Newcastle 2 Brentford 1: Did Tonali mean it? Post-trophy hangover avoided
Newcastle United started life as Carabao Cup winners by claiming a hard-fought victory over Brentford at St James’ Park, bolstering their hopes of securing Champions League qualification.Eddie Howe’s men moved fifth thanks to goals from Alexander Isak, on the stroke of half-time, and Sandro Tonali, who scored the 74th-minute winner with a finish from a seemingly impossible angle on the right wing.AdvertisementBryan Mbeumo had equalised from the spot, following Nick Pope’s foul on Yoane Wissa, and Ethan Pinnock hit the post when the scores were level, but Newcastle retook the lead and then managed to see the game out, despite a late claim for another penalty from the visitors.The Athletic’s Chris Waugh and George Caulkin analyse the key talking points from the game.Tonali’s screamer seals it – but did he mean it?Could Tonali really have been trying to score from […]
