Christian Eriksen stepped back into competitive football to make his Brentford debut, 259 days after being carried off the pitch at Euro 2020 after suffering a cardiac arrest, but it was not to be a fairytale return as Newcastle left west London with a vital victory in the Premier’s League’s relegation scrap.
The Bees’ poor league form continued as Josh Dasilva’s early red card left them an uphill struggled and goals from Joe Willock and Joelinton gave the Magpies a 2-0 victory that sees them climb above Thomas Frank’s side in the relegation battle.
