Likely LineupsLineups before the whistle.

Premier League · Matchweek 16

Brentford vs Newcastle lineups

Brentford host Newcastle at Brentford Community Stadium on 19 December 2026. The fixture is Matchweek 16 of the Premier League. They last met on 7 February 2026, when Brentford won 3-2.

Brentford vs Newcastle match facts

Kick-off
Sat 19 Dec 2026, 15:00
Stadium
Brentford Community Stadium, London
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 16

Brentford vs Newcastle lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Brentford vs Newcastle head to head

4
Brentford wins
1
Draws
9
Newcastle wins

22–32 on goals in 14 meetings since 15 October 2016

Recent Brentford vs Newcastle results

  1. Newcastle2–3BrentfordPremier LeagueSt. James' Park
  2. Brentford3–1NewcastlePremier LeagueBrentford Community Stadium
  3. Newcastle2–1BrentfordPremier LeagueSt. James' Park
  4. Newcastle3–1BrentfordLeague CupSt. James' Park
  5. Brentford4–2NewcastlePremier LeagueGtech Community Stadium

Brentford vs Newcastle history

Brentford have won three of the last five, with none drawn. Newcastle last won at Brentford Community Stadium on 26 February 2022, by 2-0. Two of the last five were decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in five of the last five. Newcastle hold the longest unbeaten run in the fixture, six meetings.

Last meeting: Newcastle 2-3 Brentford, February 2026

1212438392823911
Newcastle, 4-3-3
1332043627198239
Brentford, 4-2-3-1
Newcastle crest
NewcastleFormation 4-3-3
  1. 1Nicholas PopeG
  2. 2Kieran TrippierD
  3. 12Malick ThiawD
  4. 4Sven BotmanD
  5. 3Lewis HallD
  6. 8Sandro TonaliM
  7. 39Bruno GuimarãesM
  8. 28Joseph WillockM
  9. 23Jacob MurphyF
  10. 9Yoane WissaF
  11. 11Harvey BarnesF

Bench

  1. 32Aaron RamsdaleG
  2. 33Daniel BurnD
  3. 41Jacob RamseyM
  4. 27Nick WoltemadeF
  5. 61Leo ShaharD
  6. 20Anthony ElangaF
  7. 18William OsulaF
  8. 37Alex MurphyD
  9. 62Sean NeaveF

Coach: Eddie Howe

Brentford crest
BrentfordFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 33Michael KayodeD
  3. 20Kristoffer AjerD
  4. 4Sepp van den BergD
  5. 3Rico HenryD
  6. 6Jordan HendersonM
  7. 27Vitaly JaneltM
  8. 19Dango OuattaraM
  9. 8Mathias JensenM
  10. 23Keane Lewis-PotterM
  11. 9ThiagoF

Bench

  1. 12Hákon ValdimarssonG
  2. 5Ethan PinnockD
  3. 22Nathan CollinsD
  4. 24Mikkel DamsgaardM
  5. 11Reiss NelsonF
  6. 2Aaron HickeyD
  7. 18Yehor YarmolyukM
  8. 47Kaye Iyowuna FuroF
  9. 45Romelle DonovanM

Coach: Keith Andrews

Newcastle lined up in a 4-3-3 and Brentford in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 7 February 2026 in the Premier League. Brentford won 3-2. Sven Botman, Vitaly Janelt and Thiago and 2 others scored. Nicholas Pope and Caoimhín Kelleher started in goal.

Brentford vs Newcastle lineups — common questions

When is Brentford vs Newcastle?
Brentford vs Newcastle kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 19 December 2026 at Brentford Community Stadium in London. The match is Matchweek 16 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Brentford vs Newcastle match?
In the meeting before this one, Brentford won 3-2 on 7 February 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Brentford won 3-1 on 9 November 2025 in the Premier League. Brentford have won 4 of the 14 meetings between the clubs and Newcastle have won 9.

Newcastle vs Brentford at the reverse fixture

Updated 9 August 2026