Newcastle United FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2025-26

Newcastle United FC

3 – 1

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Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Sat 2 May 2026 · 14:00 UTC St James' Park 52,099 HT 45' · FT 45'

William Osula 12' 1–0

Dan Burn 24' 2–0

2–1 61' Jack Hinshelwood

Harvey Barnes 90+5' 3–1

Y 22' Joel Veltman

Y 39' Kaoru Mitoma

Dan Burn 53' Y

Sandro Tonali 85' Y

Y 87' Fabian Hurzeler

Yoane Wissa 87' Y

Y 90' Jan Paul van Hecke

Overview

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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 Chris Kavanagh
Assistant 1 Dan Cook
Assistant 2 Ian Hussin

9 games this season 🟨 5.6/game ⚽ 16.0 goals/game 🟥 4 total

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

2026-05-02 Newcastle United FC 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2025-10-18 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Newcastle United FC 2025-05-04 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC 2025-03-02 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2024-10-19 Newcastle United FC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Recent Form

Newcastle United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 May	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	3–1	W
25 Apr	Arsenal FC	A	0–1	L
18 Apr	AFC Bournemouth	H	1–2	L
12 Apr	Crystal Palace FC	A	1–2	L
22 Mar	Sunderland AFC	H	1–2	L
18 Mar	FC Barcelona	A	2–7	L

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 May	Newcastle United FC	A	1–3	L
21 Apr	Chelsea FC	H	3–0	W
18 Apr	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	2–2	D
11 Apr	Burnley FC	A	2–0	W
21 Mar	Liverpool FC	H	2–1	W
14 Mar	Sunderland AFC	A	1–0	W

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' KICK OFF: Newcastle United FC gets underway.
5' It looks surprising Newcastle United FC does not make any changes. Nick Pope has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' Newcastle United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
12' William Osula is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
17' Brighton & Hove Albion FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
22' Joel Veltman is having his name booked by the referee on 22.
24' What a strike from Dan Burn! The score is 2-0.
29' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
34' Pascal Gross needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
39' It’s gonna be a card for Kaoru Mitoma.
44' Both keepers have barely been tested. Newcastle United FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
49' Brazil international Joelinton has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
53' Newcastle United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 53.
58' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Newcastle United FC that had 346 games and scored 460 goals.
61' Jack Hinshelwood is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
66' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sandro Tonali, as he is very good at scoring at St James' Park with 4 goals in the last 4 games.
71' Brighton & Hove Albion FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 71.
76' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Newcastle United FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
81' 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 Carlos Baleba suffering a number of foals already.
85' Sandro Tonali picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
87' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Fabian Hurzeler.
90' The referee shows Brighton & Hove Albion FC player a card on 90.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Brighton & Hove Albion FC.

Lineups

Newcastle United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eddie Howe

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fabian Hürzeler

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

2026-05-02 Newcastle United FC 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2026-04-25 Arsenal FC 1–0 Newcastle United FC L 2026-04-18 Newcastle United FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth L 2026-04-12 Crystal Palace FC 2–1 Newcastle United FC L 2026-03-22 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC L 2026-03-18 FC Barcelona 7–2 Newcastle United FC L

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2026-05-02 Newcastle United FC 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2026-04-21 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–0 Chelsea FC W 2026-04-18 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2026-04-11 Burnley FC 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2026-03-21 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Liverpool FC W 2026-03-14 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.18 Newcastle United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.23 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Newcastle United FC24% Draw24% Brighton & Hove Albion FC52%

Actual: Newcastle United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.41

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Newcastle United FC or Draw

48%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

76%

Newcastle United FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Newcastle United FC17% Draw39% Brighton & Hove Albion FC44%

Actual: Newcastle United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–1 not predicted

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

9.5%

1 – 2

9.4%

0 – 2

8.2%

0 – 1

6.9%

1 – 3

6.9%

0 – 3

2 – 2

5.5%

2 – 1

0 – 0

4.7%

2 – 3

4.1%

1 – 4

3.9%

0 – 4

3.3%

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%	11%	82%
-0.5	18%	—	82%
+0.5	40%	—	60%
+1	40%	22%	38%
+1.5	62%	—	38%
+2	62%	18%	20%
+2.5	80%	—	20%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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