English Premier League

FT Saturday, September 2, 2023
Newcastle United WWWLL 1
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Brighton & Hove Albion WLWWL 3
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BHA123
American Express Stadium · 31,620 att.

Match Report

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Ferguson hits hat-trick as Brighton crush Newcastle

A hat-trick from teenage striker Evan Ferguson handed Brighton & Hove Albion a dominant 3-1 win over a lacklustre Newcastle United in the Premier League on Saturday.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
14
4
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
5
3
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
2
44.2
Possession
55.8
9
SHOTS
15
2
ON GOAL
6
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
371
Accurate Passes
507
440
Passes
565
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
6
11
Crosses
9
0.2
Cross %
0.7
43
Long Balls
43
20
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
4
9
Effective Tackles
3
18
Tackles
8
0.5
Tackle %
0.4
3
Interceptions
11
14
Effective Clearances
12
14
Clearances
12

Head to Head

NEW leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

BHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bart VerbruggenG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 29Jan Paul van HeckeCD-R
  4. 30Pervis EstupiñánLB
  5. 34Joël VeltmanRB
  6. 9João PedroAM
  7. 11Billy GilmourLM
  8. 13Pascal GrossRM
  9. 28Evan FergusonF
  10. 22Kaoru MitomaAM-L
  11. 7Solly MarchAM-R

NEW · 4-3-3

  1. 22Nick PopeG
  2. 33Dan BurnCD-L
  3. 5Fabian SchärCD-R
  4. 13Matt TargettLB
  5. 2Kieran TrippierRB
  6. 39Bruno GuimarãesCM
  7. 7JoelintonLM
  8. 8Sandro TonaliRM
  9. 14Alexander IsakF
  10. 10Anthony GordonLF
  11. 24Miguel AlmirónRF

Timeline

  1. 23' Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 27' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Newcastle United 0. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  3. 43' Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 58' Substitution, Newcastle United. Callum Wilson replaces Joelinton.
  5. 58' Substitution, Newcastle United. Elliot Anderson replaces Miguel Almirón.
  6. 58' Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Sandro Tonali.
  7. 65' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Newcastle United 0. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Billy Gilmour.
  8. 68' Matt Targett (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 70' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Newcastle United 0. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
  10. 74' Substitution, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes replaces Alexander Isak.
  11. 74' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jamaal Lascelles replaces Matt Targett.
  12. 76' Dan Burn (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 77' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tariq Lamptey replaces João Pedro.
  14. 77' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Mahmoud Dahoud replaces Billy Gilmour.
  15. 81' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Lallana replaces Solly March.
  16. 81' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. James Milner replaces Evan Ferguson.
  17. 83' Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 86' James Milner (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 89' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Simon Adingra replaces Pascal Groß.
  20. 90'+2' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Newcastle United 1. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sean Longstaff.
  21. 90'+5' Mahmoud Dahoud (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  22. 90'+8' Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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