Newcastle ran riot at Brentford with their first-half goal glut securing seventh place but Eddie Howe must still wait to discover whether his team will play in Europe next season. Their attention turns to hoping Manchester City win the FA Cup next weekend which would hand Newcastle a place in the Europa Conference League.
Brentford started brightly but Ivan Toney’s early goal was disallowed and Newcastle’s potent attack soon struck. Harvey Barnes headed them in front before two goals in less than 90 seconds – from Jacob Murphy and the excellent Alexander Isak – appeared to give Newcastle complete control.
