The Carabao Cup quarter-final clash between Newcastle United and Brentford is set to take place on December 18, 2024, at St. James' Park. This match holds significant importance for both teams; Newcastle aims to secure their first major domestic trophy since 1955, while Brentford seeks its inaugural major honor . Newcastle enters the fixture with momentum, having recently triumphed over Leicester City with a resounding 4-0 victory. However, they face challenges due to injuries affecting key players such as Pope, Krafth, and Wilson .
After thrashing Leicester City 4-0 in the weekend’s Premier League action, Newcastle United are now set to lock horns with Brentford, who have already defeated them once this season, in the quarterfinal of the Carabao Cup (EFL Cup) at St. James Park.
Newcastle United have endured a mixed form in the new season accumulating 23 points from the starting 16 matches to sit 12th in the table. However, Eddie Howe’s side have a golden chance to take a closer step to silverware this season as his side will face Brentford in the quarterfinal. Although they lost to the same opponent on match day 15, we can expect this to change as they will have the home support on their side and their players returning to form.
Brentford meantime, as mentioned, beat Newcastle 4-2 in West London under a fortnight ago, but are very much a different proposition on the road. The Bees' Jekyll and Hyde home and away form continued on Sunday night, defeating 2-1 by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, despite actually putting in a spirited performance, with Bryan Mbeumo's smart finish coming too late to spark a comeback. As a result, remarkably, Thomas Frank's team have collected just a solitary point from eight Premier League away games thus far while, on the flip side, they've taken 22 points from a possible 24 at home, meaning they're above their hosts here by virtue of goal-scored.
Newcastle United possible starting lineup: Dubravka; Trippier, Schar, Burn, Hall; Tonali, Guimaraes, Joelinton; Barnes, Isak, Gordon
Brentford possible starting lineup: Flekken; Roerslev, Collins, Mee, Van den Berg; Yarmolyuk, Janelt; Mbeumo, Carvalho, Lewis-Potter; Schade
Newcastle United Team News
As in previous rounds, Eddie Howe will pick a strong team, albeit one that won't feature first-choice goalkeeper Nick Pope, who's suffered a knee injury, while Emil Krafht, Jamaal Lascelles, Sven Botman, Lewis Miley and Callum Wilson are also sidelined. Martin Dúbravka was chosen to don the gloves at the weekend, but Odysseas Vlachodimos could see rare action here; his sole appearance for Newcastle to date is a 45 minute cameo against Wimbledon in round three. Elsewhere, considering Joelinton will be suspended for Saturday's visit to Ipswich, he will start for sure, while Jacob Murphy's double against Leicester could see him keep his place.
The Magpies have been generally strong at home while Brentford continue to find it impossible to win away, both trends we're forecasting will continue in this quarter-final come Wednesday: Newcastle United 2-0 Brentford.
Brentford's recent form has been mixed; despite suffering a defeat against Chelsea, they remain competitive in the Premier League standing. Historically, Newcastle has dominated their encounters with Brentford, boasting a favorable head-to-head record of 13 wins compared to Brentford’s five victories. Predictions suggest that Newcastle will field a strong lineup featuring Alexander Isak as a key player to watch against a resilient Brentford side led by Bryan Mbeumo.
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