Brighton & Hove Albion are welcoming Newcastle United for another important game after their 2-1 result against 14th-placed Southampton.
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.
Brighton & Hove Albion form and stats
Brighton & Hove Albion's struggle is real here at The American Express Community Stadium with only 10 points collected from 14 Premier League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-7-6. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Brighton, their manager G. Potter and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Brighton enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Southampton's place. The match ended 2-1 with Leandro Trossard and Lewis Dunk scoring. Preceding that match was a defeat to Leicester City (1-2).
Brighton aren't scoring a lot here at The American Express Community Stadium in the league, with only 13 goals from 14 games. Brighton have conceded 19 in these home matches.
Newcastle United form and stats
Newcastle United have only collected 12 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 3-3-8 (14 played). Newcastle have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.
Newcastle played 1-1 against Aston Villa in their previous match. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus West Bromwich Albion that ended 0-0.
Martin Dúbravka had red hot gloves after the game against Aston Villa, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made.
The visitors have scored 11 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Newcastle have conceded 22 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Newcastle United - Brighton & Hove Albion 0-3. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - four - two (Brighton wins - draws - Newcastle United wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.Top Goalscorers
![]() C. Wilson 10 goals | ![]() N. Maupay 7 goals | ![]() L. Dunk 4 goals |
Brighton & Hove Albion missing players
Newcastle United missing players
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Newcastle United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 29 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 11 | 28 |
| 36 | 19 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 22 | 45 |
| 86% | 79% | 60% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 93% | 93% |
| 64% | 64% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 86% | 89% |
| 46% | 43% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 21% | 43% |
| 18% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 18% |
| 11% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 11% |
| 57% | 64% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 54% |
| 29% | 29% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 29% | 18% |
| 29% | 29% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 36% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13.9 | 15.9 | 15.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.7 | 8.5 | 10.2 |
| 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 27% | 22% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 27% | 28% |
| 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 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 64 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 43 | 71 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 29 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 56 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 24 | 57 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 53 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 21 | 56 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 29 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 44 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 51 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 48 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 12 | 46 |
| 7 | Everton | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 46 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 47 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 45 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 41 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 41 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 29 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 45 | 47 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 30 | -2 | 39 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 47 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 26 | -16 | 37 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 35 |
| 14 | Southampton | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 51 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 33 | -15 | 33 |
| 15 | Burnley | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 37 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -15 | 33 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 28 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 36 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -7 | 29 |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -17 | 28 |
| 18 | Fulham | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 38 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -15 | 26 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 29 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 57 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 24 | -37 | 18 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 29 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 50 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 28 | -34 | 14 |
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