Premier League duel: Close contest expected between Brighton & Hove Albion and Newcastle United

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sat 02.Sep
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: The American Express Community Stadium (30750 seats)

Brighton & Hove Albion are ready to battle it out with Newcastle United in this Premier League game. All you can know about the fixture can be found here!

Insights:
  • Brighton & Hove Albion have the most scored goals (9) in Premier League

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Brighton & Hove Albion form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Brighton & Hove Albion's two home games in the Premier League so far this season, having collected 3 points here at The American Express Community Stadium.

The Brighton & Hove Albion crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to West Ham United here at The American Express Community Stadium. Groß (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 9.44/10. Groß scored one goal, hit six key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 97 successful passes (of 109 total).

In the game before, an away victory match versus Wolverhampton Wanderers with a 4-1 scoreline.

Early season league goal statistics from Brighton & Hove Albion's 2 home games: {5 goals}, 4 conceded.

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Newcastle United form and stats

Newcastle United have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Premier League were 8 victories, 8 draws and 3 defeats from 19 fixtures.

Newcastle failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Liverpool (placed 4th) that ended with defeat 1-2. Late heartbreak for Newcastle United in the Liverpool match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime. Attacker Gordon got a player rating of 7.92 in the game. "Man of the match" Gordon scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times and had 24 successful passes (of 26 total).

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Manchester City's place.

{0 goals} so far away for Newcastle United, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

Newcastle United have managed a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without losing (2-2-0) when facing Brighton.

Top Goalscorers

Brighton & Hove AlbionS. March
S. March
3 goals
Newcastle UnitedA. Isak
A. Isak
2 goals
Brighton & Hove AlbionP. Groß
P. Groß
1 goals

Brighton & Hove Albion missing players

Newcastle United missing players

Brighton & Hove Albion Newcastle United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
3 2 0 Played P 1 1 3
2 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 1 0 Lost L 1 1 2
9 5 0 Scored S 0 0 6
5 4 0 Conceded C 1 1 4
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 67%
100% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 67%
100% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 33%
67% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 33%
100% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 67%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 33%
 
8.7 11.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 3.7
5.3 5.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 3 3 5.7
3 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5 5 3.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
22.7 26 0 Shots (avg) S ( 7 7 15.7
10 11 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 1 7.3
30% 23% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 27%
 
12.3 10.5 0 Shots against (avg) S A 14 14 13
5 5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4 4.7
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Brighton & Hove Albion have the most scored goals (9) in Premier League
  • Brighton & Hove Albion have the most scored goals in the second half (7) in Premier League
Brighton & Hove Albion Last season Newcastle United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
18 10   Won W   8 19
8 4   Drew D   8 14
12 5   Lost L   3 5
72 37   Scored S   32 68
53 21   Conceded C   19 33
95% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   79% 82%
79% 58%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   79% 74%
66% 53%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   58% 47%
45% 42%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   26% 29%
26% 32%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   21% 21%
61% 42%   BTTS BTTS   63% 53%
32% 47%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 37%
13% 21%   Failed to Score F T   32% 29%
 
6.1 7.5   Corners for (avg) C F   6.1 7.1
3.5 2.8   Corners against (avg) C A   5.6 4.3
1.6 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.6
0 0   Red cards R C   0 1
 
16.2 18.4   Shots (avg) S (   11.9 14.9
5.9 6.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.6 5.2
32% 29%   Goal Efficiency G E   37% 35%
 
10.3 8.8   Shots against (avg) S A   12.5 10.4
3.6 3.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.2 3.7

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 3 3 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 5 1 5 9
2 West Ham United 3 2 1 0 7 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 4 7
3 Tottenham Hotspur 3 2 1 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 4 2 4 7
4 Liverpool 3 2 1 0 6 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 7
5 Arsenal 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 7
6 Brighton & Hove Albion 3 2 0 1 9 5 2 1 0 1 5 4 1 1 0 0 4 1 4 6
7 Aston Villa 3 2 0 1 8 6 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 1 4 6 2 6
8 Manchester United 3 2 0 1 4 4 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 6
9 Brentford 3 1 2 0 6 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 5
10 Chelsea 3 1 1 1 5 4 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 4
11 Crystal Palace 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 4
12 Fulham 3 1 1 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 -2 4
13 Newcastle United 3 1 0 2 6 4 2 1 0 1 6 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 3
14 Nottingham Forest 3 1 0 2 5 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 3 5 -1 3
15 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 1 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 -3 3
16 AFC Bournemouth 3 0 1 2 2 6 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 -4 1
17 Sheffield United 3 0 0 3 2 5 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -3 0
18 Burnley 2 0 0 2 1 6 2 0 0 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0
19 Luton Town 2 0 0 2 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 7 -6 0
20 Everton 3 0 0 3 0 6 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 -6 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 38 28 5 5 94 33 19 17 1 1 60 17 19 11 4 4 34 16 61 89
2 Arsenal 38 26 6 6 88 43 19 14 3 2 53 25 19 12 3 4 35 18 45 84
3 Manchester United 38 23 6 9 58 43 19 15 3 1 36 10 19 8 3 8 22 33 15 75
4 Newcastle United 38 19 14 5 68 33 19 11 6 2 36 14 19 8 8 3 32 19 35 71
5 Liverpool 38 19 10 9 75 47 19 13 5 1 46 17 19 6 5 8 29 30 28 67
6 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 18 8 12 72 53 19 10 4 5 37 21 19 8 4 7 35 32 19 62
7 Aston Villa 38 18 7 13 51 46 19 12 2 5 33 21 19 6 5 8 18 25 5 61
8 Tottenham Hotspur 38 18 6 14 70 63 19 12 1 6 37 25 19 6 5 8 33 38 7 60
9 Brentford 38 15 14 9 58 46 19 10 7 2 35 18 19 5 7 7 23 28 12 59
10 Fulham 38 15 7 16 55 53 19 8 5 6 31 29 19 7 2 10 24 24 2 52
11 Crystal Palace 38 11 12 15 40 49 19 7 7 5 21 23 19 4 5 10 19 26 -9 45
12 Chelsea 38 11 11 16 38 47 19 6 7 6 20 19 19 5 4 10 18 28 -9 44
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 11 8 19 31 58 19 9 3 7 19 20 19 2 5 12 12 38 -27 41
14 West Ham United 38 11 7 20 42 55 19 8 4 7 26 24 19 3 3 13 16 31 -13 40
15 AFC Bournemouth 38 11 6 21 37 71 19 6 4 9 20 28 19 5 2 12 17 43 -34 39
16 Nottingham Forest 38 9 11 18 38 68 19 8 6 5 27 24 19 1 5 13 11 44 -30 38
17 Everton 38 8 12 18 34 57 19 6 3 10 16 27 19 2 9 8 18 30 -23 36
18 Leicester City 38 9 7 22 51 68 19 5 4 10 23 27 19 4 3 12 28 41 -17 34
19 Leeds United 38 7 10 21 48 78 19 5 7 7 26 37 19 2 3 14 22 41 -30 31
20 Southampton 38 6 7 25 36 73 19 2 5 12 19 37 19 4 2 13 17 36 -37 25

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The English Premier League is the top level of the English football league pyramid. 20 teams play 38 fixtures each to see who tops the Premier League table. The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world. Seasons run from August to May with most games on Saturdays and Sundays.