Rafa Benitez down to the bare bones but now an update on when Dwight Gayle, Vurnon Anita and Isaac Hayden are due to return.

Any fan who didn’t go to Brentford 1 Newcastle 2, could be forgiven for thinking that Perez was great and Darlow had a shocker.

Great comments from Brentford fans ‘Gayle going off was a godsend – they looked a different team after that (worse) and he had us on toast.’

Rafa Benitez “I am quite old so I have had this kind of situation where you lose three players to injury.”

Newcastle’s only fit striker Daryl Murphy “I hope to be involved against Birmingham but we’ll wait and see…”

Dean Smith after Newcastle’s 2-1 win at Brentford: “…so how that is not a penalty I don’t know.”

Brentford 1 Newcastle 2 – Match ratings of all United players from today’s nerve shredding victory.

What a ball from Ayoze Perez and a quality header as Daryl Murphy scores the winner! Watch it here – Brentford 1 Newcastle 2.

Brentford 1 Newcastle 2 – Instant NUFC fan/writer reaction to Saturday afternoon’s dramatic win.

Three players forced off with injury, Brentford 1 Newcastle 2 and Brighton lose – The Mags back top of the Championship!