Newcastle vs Brighton match stats & report

1–2 After extra time

FA Cup · England · 5th Round · St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne · Ref A. Taylor

Newcastle stats & fixtures · Brighton stats & fixtures

Newcastle lost to Brighton 1–2 in the FA Cup (5th Round) on 2 March 2025. Brighton had 52% of the ball.

Newcastle vs Brighton match statistics

NewcastleBrighton

48% Ball possession 52%
15 Total shots 21
5 Shots on target 5
6 Shots off target 6
4 Blocked shots 10
9 Shots inside the box 12
6 Corners 5
13 Fouls 17
5 Offsides 0
1 Yellow cards 5
1 Red cards 1
534 Passes 604
83% Pass accuracy 81%
3 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

22' Penalty scored A. Isak Newcastle
29' Yellow card T. Lamptey Brighton
35' Yellow card A. Webster Brighton
36' Yellow card Joelinton Newcastle
44' Goal Y. Minteh (assist Joao Pedro) Brighton
45+2' Yellow card C. Baleba Brighton
83' Red card A. Gordon Newcastle
90+1' Yellow card T. Lamptey Brighton
90+1' Red card T. Lamptey Brighton
92' Yellow card Diego Gomez Brighton
114' Goal D. Welbeck (assist S. March) Brighton

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Newcastle

Confirmed 4-3-3 E. Howe

1 M. Dúbravka

21 V. Livramento 33 D. Burn 5 F. Schär 2 K. Trippier

7 Joelinton 8 S. Tonali 67 L. Miley

10 A. Gordon 14 A. Isak 11 H. Barnes

Bench J. Willock , Bruno Guimaraes , J. Murphy , M. Targett , C. Wilson , W. Osula , E. Krafth , S. Longstaff , N. Pope

Brighton

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 F. Hürzeler

1 B. Verbruggen

30 P. Estupiñán 4 A. Webster 29 J. van Hecke 2 T. Lamptey

41 J. Hinshelwood 20 C. Baleba

22 K. Mitoma 14 G. Rutter 17 Y. Minteh

9 Joao Pedro

Bench Diego Gomez , B. Gruda , D. Welbeck , M. Wieffer , S. March , S. Adingra , Yasin Ayari , E. Cashin , Tom McGill

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
19 Oct 24	Newcastle v Brighton	0–1
11 May 24	Newcastle v Brighton	1–1
2 Sep 23	Brighton v Newcastle	3–1
18 May 23	Newcastle v Brighton	4–1
13 Aug 22	Brighton v Newcastle	0–0

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Newcastle vs Brighton head-to-head record