Thomas Frank and his side arriving at St James’ Park having won their last five Premier League matches. Alexander Isak giving ...

Newcastle 2 Brentford 1 - Here’s the photo all Newcastle United fans are absolutely loving on Wednesday night.

Now whoscored have published their automated player ratings for this Newcastle 2 Brentford 1 match: As you can see, nine players received a rating of 7.0 or more, with eight of them playing for NUFC.

Brentford are tricky opponents and the first game after the Wembley high was always likely to be a test. Howe has guided us through that, too. Isak was the name on everyone’s lips in the first half ...