Jamaal Lascelles scored the opener from Matt Ritchie's corner after 10 minutes but Newcastle held the lead for 75 seconds
Newcastle dropped to the bottom of the Premier League after an entertaining draw with Brentford, with Eddie Howe absent for his first game in charge.
The new head coach was forced to watch the game from his hotel room after testing positive for coronavirus on Friday, with assistant Jason Tindall taking charge from the sidelines.
But, as he settles into his new role a month after the club's Saudi Arabian-backed takeover, he will have seen a game to give him room for encouragement while also illustrating the size of his task to keep Newcastle in the top flight.
With the home fans signing Howe's name from the first minute, Newcastle took an early lead when Jamaal Lascelles nodded in from Matt Ritchie's corner.
But the lead only lasted 75 seconds as Ivan Toney took advantage of Karl Darlow's mistake to fire in low against his former employers and celebrate in front of the Gallowgate End.
The 25-year-old, who was sold by Newcastle to Peterborough in 2018 after several loan spells, was twice close to scoring again, being caught slightly offside and then having a goalbound shot cleared off the line by Fabian Schar.
But Thomas Frank's impressive team took the lead after 31 minutes when Sergi Canos' back-post cross found fellow wing-back Rico Henry, who stabbed a shot past Darlow.
Eight minutes later, Joelinton brought the scores level again, curling into the bottom corner following the lively Allan Saint-Maximin's cross, for his first goal of the season.
In a thrilling encounter, Brentford went ahead once more when substitute Frank Onyeka's shot was deflected past Darlow via Lascelles, but Saint-Maximin rescued a point when he crashed in at the back post following a flowing move.
Despite the draw, Newcastle continued their worst start to a league campaign, falling to 20th after Norwich earned their second win of the season, while Thomas Frank's Brentford ended a run of four top-flight defeats.
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Newcastle UnitedStarting XIAvgSquad number26Player nameDarlowAverage rating
4.25
12345678910Squad number5Player nameSchärAverage rating
5.26
12345678910Squad number6Player nameLascellesAverage rating
4.99
12345678910Squad number2Player nameClarkAverage rating
5.08
12345678910Squad number23Player nameMurphyAverage rating
5.29
12345678910Squad number28Player nameWillockAverage rating
5.59
12345678910Squad number8Player nameShelveyAverage rating
5.42
12345678910Squad number11Player nameRitchieAverage rating
5.88
12345678910Squad number7Player nameJoelintonAverage rating
6.38
12345678910Squad number9Player nameWilsonAverage rating
6.12
12345678910Squad number10Player nameSaint-MaximinAverage rating
7.29
12345678910SubstitutesAvgSquad number21Player nameFraserAverage rating
5.83
12345678910Squad number36Player nameS LongstaffAverage rating
5.13
12345678910Share your Newcastle player ratings withFacebookTwitterWhatsAppCopy and share linkBrentfordStarting XIAvgSquad number40Player nameFernándezAverage rating
5.85
12345678910Squad number30Player nameRoerslevAverage rating
6.05
12345678910Squad number18Player nameJanssonAverage rating
6.22
12345678910Squad number5Player namePinnockAverage rating
6.29
12345678910Squad number7Player nameCanósAverage rating
6.58
12345678910Squad number27Player nameJaneltAverage rating
6.34
12345678910Squad number6Player nameNørgaardAverage rating
6.41
12345678910Squad number3Player nameHenryAverage rating
6.78
12345678910Squad number19Player nameMbeumoAverage rating
6.54
12345678910Squad number17Player nameToneyAverage rating
7.20
12345678910Squad number14Player nameGhoddosAverage rating
6.26
12345678910SubstitutesAvgSquad number4Player nameGoodeAverage rating
6.33
12345678910Squad number15Player nameOnyekaAverage rating
6.45
12345678910Squad number26Player nameBaptisteAverage rating
6.60
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- Line-upsMatch StatsLive Text
Line-upsNewcastle
Formation 3-4-3
26Darlow5Schär6Lascelles2Clark23Murphy28Willock8Shelvey11Ritchie7Joelinton9Wilson10Saint-Maximin
- 26Darlow5SchärSubstituted forS Longstaffat 71'minutes6Lascelles2Clark23Murphy28WillockSubstituted forFraserat 71'minutes8Shelvey11Ritchie7Joelinton9WilsonBooked at 46mins10Saint-MaximinBooked at 75mins
Substitutes
- 1Dúbravka12Lewis14Hayden17Krafth19Manquillo21Fraser24Almirón34Gayle36S Longstaff
Brentford
Formation 3-4-3
40Fernández30Roerslev18Jansson5Pinnock7Canós27Janelt6Nørgaard3Henry19Mbeumo17Toney14Ghoddos
- 40Fernández30RoerslevSubstituted forGoodeat 80'minutes18Jansson5Pinnock7Canós27JaneltSubstituted forBaptisteat 89'minutes6NørgaardBooked at 83mins3Henry19Mbeumo17Toney14GhoddosBooked at 42minsSubstituted forOnyekaat 59'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Thompson4Goode9Forss15Onyeka26Baptiste28Bidstrup33Maghoma37Haygarth41Cox
Referee:Robert JonesAttendance:52,131Match StatsHome TeamNewcastleAway TeamBrentfordPossessionHome52%Away48%ShotsHome23Away10Shots on TargetHome9Away4CornersHome8Away2FoulsHome13Away11Live TextPost update
Match ends, Newcastle United 3, Brentford 3.
90'+5'Full Time
Second Half ends, Newcastle United 3, Brentford 3.
90'+4'Post update
Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
90'+2'Post update
Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2'Post update
Foul by Rico Henry (Brentford).
90'+1'Post update
Attempt missed. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joelinton.
90'Post update
Hand ball by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
89'Substitution
Substitution, Brentford. Shandon Baptiste replaces Vitaly Janelt.
87'Post update
Attempt missed. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Fraser with a cross.
87'Post update
Attempt blocked. Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonjo Shelvey.
83'Booking
Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80'Substitution
Substitution, Brentford. Charlie Goode replaces Mads Roerslev.
78'Post update
Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ivan Toney with a headed pass following a corner.
77'Post update
Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Karl Darlow.
75'Booking
Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
75'goalGoal!
Goal! Newcastle United 3, Brentford 3. Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Fraser with a cross.
73'Post update
Foul by Ciaran Clark (Newcastle United).
73'Post update
Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71'Substitution
Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Fabian Schär.
71'Substitution
Substitution, Newcastle United. Ryan Fraser replaces Joseph Willock.
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