Brentford lost 4-2 to Newcastle at home, a game effectively over by half time. Barnes, Murphy and Isak all scored inside the opening 38 minutes, and Newcastle led 3-0 before Brentford had laid a glove on them. Janelt and Wissa pulled two back after the break, but Bruno Guimaraes restored the three-goal cushion on 77 minutes. Here is the oddity worth keeping. Newcastle won four-two without forcing a single corner all afternoon, while Brentford had three and most of the ball. They simply could not turn possession into goals quickly enough. Newcastle travel home with a result their first half fully earned. Brentford are left to wonder how 54% of the ball produced so little.