Newcastle United FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, FA Cup 2024-25 LAST 16

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FA Cup · 2024-25

Newcastle United FC

1 – 2

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Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Sun 2 Mar 2025 · 13:45 UTC St James' Park 51,566 HT 45' · FT 45'

Alexander Isak pen 22' 1–0

1–1 44' Yankubah Minteh

1–2 114' Danny Welbeck

Y 29' Tariq Lamptey

Y 35' Adam Webster

Joelinton 36' Y

Y 45' Carlos Baleba

Anthony Gordon 83' R

YR 90' Tariq Lamptey

Y 92' Diego Gomez

Overview

Match Preview

Newcastle United FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC — FA Cup at St James' Park.

Newcastle United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Anthony Taylor
Assistant 1 Gary Beswick
Assistant 2 Constantine Hatzidakis

9 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2025-03-02 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2024-10-19 Newcastle United FC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2024-05-11 Newcastle United FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2023-09-02 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–1 Newcastle United FC 2023-05-18 Newcastle United FC 4–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Recent Form

Newcastle United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Mar	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	1–2	L
26 Feb	Liverpool FC	A	0–2	L
23 Feb	Nottingham Forest FC	H	4–3	W
15 Feb	Manchester City FC	A	0–4	L
08 Feb	Birmingham City FC	A	3–2	W
01 Feb	Fulham FC	H	1–2	L

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Mar	Newcastle United FC	A	2–1	W
25 Feb	AFC Bournemouth	H	2–1	W
22 Feb	Southampton FC	A	4–0	W
14 Feb	Chelsea FC	H	3–0	W
08 Feb	Chelsea FC	H	2–1	W
01 Feb	Nottingham Forest FC	A	0–7	L

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Newcastle United FC gets underway.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
15' Sandro Tonali is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Newcastle United FC so far.
20' The travelling Brighton & Hove Albion FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
22' A goal from the Sweden international Alexander Isak! He fires home on 22 to make it 1-0!
27' 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 Georginio Rutter suffering a number of foals already.
29' Tariq Lamptey was booked on 29.
34' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
35' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Adam Webster.
36' It’s gonna be a card for Joelinton.
41' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
44' What an equalizer from Yankubah Minteh!
45' It’s gonna be a card for Carlos Baleba.
50' Newcastle United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
55' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
56' Bruno Guimaraes gets the nod from Newcastle United FC. He replaces Lewis Miley and will look to change the dynamic.
61' It looks like no one’s ball. Brighton & Hove Albion FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
66' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
69' It is a substitution in Newcastle United FC team. Kieran Trippier is replaced by Matt Targett on 69 minute.
74' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
79' Jan Paul van Hecke has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
80' A tactical swap from Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Danny Welbeck on, Georginio Rutter off on 80 minutes.
83' Anthony Gordon has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 83.
86' It is a substitution in Newcastle United FC team. Alexander Isak is replaced by Callum Wilson on 86 minute.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Tariq Lamptey is booked for Brighton & Hove Albion FC — card on 90.
90' Another change for Brighton & Hove Albion FC made on 90 minute. Kaoru Mitoma leaves to be changed by Solly March.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Newcastle United FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

39
Bruno Guimaraes ↑ 56'
9
Callum Wilson ↑ 86'
22
Nick Pope
13
Matt Targett ↑ 69'
36
Sean Longstaff
23
Jacob Murphy ↑ 56'
17
Emil Krafth
28
Joe Willock ↑ 56'
18
William Osula

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

18
Danny Welbeck ↑ 80'
27
Mats Wieffer ↑ 80'
37
Thomas McGill
26
Yasin Ayari
16
Eiran Cashin
7
Solly March ↑ 90'
11
Simon Adingra
8
Brajan Gruda ↑ 69'
25
Diego Gomez ↑ 69'

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

2025-03-02 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2025-02-26 Liverpool FC 2–0 Newcastle United FC L 2025-02-23 Newcastle United FC 4–3 Nottingham Forest FC W 2025-02-15 Manchester City FC 4–0 Newcastle United FC L 2025-02-08 Birmingham City FC 2–3 Newcastle United FC W 2025-02-01 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Fulham FC L

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2025-03-02 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2025-02-25 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 AFC Bournemouth W 2025-02-22 Southampton FC 0–4 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2025-02-14 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–0 Chelsea FC W 2025-02-08 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Chelsea FC W 2025-02-01 Nottingham Forest FC 7–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.56 Newcastle United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.58 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Newcastle United FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC 74% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United FC34% Draw26% Brighton & Hove Albion FC40%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.14

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

60%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

66%

Newcastle United FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United FC28% Draw43% Brighton & Hove Albion FC29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.6%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

2 – 2

6.3%

0 – 1

6.1%

0 – 0

1 – 0

0 – 2

5.4%

2 – 0

5.2%

1 – 3

4.3%

3 – 1

4.2%

2 – 3

3.4%

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%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	18%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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