Opinion

We asked Mark Jankowski to give us his match ratings and player comments after Newcastle 2 Brentford 3.

Pope 6

Not sure if he could have done more to keep out Brentford’s winner but otherwise had little to do and was authoritative with the long throws and crosses.

Trippier 4

Loose with his passing again and his legs are gone.

He’s capable of maybe 60 minutes before he looks out of his depth.

Thiaw 6

His pace and calmness at the back helped us out on more than one occasion.

One of the few players that can walk away today with any credit.

Botman 5

A lovely header to put us in front but lost too many tussles with Thiago.

Ultimately his weak header under pressure presented Brentford with their winner.

Hall 5

One of his weaker performances.

Wasn’t terrible but after some initial encouraging ventures down the left he didn’t contribute much and gave the ball away needlessly on occasion. Still England’s best left back.

Bruno 6

He’s got a bonus point for dispatching our penalty well but didn’t look as sharp as he has all season.

Delivered some excellent balls into the box...