February 08, (THEWILL) — Dango Ouattara delivered the winning goal in the 85th minute to seal a 3-2 victory for Brentford over Newcastle United at St. James’ Park. The result lifted the visitors back into seventh place in the English Premier League table.
Newcastle took the lead through Sven Botman’s 24th-minute strike before Vitaly Janelt equalised with a header supplied by Ouattara, who was marking his 100th EPL appearance. Igor Thiago then converted a penalty on the stroke of half-time after Jacob Murphy’s handball gave Brentford the advantage.
Bruno Guimaraes, making his return from injury, looked to have earned Newcastle a point when he scored from the spot in the 79th minute after winning the penalty himself. However, Ouattara produced a drilled finish six minutes later to restore Brentford’s lead.
The triumph moved Brentford level on points with Liverpool, who occupy sixth position. The visitors demonstrated their ability to respond after setbacks throughout the contest.
The match at St. James’ Park featured five goals and two penalty conversions, with Ouattara’s contribution proving decisive in both creating and scoring for the away side.
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
