Newcastle player ratings vs Brentford: Harvey Barnes impresses

Harvey Barnes – 8/10

In his first start for Newcastle United, the England international performed well. He proved to Howe that he has what it takes to be a staple starter in this team. Consistent bright runs into the opposing half and some great dribbling made it a bright full debut for the summer signing.

Callum Wilson – 8/10

Wilson was fuming and understandably so to be robbed of the opening goal in the 57th minute. Not much later than that, Wilson was granted the gift of a penalty and the striker obviously converted with aplomb. What a penalty that was!

Other than that, Wilson was bright and made some promising movements in the opposing half.

Anthony Gordon – 7/10

Some fans were critical of Gordon’s performance. The main criticism was that he ran around with no end product. In fact, I would argue the opposite. Particularly in the first half, it was Gordon who maneuvered some positive attacking movements. His link up play with Trippier on that right-hand side was impressive.

I mean, winning a penalty on home soil isn’t a bad performance, right?!

[Sub] Miguel Almiron – 4/10

It was the right decision to bench Almiron, as the two wingers played well. He didn’t come on with enough time to warrant a higher rating.

What were your Newcastle player ratings?