Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Newcastle United FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2020-21

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

3 – 0

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Newcastle United FC

Sat 20 Mar 2021 · 20:00 UTC The American Express Community Stadium HT 45+6' · FT 45+3'

Y 63' Paul Dummett

Overview

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Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Newcastle United FC — Premier League at The American Express Community Stadium.

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 games · 22 pts (2026/27)
Newcastle United FC 10 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Kevin Friend
Referee Stuart Attwell
Referee Anthony Taylor
Referee Gary Beswick
Referee Adam Nunn

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	10	27
2	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	10	22
3	Manchester City FC	10	21
4	Liverpool FC	10	18
5	Chelsea FC	10	16
6	Everton FC	10	16
7	AFC Bournemouth	10	15
8	Brentford FC	10	14
9	Leeds United FC	10	14
10	Aston Villa FC	10	13
11	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10	12
12	Newcastle United FC	10	12
13	Hull City AFC	10	11
14	Ipswich Town FC	10	11
15	Fulham FC	10	10
16	Nottingham Forest FC	10	9
17	Coventry City FC	10	9
18	Manchester United FC	10	8
19	Sunderland AFC	10	8
20	Crystal Palace FC	10	7

Head-to-Head

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 17 games · Avg 2.2 goals Newcastle United FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-03-20 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–0 Newcastle United FC 2020-09-20 Newcastle United FC 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2020-07-20 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Newcastle United FC 2019-09-21 Newcastle United FC 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2019-04-27 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC

Recent Form

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Mar	Newcastle United FC	H	3–0	W
14 Mar	Southampton FC	A	2–1	W
06 Mar	Leicester City FC	H	1–2	L
27 Feb	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–1	L
22 Feb	Crystal Palace FC	H	1–2	L
13 Feb	Aston Villa FC	H	0–0	D

Newcastle United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Mar	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	0–3	L
12 Mar	Aston Villa FC	H	1–1	D
07 Mar	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–0	D
27 Feb	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	1–1	D
21 Feb	Manchester United FC	A	1–3	L
15 Feb	Chelsea FC	A	0–2	L

Season Stats

Brighton & Hove Albion FC		Newcastle United FC
#2	Position	#12
22	Points	12
10	Played	10
7 / 1 / 2	W / D / L	3 / 3 / 4
26	Scored	13
7	Conceded	16
+19	GD	-3
2.20	PPG	1.20
70%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

70% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United FC this season

Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 2nd (22 pts). Newcastle United FC are 12th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

6/1

46-60

4/–

61-75

2/1

76+

5/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Newcastle United FC

0-15

3/2

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/3

46-60

3/4

61-75

3/1

76+

3/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Pascal Gross	4 G	4 A
Charalampos Kostoulas	3 G	2 A
Yasin Ayari	3 G	1 A
Jack Hinshelwood	3 G
Maxim De Cuyper	2 G	3 A

Newcastle United FC

Harvey Barnes	2 G	2 A
Joe Willock	2 G
Anthony Elanga	2 G
Yoane Wissa	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Newcastle United FC has kicked off!
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' The 29-year-old Ben White has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 3 assists is a remarkable return.
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Brighton & Hove Albion FC that had 346 games and scored 477 goals.
20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Brighton & Hove Albion FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
30' Newcastle United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
35' Joel Veltman is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Brighton & Hove Albion FC so far.
40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sean Longstaff is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
45' A tactical swap from Newcastle United FC — Jeff Hendrick on, Isaac Hayden off on 45 minutes.
48' What a strike from Leandro Trossard! The score is 1-0.
51' A goal from the England international Danny Welbeck! He fires home on 51 to make it 2-0!
56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
61' Newcastle United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 61.
62' The crowd applauds Joe Willock as he leaves the pitch. Jacob Murphy steps in for Newcastle United FC.
63' Paul Dummett was booked on 63.
68' Neal Maupay adds to his 0 season tally! Brighton & Hove Albion FC lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
73' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
76' Sean Longstaff has so much to prove this time. He replaces Miguel Almiron on 76 minute.
79' Another substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC to replace Leandro Trossard by Alexis Mac Allister on 79 minute.
83' Andi Zeqiri gets the nod from Brighton & Hove Albion FC. He replaces Danny Welbeck and will look to change the dynamic.
88' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
89' The supporters are chanting for Davy Propper. He replaces Jakub Moder on 89 minute.
Game over. The scoreline of 3-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

18
Danny Welbeck ↓ Andi Zeqiri 83'
14
Adam Lallana
5
Lewis Dunk C
13
Pascal Gross
8
Yves Bissouma
9
Neal Maupay
34
Joel Veltman
11
Leandro Trossard ↓ Alexis Mac Allister 79'
3
Ben White
15
Jakub Moder ↓ Davy Propper 89'
26
Robert Sanchez

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

Newcastle United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Bruce

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Neal Maupay	4
Danny Welbeck	3
Evan Ferguson	3
Alexander Isak	2
Callum Wilson	2
Yankubah Minteh	2
Dan Burn	2
Deniz Undav	2

Head to Head

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2021-03-20 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–0 Newcastle United FC W 2021-03-14 Southampton FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2021-03-06 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–2 Leicester City FC L 2021-02-27 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2021-02-22 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–2 Crystal Palace FC L 2021-02-13 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Aston Villa FC D

Newcastle United FC Form

2021-03-20 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–0 Newcastle United FC L 2021-03-12 Newcastle United FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2021-03-07 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Newcastle United FC D 2021-02-27 Newcastle United FC 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D 2021-02-21 Manchester United FC 3–1 Newcastle United FC L 2021-02-15 Chelsea FC 2–0 Newcastle United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.61 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.54 Newcastle United FC xG

I would bet for: Brighton & Hove Albion FC to win 74% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Brighton & Hove Albion FC74% Draw17% Newcastle United FC9%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes39% 0% No61%

Avg goals/match: 3.15

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw

90%

Draw or Newcastle United FC

26%

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Newcastle United FC

83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Brighton & Hove Albion FC59% Draw35% Newcastle United FC6%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

14.6%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

11.2%

4 – 0

7.9%

2 – 1

7.6%

3 – 1

6.7%

1 – 1

6.6%

0 – 0

5.6%

4 – 1

4.4%

5 – 0

4.2%

5 – 1

2.4%

2 – 2

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers	Push	Newcastle United FC covers
-2.5	37%	—	63%
-2	37%	23%	41%
-1.5	59%	—	41%
-1	59%	21%	20%
-0.5	80%	—	20%
+0.5	95%	—	5%
+1	95%	4%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

58% ✓

Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.