Three things we learned as Newcastle come from behind to beat Brentford

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Newcastle United showed incredible resilience to come from behind and beat Brentford on Saturday.

It is now five wins in a row for Eddie Howe‘s side, with Newcastle winning 2-1 at the Gtech Community Stadium.

After falling behind to an Ivan Toney penalty, a David Raya own goal and a sensational Alexander Isak strike turned the game on its head for the Magpies.

The win puts Newcastle back above Manchester United into third, and here are three things we learned from our latest victory

Wilson and Isak can play together

We have rarely seen Callum Wilson and Alexander Isak play together, but they were the difference makers against Brentford.

Isak started the game, but was joined by Wilson after half time after a limp opening 45 minutes. They played as a front two, and combined brilliantly to score the winner.

The number nine showed composure to find Isak on the edge of the box, an the pass was weighted perfectly for the 23-year-old to curl a first time effort into the net.

Hopefully we see more of this pairing in the coming weeks.

Joelinton loves playing against Brentford

If there is one team that Joelinton loves to play against, it’s Brentford.

He scored against the Bees twice last season, finding the net in Eddie Howe’s first ever game as Toon boss then powering home a header in the reverse fixture.

The Brazilian was influential once again this time out, twisting and turning to force Newcastle’s equaliser. While he celebrated, the goal was not his. His effort needed a helping hand from Brentford keeper David Raya.

Joelinton was immense in the second half, and continues his good run of form against the Bees.

Newcastle can handle the pressure

With Manchester United winning in the early kickoff, Newcastle were in fourth position when the 3pm games began.

That put pressure on Howe’s side, who also had the added issue of Tottenham playing at the same time. They beat Brighton 2-1, making the three points at Brentford even more valuable.

We were really poor in the first half, failing to create a single chance. With one goal chalked off for offside and a penalty missed, we were lucky to go into the break just one goal down.

But a tactical change from Howe inspired a second half comeback, and we were able to match the results of Man United and Spurs.

Newcastle are refusing to buckle in the race for Champions League football.