English Premier League

FT Saturday, October 18, 2025
Newcastle United DWLWW 1
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Brighton & Hove Albion LDWWD 2
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BHA112
American Express Stadium · 31,620 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Woltemade magic thwarted as Welback earns win for Brighton

Danny Welbeck scored a brace as Brighton recorded a 2-1 Premier League victory over Newcastle at the Amex Stadium.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
8
3
Saves
2
54.4
Possession
45.6
16
SHOTS
13
3
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
419
Accurate Passes
341
491
Passes
421
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
4
24
Crosses
18
0.3
Cross %
0.2
36
Long Balls
45
17
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
5
13
Effective Tackles
14
17
Tackles
21
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
7
Interceptions
5
22
Effective Clearances
30
22
Clearances
30

Head to Head

BHA leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

BHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bart VerbruggenG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 6Jan Paul van HeckeCD-R
  4. 24Ferdi KadiogluLB
  5. 27Mats WiefferRB
  6. 10Georginio RutterAM
  7. 26Yasin AyariLM
  8. 17Carlos BalebaRM
  9. 18Danny WelbeckF
  10. 25Diego GómezAM-L
  11. 11Yankuba MintehAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Tom WatsonSUB
  2. 20James MilnerSUB
  3. 58Nehemiah OriolaSUB
  4. 21Olivier BoscagliSUB
  5. 19Charalambos KostoulasSUB
  6. 42Diego CoppolaSUB
  7. 23Jason SteeleSUB
  8. 29Maxim De CuyperSUB
  9. 9Stefanos TzimasSUB

NEW · 4-3-3

  1. 1Nick PopeG
  2. 4Sven BotmanCD-L
  3. 12Malick ThiawCD-R
  4. 33Dan BurnLB
  5. 2Kieran TrippierRB
  6. 8Sandro TonaliCM
  7. 7JoelintonLM
  8. 39Bruno GuimarãesRM
  9. 27Nick WoltemadeF
  10. 10Anthony GordonLF
  11. 20Anthony ElangaRF

Substitutes

  1. 28Joe WillockSUB
  2. 32Aaron RamsdaleSUB
  3. 18William OsulaSUB
  4. 11Harvey BarnesSUB
  5. 17Emil KrafthSUB
  6. 41Jacob RamseySUB
  7. 5Fabian SchärSUB
  8. 67Lewis MileySUB
  9. 23Jacob MurphySUB

Timeline

  1. 36' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Maxim De Cuyper replaces Diego Gómez because of an injury.
  2. 41' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Newcastle United 0. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Georginio Rutter with a through ball.
  3. 45' Substitution, Newcastle United. Lewis Miley replaces Joelinton.
  4. 45' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Anthony Elanga.
  5. 70' Substitution, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes replaces Anthony Gordon.
  6. 70' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Ramsey replaces Sandro Tonali.
  7. 71' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. James Milner replaces Carlos Baleba.
  8. 71' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Stefanos Tzimas replaces Georginio Rutter.
  9. 76' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Newcastle United 1. Nick Woltemade (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lewis Miley.
  10. 84' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Newcastle United 1. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  11. 86' Substitution, Newcastle United. William Osula replaces Bruno Guimarães.
  12. 89' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Diego Coppola replaces Yankuba Minteh.
  13. 90' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Charalampos Kostoulas replaces Danny Welbeck.
  14. 90'+7' Dan Burn (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.

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