only got three caps for Germany already?
00:19:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because I look at the back line and I don't i don't see any real standouts since Matt Hummel's left, or retired, should I say.
00:19:44
Iain
Mm-hmm.
00:19:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
And Malik Chau just looks like he's arguably one of the best. He looks like he's going to be one of the best centre-backs we've ever had. But before I get ahead of myself on Malik Chow, we're agreed that he will start. You said but potentially Byrne gets in there.
00:20:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
um I've gone to potentially Chara alongside.
00:20:08
Iain
It's difficult, Michael. It's a 50-50 call. It's a 50-50 call, I think.
00:20:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:20:13
Iain
He played three at the back when we got a draw at Bournemouth.
00:20:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
It worked well, yeah.
00:20:17
Iain
So I was thinking that the three at the back was going to come in when we played at Brighton, which I see is another difficult away game against opponents we don't particularly do well with.
00:20:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:20:27
Iain
Brentford is a third team like that, apart from the more beginning with B. They're very similar away games for us. And he's gone one way and got a point and another way and didn't get any points.
00:20:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:20:37
Iain
So it's up to him, isn't it, what he picks. I think Byrne will play. He won't drop Dan Byrne.
00:20:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah can't drop down
00:20:43
Iain
But I think it'll be a back four, and I think Byrne will start at full back. And that allows him to bring Hall on for the last 25 minutes.
00:20:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
2013. Yeah, absolutely. And then if we talk about that midfield three, Joe Linton, Sonali, Bruno Gamares, or do would you potentially put in Lewis Miley or Jacob Ramsey for this one?
00:21:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Because that midfield three just simply didn't work against West Ham.
00:21:09
Iain
The, what, the Tonali, Gumarish, Joe Linton.
00:21:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, just it just didn't work.
00:21:14
Iain
I would leave Joe Linton in. I would leave Joe Linton in because of the strength of what he did, particularly in the second half against Athletic Club.
00:21:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
He was very good.
00:21:22
Iain
I'd leave Bruno out. I'd leave Bruno out. I'd say, look, mate, you've got, you're ill. Sit this one out. And I'd bring Miley in.
00:21:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:21:31
Iain
And I might play Miley in Tonali's number six role. I'd let Tonali push forward to take Bruno's role. i think Tenali's capable of those defence splitting defense splitttting passes.
00:21:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:21:43
Iain
And he's got Duracell batteries, so he'll still race back and cover all of the stuff at the back as well.
00:21:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I think as well, it's it's a great credit to Lewis Miley and the cameos that he's had this season that we're we're sitting here and we're saying, oh, you could say to Bruno, have a break and bring in Lewis Miley because last season he didn't look fantastic. Season before, breakthrough, brilliant.
00:22:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
But this season when he's come on, he's played, he has looked really solid and he's sort of cementing that fourth spot. Now, Joe Willick probably isn't going to get much of a shout these days because of Ramsey coming in.
00:22:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
and mainly because of Lewis Miley. So whether Miley starts or not, he's done fantastic so far this season to get even in the conversation. Then on the wings, I mean it's pretty self-explanatory, I guess. Murphy and Barnes.
00:22:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Alanga's out of sorts.
00:22:33
Iain
I
00:22:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
I don't think he'll start. What do you think?
00:22:38
Iain
agree entirely. I think Murphy, think murphy when given that given that we're constantly saying there's the wingers need to produce, I think Murphy's producing. He's scored in each of the last two games, hasn't he?
00:22:49
Iain
Two league games. And he's provided an a assist or two. So Murphy me on one side. ah If Gordon's not playing, it's got to be Barnes down the left.
00:22:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:23:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, he was good against the Athletic Club as well. I really liked the performance of Harvey Barnes against the Athletic Club. um One of the best I've seen of him this season, which isn't saying much. He hasn't played well, um but we see more of that.
00:23:12
Iain
No.
00:23:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
It might just be that sort of ah purple patch that he had when we were playing the likes of Man United. uh last season and that is the harvey barnes we love to see um but again straight up front we only really have one option and that's nick voltamada which i think even cements that a langer starts on the bench because we saw him move centrally when voltamada came off against athletic club we know he's done it before so it kind of means we've only got that as an option ah can you think of anything else or
00:23:46
Iain
Well, i you know, we've we've got we've got some kids who have got, they must be chomping at the bit to be given a chance.
00:23:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
battered in every UEFA Youth League game.
00:23:56
Iain
Pardon?
00:23:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've got kids that have been battered in every UEFA Youth League game in most games this season.
00:24:04
Iain
Well, um no, but I mean, I'm just looking at it the when they've played um played in their under-23s league or whatever it is.
00:24:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Poor lads.
00:24:13
Iain
Neve scores a lot of goals.
00:24:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:24:15
Iain
He must have a striker's instinct.
00:24:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. well yeah
00:24:18
Iain
He must be a handful. He's young kid. He'll run around. He'll be quick. and If you're just looking for somebody to ease the burden on Big Nick, then I don't mind Neve coming and showing us what he can do.
00:24:34
Iain
don't know what's happened to Ben Parkinson.
00:24:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, he's
00:24:36
Iain
I thought he looked quite good a year or two ago. He's back in and scoring, isn't he?
00:24:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
dropped off the radar, hasn't he?
00:24:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's completely dropped off the radar.
00:24:43
Iain
I mean, that's what that's what but that's exactly what what we have this academy for, is to be a conduit to bring the young kids through.
00:24:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm not sure what's up.
00:24:53
Iain
And and when there's a need, You might be thrusting them into the deep end, but, you know, I mean, that's what Dowman's done at Arsenal at bloody 15 or something.
00:25:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:25:06
Iain
and They play him because he's good at good in the reserves and and he's he shown it in the first team now.
00:25:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, he's been absolutely phenomenal.
00:25:16
Iain
So why not?
00:25:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Youngest scorer, I believe, or youngest player, sorry, in Champions League history midweek as well. Absolutely phenomenal player, and it looks like they've got another diamond on their hands, which is really annoying, because I'd rather it was anyone up but an Arsenal.
00:25:24
Iain
Yeah.
00:25:31
Iain
Well, it's annoying it's annoying when Saka is still quite a young man and they've got Nguyenieri there as well.
00:25:37
Iain
I mean, think he's he's a class player. He is, Nguyenieri.
00:25:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:25:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, he's really good.
00:25:45
Iain
But let's you know let's give them the encouragement. We've got players that we've been told over the last couple of years that we've signed this gem and that gem and they're playing in the and the reserve team.
00:25:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:25:59
Iain
I think you should blood them, particularly when you've got no alternative other other than to run poor old Nick Voltemada into the ground.
00:26:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, he needs to work as well, but he's not going to get one.
00:26:07
Iain
Okay.
00:26:10
Iain
no
00:26:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
But yes, I'm going to go into our predictions, but our predictions are going to be sponsored this time by Zencaster. So we're going to go to Quick Add, and then we're going to get to our predictions.
00:26:22
Iain
okay
00:26:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's it. I'm doing my own for next time.
00:26:56
Iain
So posh.
00:26:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm doing my own for next time. I can't handle the ball.
00:26:58
Iain
Can I just point out, by the way, Michael, um before we do these predictions, that my last prediction with Joanne was for Newcastle to beat Athletic Club 2-0.
00:27:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ooh. So are you going for this time? A 3-1 Brentford win?
00:27:16
Iain
and Well, ah what am I going to go for? Well, I'm going to back our defence to be resolute and us to...
00:27:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh
00:27:27
Iain
I've got to back us to win, haven't I? I've got to. I think we'll win 2-0 again. I think we'll score two in the first half and then we will hold them off like the tall man holding the 5'3 red-headed fella off like that, hand on the head.
00:27:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Yeah, I think the beat... Just one hand.
00:27:45
Iain
Keep them at arm's length. Yeah, 2-0 me.
00:27:49
Iain
yeah. too nil for me
00:27:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's to be honest, that it's what it's the first goal I think is really important. here I think it's going to be one of those where if they get it, we're going to really struggle.
00:27:56
Iain
oh yeah
00:27:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
If we get it, I do think we hold on. um My head says goals just simply because I can't remember looking at this fixture and ever not seeing goals. I think we've scored in every Premier League meeting against Brentford.
00:28:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Touch wood. Might not be on the next try, but the fence is
00:28:19
Iain
Thank you.
00:28:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
brilliant in it. Our defence is fantastic. um I'm going to go with a 2-1 win. um I think there's a I think we nick it from a set piece um which is strange to hear because everyone hates our set pieces these days.
00:28:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
and But I think we'll manage the game well. I do think we'll score early and I do think we'll try and hold on like we did against West Ham and it went horribly. um And I actually think Trippierre is going to have an absolutely fantastic game because ah When you look at the Athletic Club game, there was one real difference, I think, um in the full-back position.
00:28:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
And we looked so much better having Trippier there. Would you agree? Was he a big myth?
00:29:00
Iain
I definitely prefer Trippier playing than Kraft. Bless him. I know Kraft doesn't let us down, but he's not very creative, is he?
00:29:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Not at all, no. Great third centre-back, but not right-back.
00:29:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, yes.
00:29:14
Iain
Excellent. excellent
00:29:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
wo
00:29:15
Iain
Two wins, though.
00:29:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Will the away game...
00:29:15
Iain
Fancy. Predicted two wins.
00:29:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's one of those where we you know we are sat in 13th and we're somehow really confident of a one-away win despite not winning it in eight games.
00:29:25
Iain
Well, we need it. We need it. and And I'm going on the hope that that West Ham game was awful, as awful as the Bradford game was last year when Eddie had some serious...
00:29:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:29:36
Iain
Now, there talked about being honest since then. So there'll have been some clear-of-the-air discussions. and And hopefully the the sick people have owned up to being sick and won't try and get through a game sort of half-cocked.
00:29:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:29:51
Iain
and And we'll go on and ah run like we did after that. Brentford game last year, we'll go on that run after the West Ham game this year. And that was nine wins on the bounce.
00:30:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:30:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah If we do that, we are going to have to beat Manchester City, which is a really tough task for Harlem. But before we get all that, we've still got a Brentford game to play and an international break to endure.
00:30:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
But this has been the Daily Newcastle podcast from me, Michael Grahamslough, from my friend Ian Mackay. Well, I could say anything, but I'm just going to say, how are the lats?
00:30:29
Iain
Mm-hmm.