Newcastle United FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Newcastle United FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Premier League at St James' Park.
- Newcastle United FC 36 games · 46 pts (2025/26)
- Brighton & Hove Albion FC 36 games · 53 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Chris Kavanagh
- Assistant 1 Dan Cook
- Assistant 2 Ian Hussin
37 games this season 🟨 0.8/game ⚽ 4.6 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 36 79 2 Manchester City FC 36 77 3 Manchester United FC 36 65 4 Aston Villa FC 37 62 5 Liverpool FC 37 59 6 AFC Bournemouth 36 55 7 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 36 53 8 Brentford FC 36 51 9 Chelsea FC 36 49 10 Everton FC 36 49 11 Fulham FC 36 48 12 Sunderland AFC 36 48 13 Newcastle United FC 36 46 14 Leeds United FC 36 44 15 Crystal Palace FC 36 44 16 Nottingham Forest FC 36 43 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 36 38 18 West Ham United FC 36 36 19 Burnley FC 36 21 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 36 18 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings2026-05-02 Newcastle United FC 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2025-10-18 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Newcastle United FC 2025-05-04 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC 2025-03-02 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2024-10-19 Newcastle United FC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FCRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 May Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 3–1 W 25 Apr Arsenal FC A 0–1 L 18 Apr AFC Bournemouth H 1–2 L 12 Apr Crystal Palace FC A 1–2 L 22 Mar Sunderland AFC H 1–2 L 18 Mar FC Barcelona A 2–7 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 May Newcastle United FC A 1–3 L 21 Apr Chelsea FC H 3–0 W 18 Apr Tottenham Hotspur FC A 2–2 D 11 Apr Burnley FC A 2–0 W 21 Mar Liverpool FC H 2–1 W 14 Mar Sunderland AFC A 1–0 W Season Stats
Newcastle United FC Brighton & Hove Albion FC #13 Position #7 46 Points 53 36 Played 36 13 / 7 / 16 W / D / L 14 / 11 / 11 50 Scored 52 52 Conceded 42 -2 GD +10 1.28 PPG 1.47 36% Win % 39% Key Stats
59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United FC this season28% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this seasonNewcastle United FC are 13th (46 pts). Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 7th (53 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Newcastle United FC0-151/116-301/–31-451/146-60–/–61-752/176+1/4■ Scored ■ ConcededBrighton & Hove Albion FC0-153/116-30–/131-452/146-601/–61-751/–76+4/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds St James' Park will turn into a battlefield for Newcastle United FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
- 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Olivier Boscagli suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' Brighton & Hove Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 12' GOAL! William Osula scores on 12.
- 17' It looks like no one’s ball. Newcastle United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 22' Brighton & Hove Albion FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 22.
- 24' GOAL! Dan Burn scores on 24. Assisted by Bruno Guimaraes
- 29' Newcastle United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 34' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 39' Kaoru Mitoma was booked on 39.
- 44' It’s high time Fabian Hürzeler made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 49' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 53' The referee shows Newcastle United FC player a card on 53.
- 58' 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.
- 61' GOAL! Jack Hinshelwood scores on 61.
- 66' The travelling Brighton & Hove Albion FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 71' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Newcastle United FC that had 326 games and scored 350 goals.
- 76' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Newcastle United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 81' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 81 minutes.
- 85' The referee shows Newcastle United FC player a card on 85.
- 87' That looks like a foul for a card for Fabian Hurzeler.
- 90' The referee shows Brighton & Hove Albion FC player a card on 90.
- Full Time. Newcastle United FC beats Brighton & Hove Albion FC
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Newcastle United FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 39
- 1
- 23
- 33
- 7
- 8
- 28
- 4
- 12
- 18
- 67
Bench
- 11
- 32
- 2
- 9
- 41
- 27
- 10
- 20
- 3
Coach Eddie HoweBrighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 24
- 18
- 30
- 21
- 6
- 27
- 1
- 22
- 17
- 13
- 11
Bench
- 23
- 5
- 33
- 34
- 10
- 3
- 29
- 26
- 19
Coach Fabian Hürzeler -
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
2026-05-02 Newcastle United FC 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2025-10-18 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Newcastle United FC 2025-05-04 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC 2025-03-02 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2024-10-19 Newcastle United FC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FCNewcastle United FC Form
2026-05-02 Newcastle United FC 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2026-04-25 Arsenal FC 1–0 Newcastle United FC L 2026-04-18 Newcastle United FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth L 2026-04-12 Crystal Palace FC 2–1 Newcastle United FC L 2026-03-22 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC L 2026-03-18 FC Barcelona 7–2 Newcastle United FC LBrighton & Hove Albion FC Form
2026-05-02 Newcastle United FC 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2026-04-21 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–0 Chelsea FC W 2026-04-18 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2026-04-11 Burnley FC 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2026-03-21 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Liverpool FC W 2026-03-14 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W -
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.47 Newcastle United FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.49 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xGI would bet for: Newcastle United FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC 72% + Both teams to score 60%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Newcastle United FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.96Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 79% 21% ± 2.5 56% 44% ± 3.5 34% 66% ± 4.5 18% 82% Double Chance
Newcastle United FC or Draw 64%Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC 64%Newcastle United FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Newcastle United FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.3%1 – 2 8.1%2 – 1 8%0 – 0 6.9%0 – 1 6.9%1 – 0 6.7%2 – 2 6%0 – 2 5.7%2 – 0 5.5%1 – 3 4.1%3 – 1 Actual2 – 3 3%Asian Handicap — Newcastle United FC
Handicap Newcastle United FC covers Push Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 11% 82% -1.5 18% — 82% -1 18% 18% 64% -0.5 36% — 64% +0.5 63% — 37% +1 63% 19% 18% +1.5 82% — 18% +2 82% 11% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet 23% ✓Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.