English Premier League

FT Saturday, March 20, 2021
Newcastle United LLDDD 0
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Brighton & Hove Albion DLLLW 3
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American Express Stadium

Match Report

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Brighton win basement battle against sorry Newcastle

Brighton & Hove Albion took a stride towards Premier League safety and left Newcastle United deep in the relegation mire after a 3-0 home victory.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
1
34.7
Possession
65.3
3
SHOTS
11
1
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
304
Accurate Passes
647
382
Passes
728
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
4
5
Crosses
10
0.2
Cross %
0.4
60
Long Balls
65
31
Accurate Long Balls
34
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
4
6
Effective Tackles
8
11
Tackles
16
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
16
Interceptions
10
15
Effective Clearances
4
15
Clearances
4

Head to Head

BHA leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

BHA · 3-4-1-2

  1. 26Robert SánchezG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD
  3. 34Joël VeltmanCD-L
  4. 3Ben WhiteCD-R
  5. 8Yves BissoumaCM-L
  6. 14Adam LallanaCM-R
  7. 11Leandro TrossardAM
  8. 15Jakub ModerLM
  9. 13Pascal GrossRM
  10. 18Danny WelbeckCF-L
  11. 9Neal MaupayCF-R

NEW · 4-3-3

  1. 1Martin DúbravkaG
  2. 2Ciaran ClarkCD-L
  3. 6Jamaal LascellesCD-R
  4. 3Paul DummettLB
  5. 19Javier ManquilloRB
  6. 8Jonjo ShelveyCM
  7. 14Isaac HaydenLM
  8. 28Joe WillockRM
  9. 24Miguel AlmirónF
  10. 21Ryan FraserLF
  11. 9JoelintonRF

Timeline

  1. 45'+2' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jeff Hendrick replaces Isaac Hayden because of an injury.
  2. 45'+3' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Newcastle United 0. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joël Veltman.
  3. 51' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Newcastle United 0. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
  4. 62' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Joseph Willock.
  5. 63' Paul Dummett (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 68' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Newcastle United 0. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
  7. 76' Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Miguel Almirón.
  8. 79' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Leandro Trossard.
  9. 83' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Andi Zeqiri replaces Danny Welbeck.
  10. 89' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Davy Pröpper replaces Jakub Moder.

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