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

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Premier League · 2020-21

Newcastle United FC

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Brighton & Hove Albion FC

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

Jonjo Shelvey 12' Y

Jamal Lewis 25' Y

Jamaal Lascelles 34' Y

Jamaal Lascelles 35' Y

Y 87' Yves Bissouma

R 89' Yves Bissouma

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Robert Jones
Referee Kevin Friend
Referee Simon Beck
Referee Adrian Holmes
Referee Craig Pawson

3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.7 goals/game

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

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

Last 5 meetings

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 2018-10-20 Newcastle United FC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Recent Form

Newcastle United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#9	Position	#3
8	Points	10
5	Played	5
2 / 2 / 1	W / D / L	3 / 1 / 1
9	Scored	16
9	Conceded	5
+0	GD	+11
1.60	PPG	2.00
40%	Win %	60%

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

60% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Newcastle United FC

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

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

Events

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.
4' Neal Maupay has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 4 minutes.
7' What composure from Neal Maupay! The France international strokes it home. 0-2.
8' Assisted by Leandro Trossard with the perfectly-timed delivery and Neal Maupay makes no mistake. 0-3!
12' That is a Yellow card for Newcastle United FC. Jonjo Shelvey will be fuming at that decision.
17' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Newcastle United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
22' It looks surprising Brighton & Hove Albion FC does not make any changes. Aaron Connolly has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
25' Jamal Lewis has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 25.
30' 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.
33' Another change for Newcastle United FC made on 33 minute. Allan Saint-Maximin leaves to be changed by Ryan Fraser.
34' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jamaal Lascelles on 34.
35' The referee calls foul for Jamaal Lascelles. He receives a Yellow card.
40' A quiet spell here at St. James' Park. Newcastle United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
45' Steven Alzate has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
46' Newcastle United FC ring the changes. Andy Carroll has done his job and it is now time for Miguel Almiron to step up.
51' Ben White needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
56' The travelling Brighton & Hove Albion FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
58' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC bench stirs into life. Tariq Lamptey is withdrawn and Dan Burn gets his opportunity.
63' Brighton & Hove Albion 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.
68' Tariq Lamptey has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
72' Joelinton gets the nod from Newcastle United FC. He replaces Jonjo Shelvey and will look to change the dynamic.
77' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
78' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC bench stirs into life. Solomon March is withdrawn and Adam Lallana gets his opportunity.
83' Aaron Connolly is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
87' Yves Bissouma picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
89' The referee shows Brighton & Hove Albion FC player a Red card on 89.
90' A tactical swap from Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Alireza Jahanbakhsh on, Aaron Connolly off on 90 minutes.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Brighton & Hove Albion FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Newcastle United FC Lineups

Starting XI

13
Callum Wilson
16
Jeff Hendrick
26
Karl Darlow
6
Jamaal Lascelles C
14
Isaac Hayden
19
Javier Manquillo
8
Jonjo Shelvey ↓ Joelinton 72'
18
Federico Fernandez
7
Andy Carroll ↓ Miguel Almiron 46'
15
Jamal Lewis
10
Allan Saint-Maximin ↓ Ryan Fraser 33'

Bench

Coach Steve Bruce

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Adam Webster
1
Maty Ryan
5
Lewis Dunk C
20
Solomon March ↓ Adam Lallana 78'
7
Aaron Connolly ↓ Alireza Jahanbakhsh 90'
8
Yves Bissouma
9
Neal Maupay
17
Steven Alzate
11
Leandro Trossard
3
Ben White
2
Tariq Lamptey ↓ Dan Burn 58'

Bench

14
Adam Lallana ↑ 78'
16
Alireza Jahanbakhsh ↑ 90'
23
Jason Steele
13
Pascal Gross
30
Bernardo
33
Dan Burn ↑ 58'
34
Joel Veltman

Coach Graham Potter

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

Newcastle United FC Form

2020-09-20 Newcastle United FC 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2020-09-12 West Ham United FC 0–2 Newcastle United FC W 2020-07-26 Newcastle United FC 1–3 Liverpool FC L 2020-07-20 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Newcastle United FC D 2020-07-15 Newcastle United FC 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2020-07-11 Watford FC 2–1 Newcastle United FC L

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2020-09-20 Newcastle United FC 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2020-09-14 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–3 Chelsea FC L 2020-07-26 Burnley FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2020-07-20 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Newcastle United FC D 2020-07-16 Southampton FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2020-07-11 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–5 Manchester City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.96 Newcastle United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.99 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Brighton & Hove Albion FC to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United FC16% Draw19% Brighton & Hove Albion FC65%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.95

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	54%	46%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

Newcastle United FC or Draw

35%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

84%

Newcastle United FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United FC10% Draw32% Brighton & Hove Albion FC58%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

8.9%

0 – 3

Actual

1 – 2

8.1%

1 – 3

0 – 4

6.3%

1 – 1

6.2%

1 – 4

0 – 1

5.8%

2 – 2

3.8%

2 – 3

3.8%

0 – 5

3.8%

1 – 5

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United FC

Handicap	Newcastle United FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	2%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	6%	91%
-0.5	9%	—	91%
+0.5	23%	—	77%
+1	23%	19%	58%
+1.5	42%	—	58%
+2	42%	20%	37%
+2.5	63%	—	37%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

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