Newcastle United FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Newcastle United FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Premier League at St James' Park.
- Newcastle United FC 35 games · 45 pts (2025/26)
- Brighton & Hove Albion FC 35 games · 50 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Chris Kavanagh
- Assistant 1 Dan Cook
- Assistant 2 Ian Hussin
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 35 76 2 Manchester City FC 34 71 3 Manchester United FC 35 64 4 Liverpool FC 35 58 5 Aston Villa FC 35 58 6 AFC Bournemouth 35 52 7 Brentford FC 35 51 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 35 50 9 Chelsea FC 35 48 10 Everton FC 35 48 11 Fulham FC 35 48 12 Sunderland AFC 35 47 13 Newcastle United FC 35 45 14 Leeds United FC 35 43 15 Crystal Palace FC 34 43 16 Nottingham Forest FC 35 42 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 35 37 18 West Ham United FC 35 36 19 Burnley FC 35 20 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 35 18 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings2026-05-02 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 FCRecent Form
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 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 #13 Position #8 45 Points 50 35 Played 35 13 / 6 / 16 W / D / L 13 / 11 / 11 49 Scored 49 51 Conceded 42 -2 GD +7 1.29 PPG 1.43 37% Win % 37% Key Stats
59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history23% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United FC this season26% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this seasonNewcastle United FC are 13th (45 pts). Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 8th (50 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds St James' Park will turn into a battlefield for Newcastle United FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
- 5' 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 Olivier Boscagli suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' Brighton & Hove Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 12' GOAL! William Osula scores on 12.
- 17' It looks like no one’s ball. Newcastle United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 22' Brighton & Hove Albion FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 22.
- 24' GOAL! Dan Burn scores on 24. Assisted by Bruno Guimaraes
- 29' Newcastle United 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.
- 34' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 39' Kaoru Mitoma was booked on 39.
- 44' It’s high time Fabian Hürzeler made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 49' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 53' The referee shows Newcastle United FC player a card on 53.
- 58' Brighton & Hove Albion FC is showing some good football. However, Brighton & Hove Albion FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 61' GOAL! Jack Hinshelwood scores on 61.
- 66' The travelling Brighton & Hove Albion FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 71' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Newcastle United FC that had 326 games and scored 350 goals.
- 76' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Newcastle United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 81' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 81 minutes.
- 85' The referee shows Newcastle United FC player a card on 85.
- 87' That looks like a foul for a card for Fabian Hurzeler.
- 90' The referee shows Brighton & Hove Albion FC player a card on 90.
- Full Time. Newcastle United FC beats Brighton & Hove Albion FC
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Newcastle United FC
4-2-3-1Starting XI- 39
- 1
- 23
- 33
- 7
- 8
- 28
- 4
- 12
- 18
- 67
Bench- 11
- 32
- 2
- 9
- 41
- 27
- 10
- 20
- 3
Coach Eddie HoweBrighton & Hove Albion FC
4-2-3-1Starting XI- 24
- 18
- 30
- 21
- 6
- 27
- 1
- 22
- 17
- 13
- 11
Bench- 23
- 5
- 33
- 34
- 10
- 3
- 29
- 26
- 19
Coach Fabian Hürzeler -
Head to Head
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 FCNewcastle 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 LBrighton & 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