Newcastle vs Brighton match stats & report

3–1 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 35 · St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne · Ref C. Kavanagh

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Newcastle beat Brighton 3–1 in the Premier League on 2 May 2026. Expected goals finished 3.16–1.53. Brighton had 68% of the ball.

Newcastle vs Brighton match statistics

NewcastleBrighton

32% Ball possession 68%
3.16 Expected goals (xG) 1.53
13 Total shots 13
6 Shots on target 4
6 Shots off target 6
1 Blocked shots 3
12 Shots inside the box 10
2 Corners 10
10 Fouls 12
1 Offsides 1
3 Yellow cards 3
237 Passes 506
69% Pass accuracy 84%
3 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

12' Goal W. Osula (assist J. Murphy) Newcastle
22' Yellow card J. Veltman Brighton
24' Goal D. Burn (assist Bruno Guimaraes) Newcastle
39' Yellow card K. Mitoma Brighton
53' Yellow card D. Burn Newcastle
61' Goal J. Hinshelwood (assist D. Welbeck) Brighton
85' Yellow card S. Tonali Newcastle
87' Yellow card Y. Wissa Newcastle
90' Goal H. Barnes (assist Y. Wissa) Newcastle
90+2' Yellow card J. van Hecke Brighton

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Newcastle

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Eddie Howe

1 N. Pope

33 D. Burn 4 S. Botman 12 M. Thiaw 67 L. Miley

8 S. Tonali 39 Bruno Guimaraes

7 Joelinton 28 J. Willock 23 J. Murphy

18 W. Osula

Bench A. Ramsdale , K. Trippier , Y. Wissa , A. Gordon , J. Ramsey , N. Woltemade , L. Hall , H. Barnes , A. Elanga

Brighton

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Fabian Hurzeler

1 Bart Verbruggen

24 Ferdi Kadıoğlu 21 Olivier Boscagli 6 J. van Hecke 27 M. Wieffer

17 C. Baleba 30 Pascal Groß

22 K. Mitoma 13 J. Hinshelwood 11 Y. Minteh

18 D. Welbeck

Bench Jason Steele , J. Veltman , Lewis Dunk , Igor , M. O'Riley , Yasin Ayari , Charalampos Kostoulas , G. Rutter , Maxim De Cuyper

Form guide

Newcastle at home

4–2–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.8 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 3.9 per game
Shots on target: 4.0 per game

17% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Brighton away

5–2–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.8 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 6 / 10
Corners: 5.8 per game
Shots on target: 5.5 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Newcastle vs Brighton head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
18 Oct 25	Brighton v Newcastle	2–1
4 May 25	Brighton v Newcastle	1–1
2 Mar 25	Newcastle v Brighton	1–2
19 Oct 24	Newcastle v Brighton	0–1
11 May 24	Newcastle v Brighton	1–1
2 Sep 23	Brighton v Newcastle	3–1

The full Newcastle vs Brighton head-to-head record