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Newport County AFC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, FA Cup 2020-21 ROUND 3

FA Cup · 2020-21
Newport County AFC
1 – 1
3 – 4 pen
Full Time
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Sun 10 Jan 2021 · 19:45 UTC Rodney Parade HT 45+2' · FT 45+7'

Overview

Match Preview

Newport County AFC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC — FA Cup at Rodney Parade.

Match Details

  • Referee Rob Lewis
  • Referee Lee Mason
  • Referee Tim Wood
  • Referee Mark Scholes

Head-to-Head

1
Newport County AFC 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-10 Newport County AFC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Recent Form

Newport County AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Jan Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 1–1 D
28 Nov Salford City FC H 3–0 W
07 Nov Leyton Orient FC A 2–1 W
20 Nov Grimsby Town FC H 2–0 W
16 Feb Manchester City FC H 1–4 L
05 Feb Middlesbrough FC H 2–0 W
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Jan Newport County AFC A 1–1 D
02 Jan Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 3–3 D
29 Dec Arsenal FC H 0–1 L
27 Dec West Ham United FC A 2–2 D
20 Dec Sheffield United FC H 1–1 D
16 Dec Fulham FC A 0–0 D

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Newport County AFC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Newport County AFC gets underway.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Newport County AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Brighton & Hove Albion FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryan Haynes made 329 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Brighton & Hove Albion FC that had 336 games and scored 453 goals.
  • 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 39' Another substitution for Newport County AFC to replace Robbie Willmott by Joss Labadie on 39 minute.
  • 44' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 49' 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.
  • 54' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 54 minutes.
  • 59' The travelling Brighton & Hove Albion FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Ryan Taylor. He replaces Padraig Amond on 62 minute.
  • 63' Another change for Brighton & Hove Albion FC made on 63 minute. Andi Zeqiri leaves to be changed by Davy Propper.
  • 68' It’s high time Michael Flynn made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 71' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Alireza Jahanbakhsh departs to be replaced by Percy Tau.
  • 76' Brighton & Hove Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 81' 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.
  • 86' David Longe-King has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 90' GOAL! Solomon March scores on 90. Assisted by Davy Propper
  • 90' Brighton & Hove Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bernardo is hanging Solomon March on the field on 90 minute.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Newport County AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Flynn

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Solomon March 1
Adam Webster 1

Head to Head

2021-01-10 Newport County AFC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Newport County AFC Form

2021-01-10 Newport County AFC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2020-11-28 Newport County AFC 3–0 Salford City FC W 2020-11-07 Leyton Orient FC 1–2 Newport County AFC W 2019-11-20 Newport County AFC 2–0 Grimsby Town FC W 2019-02-16 Newport County AFC 1–4 Manchester City FC L 2019-02-05 Newport County AFC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC W

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2021-01-10 Newport County AFC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2021-01-02 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D 2020-12-29 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–1 Arsenal FC L 2020-12-27 West Ham United FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2020-12-20 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC D 2020-12-16 Fulham FC 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.31 Newport County AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Newport County AFC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Newport County AFC44% Draw29% Brighton & Hove Albion FC27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.36
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Newport County AFC or Draw
73%
Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
56%
Newport County AFC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Newport County AFC29% Draw50% Brighton & Hove Albion FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.7%
1 – 0
11.3%
0 – 1
8.7%
2 – 1
8.2%
2 – 0
7.9%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
5%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
3.6%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Newport County AFC

Handicap Newport County AFC covers Push Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 22% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Newport County AFC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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