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Sports Mole previews Sunday's Premier League clash between Brentford and Newcastle United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Brentford are 12th with 13 points and Newcastle United are 13th with 12 points heading into Sunday's fascinating bottom-half Premier League battle at the Gtech Community Stadium.

The Bees fell to a 2-0 London derby defeat to Crystal Palace in their most recent outing, while the Magpies restored their pride in midweek by beating Champions League foes Athletic Bilbao by the same scoreline.

Match preview

After Thomas Frank, Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo all cleared out their Brentford lockers, the Bees were tipped by some to be relegation dog fighters in the 2025-26 season, but Keith Andrews and co have defied expectation so far.

The Jordan Henderson-reinforced hosts have been a welcome addition to the Premier League since their historic promotion in 2021, and Brentford are well on their way to a sixth straight season of top-flight football, lying comfortably in mid-table in the Premier League rankings.

However, the challenge posed by FA Cup winners Crystal Palace proved too taxing for Andrews's side to overcome last weekend at Selhurst Park, where Jean-Philippe Mateta's opener and a Nathan...