Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Newcastle United FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2023-24

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

3 – 1

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Newcastle United FC

Sat 2 Sep 2023 · 16:30 UTC Amex Stadium 31,620 HT 45' · FT 45'

Evan Ferguson 27' 1–0

Evan Ferguson 65' 2–0

Evan Ferguson 70' 3–0

3–1 90+2' Callum Wilson

Y 23' Anthony Gordon

Y 43' Fabian Schar

Y 68' Matt Targett

Y 76' Dan Burn

Tariq Lamptey 83' Y

James Milner 86' Y

Mahmoud Dahoud 90' Y

Adam Lallana 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Newcastle United FC — Premier League at Amex Stadium.

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Newcastle United FC 5 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Stuart Attwell
Assistant 1 Constantine Hatzidakis
Assistant 2 James Mainwaring

3 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 15.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-02 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–1 Newcastle United FC 2023-05-18 Newcastle United FC 4–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2022-08-13 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Newcastle United FC 2022-03-05 Newcastle United FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2021-11-06 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC

Recent Form

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Sep	Newcastle United FC	H	3–1	W
26 Aug	West Ham United FC	H	1–3	L
19 Aug	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	4–1	W
12 Aug	Luton Town FC	H	4–1	W
28 May	Aston Villa FC	A	1–2	L
24 May	Manchester City FC	H	1–1	D

Newcastle United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Sep	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	1–3	L
27 Aug	Liverpool FC	H	1–2	L
19 Aug	Manchester City FC	A	0–1	L
12 Aug	Aston Villa FC	H	5–1	W
28 May	Chelsea FC	A	1–1	D
22 May	Leicester City FC	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

Brighton & Hove Albion FC		Newcastle United FC
#3	Position	#9
10	Points	8
5	Played	5
3 / 1 / 1	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 1
16	Scored	9
5	Conceded	9
+11	GD	+0
2.00	PPG	1.60
60%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

60% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United FC this season

Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 3rd (10 pts). Newcastle United FC are 9th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

0-15

–/3

16-30

2/–

31-45

5/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

2/1

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Newcastle United FC

0-15

3/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/2

46-60

1/2

61-75

2/1

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Pascal Gross	3 G	3 A
Charalampos Kostoulas	2 G	1 A
Jack Hinshelwood	2 G
Malick Yalcouye	2 G
Maxim De Cuyper	1 G	2 A

Newcastle United FC

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

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Newcastle United FC gets underway.
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
10' Brighton & Hove Albion FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' Brighton & Hove Albion FC have won 458 goals from 338 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
23' Newcastle United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 23.
27' Evan Ferguson adds to his 0 season tally! Brighton & Hove Albion FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
32' The 24-year-old Joao Pedro has been sensational this season — 7 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
37' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Brighton & Hove Albion FC that had 338 games and scored 458 goals.
42' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
43' Newcastle United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
48' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
53' Brighton & Hove Albion FC is showing some good football. However, Brighton & Hove Albion FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
58' Joelinton makes way for Sean Longstaff at the 58 minute mark. A tactical switch from Newcastle United FC.
63' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Newcastle United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
65' What a strike from Evan Ferguson! The score is 2-0.
68' The referee has no hesitation. Matt Targett is booked for Newcastle United FC — Yellow card on 68.
70' Magnificent from Evan Ferguson! That is 21 goals in 338 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
74' A tactical swap from Newcastle United FC — Harvey Barnes on, Alexander Isak off on 74 minutes.
76' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Dan Burn.
77' A tactical swap from Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Mahmoud Dahoud on, Billy Gilmour off on 77 minutes.
81' Another substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC to replace Solly March by James Milner on 81 minute.
83' Tariq Lamptey is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
86' It’s a booking for Brighton & Hove Albion FC player. James Milner gets a Yellow card.
88' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Pascal Gross departs to be replaced by Simon Adingra.
89' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Pascal Gross departs to be replaced by Simon Adingra.
90' Mahmoud Dahoud was booked on 90.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-1.

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

4
Adam Webster
14
Adam Lallana ↑ 81'
6
James Milner ↑ 81'
23
Jason Steele
8
Mahmoud Dahoud ↑ 77'
3
Igor Julio
2
Tariq Lamptey ↑ 77'
24
Simon Adingra ↑ 89'
40
Facundo Buonanotte

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

Newcastle United FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eddie Howe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2023-09-02 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–1 Newcastle United FC W 2023-08-26 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–3 West Ham United FC L 2023-08-19 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–4 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2023-08-12 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 4–1 Luton Town FC W 2023-05-28 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2023-05-24 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Manchester City FC D

Newcastle United FC Form

2023-09-02 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–1 Newcastle United FC L 2023-08-27 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Liverpool FC L 2023-08-19 Manchester City FC 1–0 Newcastle United FC L 2023-08-12 Newcastle United FC 5–1 Aston Villa FC W 2023-05-28 Chelsea FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC D 2023-05-22 Newcastle United FC 0–0 Leicester City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

3.26 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.29 Newcastle United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Brighton & Hove Albion FC68% Draw17% Newcastle United FC15%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 4.55

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	82%	18%
± 3.5	65%	35%
± 4.5	46%	54%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw

85%

Draw or Newcastle United FC

32%

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Newcastle United FC

83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Brighton & Hove Albion FC57% Draw31% Newcastle United FC12%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

7.3%

4 – 1

6.2%

3 – 0

6.2%

2 – 0

5.9%

1 – 1

5.2%

3 – 2

4.9%

4 – 0

4.9%

2 – 2

4.6%

5 – 1

4.1%

4 – 2

1 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers	Push	Newcastle United FC covers
-2.5	37%	—	63%
-2	37%	19%	44%
-1.5	56%	—	44%
-1	56%	18%	26%
-0.5	74%	—	26%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	7%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	3%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet

5% ✓

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