English Premier League

FT Saturday, March 5, 2022
Brighton & Hove Albion LWLLL 1
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Newcastle United WWWDW 2
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BHA011
NEW202
St. James' Park · 52,214 att.

Match Report

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.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
0
7
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
3
67.6
Possession
32.4
15
SHOTS
10
4
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
524
Accurate Passes
191
634
Passes
304
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.6
8
Accurate Crosses
4
28
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.3
73
Long Balls
66
42
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
8
Blocked Shots
2
6
Effective Tackles
8
11
Tackles
12
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
12
Interceptions
15
8
Effective Clearances
29
8
Clearances
29

Head to Head

BHA leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

NEW · 4-3-3

  1. 1Martin DúbravkaG
  2. 33Dan BurnCD-L
  3. 5Fabian SchärCD-R
  4. 13Matt TargettLB
  5. 17Emil KrafthRB
  6. 8Jonjo ShelveyCM
  7. 7JoelintonLM
  8. 28Joe WillockRM
  9. 20Chris WoodF
  10. 21Ryan FraserLF
  11. 23Jacob MurphyRF

BHA · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 24Shane DuffyCD-R
  4. 17Steven AlzateDM
  5. 3Marc CucurellaLB
  6. 34Joël VeltmanRB
  7. 11Leandro TrossardAM
  8. 15Jakub ModerLM
  9. 13Pascal GrossRM
  10. 18Danny WelbeckCF-L
  11. 2Tariq LampteyCF-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 59' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Solly March replaces Tariq Lamptey.
  5. 59' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Neal Maupay replaces Jakub Moder.
  6. 63' Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 64' Substitution, Newcastle United. Allan Saint-Maximin replaces Jacob Murphy.
  8. 79' Substitution, Newcastle United. Bruno Guimarães replaces Ryan Fraser.
  9. 79' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Steven Alzate.
  10. 87' Joelinton (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 90'+4' Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Joseph Willock.

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