Watch brilliant Daryl Murphy winner and even better Ayoze Perez assist here – Video
Brentford 1 Newcastle 2 – Saturday 14 January 2017 3pm
With Shelvey completing his suspension, some on international duty and injured players dropping like flies…Newcastle needed others to step up.
An early Dwight Gayle lead, Brentford equalise and dominating. then….
What a ball from Ayoze Perez and a quality header as Daryl Murphy scores the winner!
Watch it below – a class goal to win a strange match.
Stats from BBC Sport:
Goals:
Newcastle: Gayle 20, Murphy 79
Brentford: Vibe 52
Possession was Brentford 55% Newcastle 45%
Total shots were Brentford 12 Newcastle 11
Shots on target were Brentford 6 Newcastle 5
Corners were Brentford 7 Newcastle 5
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Crowd: 11,435
Newcastle United:
Darlow, Yedlin, Lascelles, Clark, Dummett, Hayden (Anita 62 (Hanley 72)), Colback, Ritchie, Perez, Gouffran, Gayle (Murphy 28)
Subs:
Sels, Lazaar, Sterry, Ameobi
(Read the instant NUFC fan/writer reaction to today’s win HERE)
That cross! ? @AyozePG picks out Daryl Murphy for his first @SkyBetChamp goal for leaders @NUFC. pic.twitter.com/6dc9YZd0Lq
— Football On 5 (@FootballOn5) January 14, 2017
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