Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2021-22 English Premier League

Newcastle wins to push further clear of EPL's bottom three

— Ryan Fraser and Fabian Schar scored early for Newcastle as its English Premier League recovery survived a concerted Brighton fightback in a 2-1 win on Saturday.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 2': Attempt saved. Ryan Fraser (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joseph Willock with a cross.
• 4': Foul by Joseph Willock (Newcastle United).
• 4': Steven Alzate (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 4': Foul by Emil Krafth (Newcastle United).
• 4': Marc Cucurella (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 5': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Emil Krafth.
• 5': Attempt blocked. Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion) with an attempt from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
• 7': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
• 7': Attempt missed. Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
• 8': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
• 8': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 9': Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a set piece situation.
• 10': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Shane Duffy tries a through ball, but Tariq Lamptey is caught offside.
• 11': Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Chris Wood with a through ball following a fast break.
• 12': Goal! Newcastle United 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Ryan Fraser (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
• 14': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 14': Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 14': Goal! Newcastle United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Fraser with a cross following a set piece situation.
• 16': Foul by Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 16': Matt Targett (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 18': Hand ball by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 22': Foul by Matt Targett (Newcastle United).
• 22': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 22': Attempt blocked. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
• 25': Attempt blocked. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jakub Moder.
• 25': Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 25': Ryan Fraser (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 27': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jakub Moder tries a through ball, but Tariq Lamptey is caught offside.
• 28': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pascal Groß tries a through ball, but Tariq Lamptey is caught offside.
• 29': Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Tariq Lamptey with a through ball.
• 29': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Martin Dúbravka.
• 30': Attempt blocked. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
• 30': Attempt blocked. Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 31': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 31': Ryan Fraser (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 34': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman tries a through ball, but Pascal Groß is caught offside.
• 40': Foul by Joseph Willock (Newcastle United).
• 40': Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 43': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
• 44': Attempt missed. Dan Burn (Newcastle United) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Targett with a cross following a corner.
• 44': Attempt saved. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
• 45'+4': Attempt missed. Joseph Willock (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jacob Murphy.
• 45'+4': First Half ends, Newcastle United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
• 48': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
• 53': Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 53': Ryan Fraser (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 55': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Emil Krafth.
• 55': Goal! Newcastle United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
• 56': Emil Krafth (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 56': Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 59': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Solly March replaces Tariq Lamptey.
• 59': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Neal Maupay replaces Jakub Moder.
• 63': Chris Wood (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 63': Foul by Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 63': Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 64': Substitution, Newcastle United. Allan Saint-Maximin replaces Jacob Murphy.
• 65': Attempt missed. Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
• 66': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Solly March.
• 70': Attempt blocked. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
• 70': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Dan Burn.
• 70': Attempt saved. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joël Veltman with a headed pass.
• 70': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Martin Dúbravka.
• 73': Foul by Ryan Fraser (Newcastle United).
• 73': Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 75': Attempt blocked. Matt Targett (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joelinton.
• 75': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Shane Duffy.
• 77': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Joelinton.
• 78': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Chris Wood.
• 79': Substitution, Newcastle United. Bruno Guimarães replaces Ryan Fraser.
• 79': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Steven Alzate.
• 80': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Solly March.
• 82': Attempt blocked. Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonjo Shelvey.
• 82': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Shane Duffy.
• 85': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 85': Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 86': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
• 86': Marc Cucurella (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 87': Joelinton (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
• 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shane Duffy.
• 90'+3': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+3': Foul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 90'+4': Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Joseph Willock.
• 90'+5': Foul by Emil Krafth (Newcastle United).
• 90'+5': Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+5': Second Half ends, Newcastle United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
• 0': Match ends, Newcastle United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.