MATCH FACTS

■■Newcastle remain unbeaten in their last six league meetings with Brentford (W5 D1), in a run stretching back to October 1992. ■■Brentford are winless in their last eight Premier League games, picking up just a single point from the last 24 on offer (W0 D1 L7). No side is on a longer current run without a victory in the competition than the Bees.

■■Newcastle are unbeaten in seven Premier League games, winning four and drawing three. The Magpies last had a longer unbeaten run in the competition between May and November 2011 (14 games).

■■A Newcastle player has scored in both home and away meetings with Brentford in each of the last three seasons the two sides have faced each other in a league campaign (David Kelly in 1992-93, Dwight Gayle in 2016-17 & Joelinton in 2021-22). ■■Since Joe Willock made his league debut for Newcastle (6th February 2021) he has scored more Premier League goals for the club than any other player (10). ■■Josh Dasilva was sent off for the second time as a Brentford player, previously seeing red in January 2021 against

Tottenham in the League Cup. Indeed, only Newcastle’s Ciaran Clark (9th minute vs Norwich in November) has been sent off earlier in a Premier League game this season than the Brentford midfielder (11th minute). ■■Brentford’s Christian Eriksen made his Premier League return, 766 days after making his last appearance in the competition, for Tottenham against Norwich in January N2E0X2T0F.IVE MATCHES...

BRENTFORD

Sat Norwich (a) ............ PL Mar 12 Burnley (h) ............ PL Mar 19 Leicester (a) .......... PL Apr 2 Chelsea (a) ............ PL Apr 9 West Ham (h) ......... PL

NEWCASTLE

Sat Brighton (h) ........... PL Mar 10 Southampton (a)... PL Mar 13 Chelsea (a) ............ PL Mar 17 Everton (a) ............ PL Mar 20 Crystal Palace (h).. PL