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

Premier League · 2020-21
Sun 20 Sep 2020 · 13:00 UTC St. James' Park HT 45+7' · FT 45+3'

Overview

Match Preview

Newcastle United FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Premier League at St. James' Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Referee Kevin Friend
  • Referee Simon Beck
  • Referee Adrian Holmes
  • Referee Craig Pawson
6 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.3 goals/game

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 0–3 L
12 Sep West Ham United FC A 2–0 W
26 Jul Liverpool FC H 1–3 L
20 Jul Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 0–0 D
15 Jul Tottenham Hotspur FC H 1–3 L
11 Jul Watford FC A 1–2 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep Newcastle United FC A 3–0 W
14 Sep Chelsea FC H 1–3 L
26 Jul Burnley FC A 2–1 W
20 Jul Newcastle United FC H 0–0 D
16 Jul Southampton FC A 1–1 D
11 Jul Manchester City FC H 0–5 L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United FC this season
70% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Newcastle United FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC has kicked off!
  • 4' Against the run of play, Neal Maupay has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 7' Neal Maupay doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 8' Neal Maupay has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 8 minutes.
  • 12' Poor challenge from Jonjo Shelvey. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 17' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 22' Jamaal Lascelles has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' Jamal Lewis is having his name booked by the referee on 25.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 33' Ryan Fraser is ready to make an impact after coming on for Allan Saint-Maximin at the 33 minute mark.
  • 34' Jamaal Lascelles was booked on 34.
  • 35' The referee shows Newcastle United FC player a Yellow card on 35.
  • 40' Brighton & Hove Albion FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 46' Miguel Almiron is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andy Carroll at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' It’s high time Steve Bruce made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 58' Fresh legs for Brighton & Hove Albion FC! Dan Burn comes on to replace Tariq Lamptey.
  • 63' 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.
  • 68' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 72' Joelinton gets the nod from Newcastle United FC. He replaces Jonjo Shelvey and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 77' A quiet spell here at St. James' Park. Brighton & Hove Albion FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 78' A tactical swap from Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Adam Lallana on, Solomon March off on 78 minutes.
  • 83' Aaron Connolly adds to his 2 season tally! Brighton & Hove Albion FC lead 0-4 — and this changes everything.
  • 87' Brighton & Hove Albion FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 89' Yves Bissouma catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 89.
  • 90' Alireza Jahanbakhsh has so much to prove this time. He replaces Aaron Connolly on 90 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.6 Newcastle United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.49 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Brighton & Hove Albion FC to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Newcastle United FC14% Draw20% Brighton & Hove Albion FC66%
Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Newcastle United FC or Draw
35%
Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
86%
Newcastle United FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Newcastle United FC7% Draw37% Brighton & Hove Albion FC56%
Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
14%
0 – 3
Actual
0 – 1
11.2%
1 – 2
8.2%
1 – 1
7.4%
0 – 4
7%
1 – 3
6.8%
0 – 0
5.9%
1 – 4
4.4%
0 – 5
3.5%
2 – 2
2.5%
1 – 5
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United FC

Handicap Newcastle United FC covers Push Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 5% 94%
-0.5 6% — 94%
+0.5 23% — 77%
+1 23% 22% 56%
+1.5 44% — 56%
+2 44% 22% 33%
+2.5 67% — 33%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓
Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet
55% ✓

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