Botman Gets 8, Murphy With 5 | Newcastle United Players Rated In Tough Loss Vs Brentford | OneFootball

Newcastle United entertained Brentford at St. James’ Park earlier this evening as they hoped to secure a good result at home in the Premier League. The Magpies made a decent start to the game and got themselves ahead in the 24th minute thanks to Sven Botman’s effort. Vitaly Janelt equalised for the visitors just 13 minutes later before Igor Thiago gave Brentford the lead from the penalty spot in injury time as Eddie Howe’s men went into the half-time break 2-1 down on the scoreline.

Newcastle found the leveller via Bruno Guimaraes’ penalty in the 79th minute. However, Dango Ouattara scored the winning goal for the Bees just six minutes later. The contest finished with the Magpies crashing to a 3-2 loss in front of their home fans.

Let’s take a look at how each Newcastle United player fared during the clash against Brentford

Pope made a couple of solid saves at the back but conceded three goals this evening.

RB: Kieran Trippier – 6.5/10

He did his fair share of defending and made two good chances going forward.

CB: Malick Thiaw – 7/10

Thiaw put his foot through the ball when he could and was a threat at the other end of the field.

CB: Sven Botman – 8/10

He made a lot of crucial clearances inside his half and did well to score the opener in the 24th minute.

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 07: Sven Botman of Newcastle United celebrates scoring his team’s first goal with teammates during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Brentford at St James’ Park on February 07, 2026 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

LB: Lewis Hall – 7/10

He cleared the danger when he could and made a few decent runs with the ball on the left flank.

CM: Joe Willock – 6.5/10

Willock caught the eye at times on both halves and was replaced at half-time.

CM: Bruno Guimaraes – 7/10

He was a positive influence at both ends of the field and ended the game with a goal and an assist to his name.

CM: Sandro Tonali – 6/10

Tonali worked hard but failed to impress at the centre of the park.

RW: Jacob Murphy – 5/10

He was quiet for most of his time on the pitch and got substituted at half-time.

ST: Yoane Wissa – 6/10

Wissa failed to threaten the opponent’s goal and was fortunate to last 64 minutes.

LW: Harvey Barnes – 6/10

He was not shy of having a strike at goal but lacked the cutting edge in the final third.

Substitutes:

ST: Nick Woltemade – 6/10

He failed to catch the eye after coming off the bench.

RW: Anthony Elanga – 6.5/10

Elanga engineered some good chances for others around him.

ST: William Osula – 6/10

His impact on the game was minimal.