Newcastle United FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2021-22

Newcastle United FC

2 – 1

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Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Sat 5 Mar 2022 · 15:00 UTC St James' Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 63' Shane Duffy

Joelinton 87' Y

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

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

Match Details

Referee Lee Mason
Referee James Mainwaring
Referee Constantine Hatzidakis
Referee Chris Kavanagh
Referee Richard West
Referee Martin Atkinson

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2022-03-05 Newcastle United FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2021-11-06 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC 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

Recent Form

Newcastle United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Mar	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	2–1	W
26 Feb	Brentford FC	A	2–0	W
19 Feb	West Ham United FC	A	1–1	D
13 Feb	Aston Villa FC	H	1–0	W
08 Feb	Everton FC	H	3–1	W
22 Jan	Leeds United FC	A	1–0	W

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Mar	Newcastle United FC	A	1–2	L
26 Feb	Aston Villa FC	H	0–2	L
19 Feb	Burnley FC	H	0–3	L
15 Feb	Manchester United FC	A	0–2	L
12 Feb	Watford FC	A	2–0	W
05 Feb	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	1–3	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' What a night it is going to be! Newcastle United FC welcome Brighton & Hove Albion FC for this crunch clash at St James' Park.
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
10' 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.
12' Brilliant from the ! Ryan Fraser makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 12.
14' GOAL! Fabian Schar scores on 14. Assisted by Ryan Fraser
19' Brighton & Hove Albion FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
24' Brighton & Hove Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
29' Alexis Mac Allister, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
34' Pascal Gross needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
39' 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.
44' Steven Alzate has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
49' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
54' The 34-year-old Joel Veltman has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
55' Lewis Dunk makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Brighton & Hove Albion FC are in front.
59' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC bench stirs into life. Tariq Lamptey is withdrawn and Solomon March gets his opportunity.
63' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Shane Duffy.
64' A change in the Newcastle United FC ranks — Jacob Murphy exits the field as Allan Saint-Maximin enters on 64.
69' Newcastle United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
74' Jakub Moder is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Brighton & Hove Albion FC tonight.
79' Bruno Guimaraes gets the nod from Newcastle United FC. He replaces Ryan Fraser and will look to change the dynamic.
84' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 84 minutes.
87' Joelinton was booked on 87.
90' Another change for Newcastle United FC made on 90 minute. Joe Willock leaves to be changed by Sean Longstaff.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Newcastle United FC take all three points.

Lineups

Newcastle United FC Lineups

Starting XI

21
Ryan Fraser ↓ Bruno Guimaraes 79'
20
Chris Wood
13
Matt Targett
5
Fabian Schar
1
Martin Dubravka
8
Jonjo Shelvey
23
Jacob Murphy ↓ Allan Saint-Maximin 64'
33
Dan Burn
17
Emil Krafth
7
Joelinton
28
Joe Willock ↓ Sean Longstaff 90'

Bench

Coach Eddie Howe

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

18
Danny Welbeck
5
Lewis Dunk
24
Shane Duffy
13
Pascal Gross
17
Steven Alzate ↓ Alexis Mac Allister 79'
34
Joel Veltman
3
Cucurella
11
Leandro Trossard
15
Jakub Moder ↓ Neal Maupay 59'
2
Tariq Lamptey ↓ Solomon March 59'
1
Robert Sanchez

Bench

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

2022-03-05 Newcastle United FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2022-02-26 Brentford FC 0–2 Newcastle United FC W 2022-02-19 West Ham United FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC D 2022-02-13 Newcastle United FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC W 2022-02-08 Newcastle United FC 3–1 Everton FC W 2022-01-22 Leeds United FC 0–1 Newcastle United FC W

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2022-03-05 Newcastle United FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2022-02-26 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–2 Aston Villa FC L 2022-02-19 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–3 Burnley FC L 2022-02-15 Manchester United FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2022-02-12 Watford FC 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2022-02-05 Tottenham Hotspur FC 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.1 Newcastle United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.05 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Newcastle United FC32% Draw22% Brighton & Hove Albion FC46%

Actual: Newcastle United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.15

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Newcastle United FC or Draw

54%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

68%

Newcastle United FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Newcastle United FC17% Draw41% Brighton & Hove Albion FC42%

Actual: Newcastle United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.5%

1 – 2

9.5%

0 – 2

8.9%

0 – 1

8.2%

1 – 3

6.5%

0 – 3

0 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

5.2%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

2 – 3

3.6%

1 – 4

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United FC

Handicap	Newcastle United FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	12%	81%
-0.5	19%	—	81%
+0.5	42%	—	58%
+1	42%	22%	36%
+1.5	64%	—	36%
+2	64%	18%	18%
+2.5	82%	—	18%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

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