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Brentford boss Thomas Frank makes comment on Newcastle fans and says £77,000-a-week Magpies man is ‘fantastic’
Newcastle welcome Brentford to St James’ Park for a Carabao Cup quarter-final clash on Wednesday.
The Magpies made it to the last eight after recording a 2-0 win over Chelsea at the same venue, while t𒐪he Bees reached this stage after defeating Sheffield Wednesday on penalties.
Danny Rohl, who could join Southampton to replace Russell Martin, watched his side draw 1-1 with Brentford in normal time before the shootout.
As Thomas Frank spoke to the media ahead of this Carabao Cup quarter-final, the Dane made a comment about Newcastle fans and Eddie Howe.
Thomas Frank hails “fantastic” Eddie Howe ahead of Newcastle vs Brentford
As quoted by the , the 51-year-old sai𝓡d: “It (St James’ Park) is one of the greatest stadiums in the 🌳country and the fans will be up for it. It will be a heated atmosphere, I think they have fantastic fans and are coached by a fantastic manager in Eddie Howe.
“It is going to be a tough challenge in eꦿvery aspect. We are up for it. We are really taking this competition serious and really want to progress to the semi-final.”
Brentford will potentially have a mental advantage coming into this game, having only recently beaten Newcastle by a 4-2 scoreline in Premier League action at the Gtech Community Stadium.
The Magpies did – however – fight back to equalise twice in that game, so the encounter at St James’ Park will s🔯urely be an entertainin🤡g one with silverware in touching distance for the winner.
How Thomas Frank has fared against Eddie Howe
The man born in Frederiksværk calls Howe “fantastic” for a reason💦 – he has a woeful record against the Engliꦯshman.
In seven matches against the tactician, Frank, who was linked to Manchester United, has only tasꦚted victory once, losing five of these games while, of c🀅ourse, drawing the other.
| Date | Competition | Season | Home Team | Score | Away Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7th 2024 | Premier League | 2024/25 | Brentford | 4-2 | Newcastle | ||
| May 19th 2024 | Premier League | 2023/24 | Brentford | 2-4 | Newcastle | ||
| Sep 16th 2023 | Premier League | 2023/24 | Newcastle | 1-0 | Brentford | ||
| Apr 8th 2023 | Premier League | 2022/23 | Brentford | 1-2 | Newcastle | ||
| Oct 8th 2022 | Premier League | 2022/23 | Newcastle | 5-1 | Brentford | ||
| Feb 26th 2022 | Premier League | 2021/22 | Brentford | 0-2 | Newcastle | ||
| Nov 20th 2021 | Premier League | 2021/22 | Newcastle | 3-3 | Brentford | ||
Therefore, you can understand why Frank is pledging to take this game in a “serious” manner as he not only looks to guide Bܫrentford into ꦅthe semi-final, but also get one over on Howe, who he has truly struggled to beat over the years.