Newcastle vs Brentford Odds
Saturday, Sep. 1512:30 p.m. ETNBC
| Newcastle Odds | -182 |
| Brentford'Odds | +500 |
| Draw | +320 |
| Over / Under | 2.5'-150 / +120 |
Odds via'bet365.'Get up-to-the-minute'Soccer odds here.
No team in the Premier League has played a more difficult fixture list to start the season than Newcastle. The Magpies beat Aston Villa at home and then lost three consecutive matches to Manchester City, Liverpool and Brighton. Newcastle will face a different kind of challenge on Saturday against a very possession-averse Brentford side. The biggest question entering the new year for Newcastle was whether or not they could replicate their attacking output if teams forced them to have more of the ball and break down lower blocks without space in behind to exploit.
Through four matches, that skill hasn't really been tested because Newcastle has played teams that want to have the ball and play on the front foot. That's not Brentford. The Bees will cede most of the possession to Newcastle and challenge Eddie Howe's side to break them down and create margin.
Newcastle were excellent front runners last season because they were elite a t playing with a lead, but I question how sticky that really is year to year and how much of that was statistical variance. Their numbers when in even game states tended to be rather low event and that's a risky as a sizable favorite against an above average Brentford team.
Let's get into my Newcastle vs Brentford preview.