English Premier League

FT Saturday, May 2, 2026
Brighton & Hove Albion WWWDW 1
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Newcastle United LLLLL 3
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BHA011
NEW213
St. James' Park · 52,099 att. · Peacock

Match Report

(Photo by Michelle Mercer/Newcastle United via Getty Images)

Newcastle beat in-form Brighton to end five-game losing streak

Newcastle snapped their four-game Premier League losing run with a 3-1 win over Brighton in front of their owners at St James' Park.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
10
Corner Kicks
2
4
Saves
3
67.7
Possession
32.3
13
SHOTS
13
4
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
426
Accurate Passes
164
506
Passes
237
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
6
Accurate Crosses
5
38
Crosses
13
0.2
Cross %
0.4
63
Long Balls
46
23
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
1
9
Effective Tackles
9
11
Tackles
11
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
3
Interceptions
6
18
Effective Clearances
44
18
Clearances
44

Head to Head

BHA leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

NEW · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Nick PopeG
  2. 4Sven BotmanCD-L
  3. 12Malick ThiawCD-R
  4. 33Dan BurnLB
  5. 67Lewis MileyRB
  6. 28Joe WillockAM
  7. 8Sandro TonaliLM
  8. 39Bruno GuimarãesRM
  9. 18William OsulaF
  10. 7JoelintonAM-L
  11. 23Jacob MurphyAM-R

BHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bart VerbruggenG
  2. 21Olivier BoscagliCD-L
  3. 6Jan Paul van HeckeCD-R
  4. 24Ferdi KadiogluLB
  5. 27Mats WiefferRB
  6. 13Jack HinshelwoodAM
  7. 17Carlos BalebaLM
  8. 30Pascal GrossRM
  9. 18Danny WelbeckF
  10. 22Kaoru MitomaAM-L
  11. 11Yankuba MintehAM-R

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. William Osula (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Murphy with a cross.
  2. 18' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman replaces Mats Wieffer because of an injury.
  3. 22' Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 24' Goal! Newcastle United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Dan Burn (Newcastle United) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães with a cross following a corner.
  5. 39' Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 53' Dan Burn (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 61' Goal! Newcastle United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
  8. 68' Substitution, Newcastle United. Lewis Hall replaces Joe Willock.
  9. 68' Substitution, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes replaces Jacob Murphy.
  10. 68' Substitution, Newcastle United. Yoane Wissa replaces William Osula.
  11. 80' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Charalampos Kostoulas replaces Carlos Baleba.
  12. 80' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter replaces Danny Welbeck.
  13. 81' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Maxim De Cuyper replaces Joël Veltman.
  14. 85' Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 87' Yoane Wissa (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 88' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Lewis Dunk replaces Jack Hinshelwood.
  17. 90'+1' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Ramsey replaces Bruno Guimarães.
  18. 90'+2' Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 90'+5' Goal! Newcastle United 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Yoane Wissa.

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