Newcastle v Brentford

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The Saturday evening kick-off in this weekend's Premier League action features this upcoming clash between Newcastle United and Brentford at St James' Park with the hosts keen to start climbing back up the English top flight table with all three points while Brentford will be keen to extend their unbeaten start to this new season to five games.

This new campaign started brightly enough for Eddie Howe's side as The Magpies recorded a comprehensive 5-1 victory at home against Aston Villa on the opening day of the new season but the north-east hosts have since slumped to three defeats on the trot just before the international break.

Newcastle United have been handed defeats by the likes of Manchester City, Liverpool and Brighton in what was a tough sequence of fixtures but The Magpies will be hoping they can return to winning ways in this evening clash in order to keep up with the teams sitting above them in the table.

Despite losing their last three games on the trot, the bigger picture shows Newcastle United have lost just five out of their last 18 matches overall in the Premier League which includes 10 wins, along with losing just three of their previous 22 home games as well.

Brentford have pretty much continued on from the end of last season's campaign and into this new term as The Bees currently occupy eighth place and the visitors still remain unbeaten this season following three draws and a win in their opening four matches.

A resounding 3-0 win away from home at Fulham has been followed up with points gained in draws with Tottenham, Crystal Palace and Bournemouth which underlines Brentford's resilience in the English top flight and continuing their stubborn streak.

Indeed, the bigger picture shows The Bees have suffered just the one defeat in their previous 11 matches overall in the Premier League but the visitors have also gained six wins within this period as well, giving Thomas Frank's side plenty of confidence for this long trip up to the north-east on Saturday.

However, Brentford haven't had things all their own way on their travels as The Bees have managed to muster just six wins from their last 20 outings in the domestic top flight, so this upcoming visit to St James' Park looks far from being an easy assignment.

Newcastle United v Brentford Verdict

Newcastle United have enjoyed the upper hand in recent previous exchanges against Brentford as The Magpies have won the last three meetings on the trot which should give the hosts plenty of belief and confidence that they can resume this Premier League season with a win here on Saturday evening and lift Eddie Howe's side up the table.

Therefore, our main bet will be Newcastle Utd win @ 1.55

Other side bets worth considering:

Newcastle Utd win & Both Teams To Score No @ 2.75

Correct score: Newcastle Utd 2-0 @ 9.00