Brighton vs Newcastle match stats & report

3–1 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 4 · American Express Stadium, Falmer · Ref S. Attwell

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Brighton beat Newcastle 3–1 in the Premier League on 2 September 2023. Expected goals finished 1.30–1.23. Brighton had 56% of the ball.

Brighton vs Newcastle match statistics

BrightonNewcastle

56% Ball possession 44%
1.30 Expected goals (xG) 1.23
15 Total shots 9
6 Shots on target 2
5 Shots off target 4
4 Blocked shots 3
9 Shots inside the box 7
5 Corners 3
14 Fouls 17
5 Offsides 0
4 Yellow cards 4
565 Passes 440
90% Pass accuracy 84%
2 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

23' Yellow card A. Gordon Newcastle
27' Goal E. Ferguson Brighton
43' Yellow card F. Schär Newcastle
65' Goal E. Ferguson (assist B. Gilmour) Brighton
68' Yellow card M. Targett Newcastle
70' Goal E. Ferguson (assist K. Mitoma) Brighton
76' Yellow card D. Burn Newcastle
83' Yellow card T. Lamptey Brighton
86' Yellow card J. Milner Brighton
90+2' Goal C. Wilson (assist S. Longstaff) Newcastle
90+5' Yellow card M. Dahoud Brighton
90+8' Yellow card A. Lallana Brighton

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Brighton

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 R. De Zerbi

1 Bart Verbruggen

30 P. Estupiñán 5 Lewis Dunk 29 J. van Hecke 34 J. Veltman

11 B. Gilmour 13 Pascal Groß

22 K. Mitoma 9 Joao Pedro 7 S. March

28 E. Ferguson

Bench T. Lamptey , M. Dahoud , J. Milner , A. Lallana , S. Adingra , A. Webster , Igor , F. Buonanotte , Jason Steele

Newcastle

Confirmed 4-3-3 E. Howe

22 N. Pope

13 M. Targett 33 D. Burn 5 F. Schär 2 K. Trippier

7 Joelinton 39 Bruno Guimaraes 8 S. Tonali

10 A. Gordon 14 A. Isak 24 M. Almirón

Bench C. Wilson , E. Anderson , S. Longstaff , H. Barnes , J. Lascelles , J. Murphy , V. Livramento , L. Hall , M. Dúbravka

Form guide

Brighton at home

8–1–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.7 per game
Conceded: 0.7 per game
Clean sheets: 7 / 10
Corners: 6.3 per game
Shots on target: 5.9 per game

8% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Newcastle away

2–2–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.0 per game
Conceded: 2.0 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 4.4 per game
Shots on target: 3.9 per game

40% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Brighton vs Newcastle head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
18 May 23	Newcastle v Brighton	4–1
13 Aug 22	Brighton v Newcastle	0–0

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Brighton vs Newcastle head-to-head record