Newcastle beat Brentford to ease pressure on Howe

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Newcastle striker Wilson scores from the penalty spot against Brentford

Newcastle striker Wilson scored his third goal of the season against Brentford

Callum Wilson scored from the penalty spot as Newcastle United beat Brentford in a scrappy game at St James' Park to ease the scrutiny on boss Eddie Howe.

Newcastle's victory ended a run of three consecutive defeats which had seen Howe under the spotlight.

Wilson converted after Brentford goalkeeper Mark Flekken fouled Newcastle winger Anthony Gordon.

Brentford's best chance fell to Aaron Hickey early in the game but Nick Pope stood up well to save with his chest.

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Line-ups

Newcastle

Formation 4-3-3

22Pope2Trippier5Schär4Botman33Burn36S Longstaff39Bruno GuimarãesBooked at 90mins32Anderson10GordonBooked at 90mins9WilsonBooked at 90mins15BarnesSubstituted forAlmirónat 83'minutes

Substitutes

1Dúbravka6Lascelles8Tonali13Targett14Isak20Hall21Livramento23Murphy24Almirón

Brentford

Formation 5-3-2

1FlekkenBooked at 64mins2HickeyBooked at 59minsSubstituted forLewis-Potterat 82'minutes22CollinsBooked at 85mins5Pinnock16MeeSubstituted forMaupayat 72'minutes3HenrySubstituted forRoerslevat 42'minutes8Jensen6NørgaardBooked at 42minsSubstituted forOnyekaat 72'minutes27JaneltSubstituted forSchadeat 72'minutes19Mbeumo11WissaBooked at 33mins

Substitutes

7Maupay9Schade13M Jorgensen14Ghoddos15Onyeka21Strakosha23Lewis-Potter30Roerslev33Yarmolyuk

Referee:Craig Pawson

Attendance:51,670

Live Text

Match ends, Newcastle United 1, Brentford 0.

Second Half ends, Newcastle United 1, Brentford 0.

Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Mads Roerslev.

Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).

Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.

Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.

Attempt missed. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross following a set piece situation.

Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).

Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).

Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Dan Burn.

Nathan Collins (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Nathan Collins (Brentford).

Attempt saved. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter with a cross.

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