72 touches, 3 key passes, 2 interceptions: £12m Newcastle man dazzled with Bruno & Almiron today

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Newcastle United recorded an emphatic 5-1 win over Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday.

The Magpies dominated from the off and were comfortable for the most part.

Bruno Guimaraes opened the scoring for Eddie Howe’s side in the 21st minute.

Kieran Trippier delivered a superb cross to the back post. And the Brazilian broke away from his marker to head home.

Just seven minutes later, Jacob Murphy made the most of a David Raya error to double the Magpies’ lead.

The Bees keeper passed the ball to Callum Wilson, who squared to Murphy for a simple goal.

However, Brentford piled on the pressure after the restart, with Nick Pope forcing a good save from Bryan Mbeumo.

Then, Newcastle conceded a penalty after the ball struck Dan Burn’s arm in the penalty area.

After a lengthy wait for VAR to verify it, Ivan Toney stepped up and calmly sent Pope the wrong way on 54 minutes.

However, that was as close as the Bees got to threatening a comeback.

Just two minutes later, Guimaraes drove towards the edge of the box before drilling a great effort inside the near post.

Eight minutes from time, Miguel Almiron pounced on Ethan Pinnock’s poor backpass to round Raya and tap home.

Then, in the 88th minute, Pinnock scored an own goal to make it 5-1 to the Tyneside outfit.

Joelinton crossed for Chris Wood, and the Brentford man, trying to block the delivery, put it through his own net.

‘Always a presence’

While Guimaraes and Almiron got most of the plaudits, plenty of Newcastle players impressed.

Once again, Trippier impressed for Eddie Howe’s side, clocking up some impressive stats and reviews.

As per Whoscored, the £12million man took 72 touches and made 51 passes, including 3 key passes (one assist).

Trippier also weighed in with 2 interceptions, and delivered 4 accurate crosses and 2 long balls.

‘A very good display at right-back with the England man weighing in with an assist for the opener,’ wrote Chronicle Live, who gave him 8 out of 10. ‘Always a presence.’

The first player to join Newcastle in the new era, and as influential and solid as ever.