English Premier League

FT Thursday, May 18, 2023
Brighton & Hove Albion LWWLW 1
–
Newcastle United WWWLD 4
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BHA011
NEW224
St. James' Park · 52,122 att.

Match Report

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Newcastle United claimed an emphatic 4-1 home victory over Brighton & Hove Albion to take a massive step towards clinching a top-four finish in the Premier League on Thursday.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
17
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
6
5
Saves
1
66.3
Possession
33.7
8
SHOTS
22
2
ON GOAL
9
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
438
Accurate Passes
180
521
Passes
254
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
2
Accurate Crosses
7
5
Crosses
13
0.4
Cross %
0.5
44
Long Balls
58
18
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
7
10
Effective Tackles
10
14
Tackles
11
0.7
Tackle %
0.9
2
Interceptions
9
16
Effective Clearances
9
16
Clearances
9

Head to Head

BHA leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

NEW · 4-3-3

  1. 22Nick PopeG
  2. 4Sven BotmanCD-L
  3. 5Fabian SchärCD-R
  4. 33Dan BurnLB
  5. 2Kieran TrippierRB
  6. 39Bruno GuimarãesCM
  7. 7JoelintonLM
  8. 28Joe WillockRM
  9. 9Callum WilsonF
  10. 14Alexander IsakLF
  11. 24Miguel AlmirónRF

BHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Jason SteeleG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 29Jan Paul van HeckeCD-R
  4. 30Pervis EstupiñánLB
  5. 25Moisés CaicedoRB
  6. 21Deniz UndavAM
  7. 27Billy GilmourLM
  8. 13Pascal GrossRM
  9. 18Danny WelbeckF
  10. 22Kaoru MitomaAM-L
  11. 40Facundo BuonanotteAM-R

Timeline

  1. 22' Own Goal by Deniz Undav, Brighton and Hove Albion. Newcastle United 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
  2. 30' Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45'+2' Deniz Undav (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+3' Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45'+4' Goal! Newcastle United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Dan Burn (Newcastle United) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross following a set piece situation.
  6. 51' Goal! Newcastle United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Deniz Undav (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Billy Gilmour with a through ball.
  7. 56' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Billy Gilmour.
  8. 56' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Evan Ferguson replaces Danny Welbeck.
  9. 56' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Julio Enciso replaces Facundo Buonanotte.
  10. 57' Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 61' Substitution, Newcastle United. Elliot Anderson replaces Joe Willock because of an injury.
  12. 64' Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 69' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Odeluga Offiah replaces Pascal Groß.
  14. 80' Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 85' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Cameron Peupion replaces Deniz Undav.
  16. 89' Goal! Newcastle United 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Miguel Almirón with a through ball following a fast break.
  17. 90'+1' Goal! Newcastle United 4, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Wilson.
  18. 90'+4' Substitution, Newcastle United. Anthony Gordon replaces Alexander Isak.
  19. 90'+4' Substitution, Newcastle United. Allan Saint-Maximin replaces Miguel Almirón.
  20. 90'+5' Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Targett replaces Joelinton.
  21. 90'+5' Substitution, Newcastle United. Javier Manquillo replaces Kieran Trippier.

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