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

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

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
#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' 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 midfield battle is intense right now. Both Newcastle United FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
12' Ryan Fraser is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
14' Fabian Schar adds to his 0 season tally! Newcastle United FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
19' Newcastle United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
24' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
29' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
34' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
39' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
44' Newcastle United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
49' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Brighton & Hove Albion FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
54' Cucurella has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 244 appearances.
55' Assisted by Pascal Gross with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lewis Dunk makes no mistake. 2-1!
59' Brighton & Hove Albion FC make a change. Tariq Lamptey trudges off to be replaced by Solomon March on 59 minutes.
63' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Shane Duffy on 63 minutes.
64' Allan Saint-Maximin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jacob Murphy at the 64 minute mark.
69' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 69 minutes.
74' The home supporters are growing impatient. Newcastle United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
79' Newcastle United FC ring the changes. Ryan Fraser has done his job and it is now time for Bruno Guimaraes to step up.
84' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
87' Joelinton was booked on 87.
90' Fresh legs for Newcastle United FC! Sean Longstaff comes on to replace Joe Willock.
2-1 the final result. Brighton & Hove Albion FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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

1.45 Newcastle United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.55 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Newcastle United FC33% Draw20% Brighton & Hove Albion FC47%

Actual: Newcastle United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 4

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	56%	44%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

Newcastle United FC or Draw

53%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

67%

Newcastle United FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Newcastle United FC19% Draw36% Brighton & Hove Albion FC45%

Actual: Newcastle United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

8.4%

1 – 1

7.6%

1 – 3

0 – 2

6.1%

2 – 2

2 – 3

5.1%

0 – 3

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 4

4.5%

0 – 1

4.4%

2 – 4

3.3%

0 – 4

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United FC

Handicap	Newcastle United FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	11%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	40%	—	60%
+1	40%	20%	40%
+1.5	60%	—	40%
+2	60%	17%	23%
+2.5	77%	—	23%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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.