Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueBrighton punish wasteful Newcastle in 1-0 away win
Danny Welbeck's first-half goal against the run of play gave Brighton & Hove Albion a 1-0 win at Newcastle United on Saturday, a result that extended the home side's winless streak to four Premier League games.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 4': Foul by Alexander Isak (Newcastle United).
- 4': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
- 8': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United).
- 8': Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
- 10': Dan Burn (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
- 13': Foul by Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United).
- 13': Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Igor Julio.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joelinton.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 18': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.
- 23': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 25': Attempt missed. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 26': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 29': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United).
- 29': Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Joël Veltman.
- 31': Attempt missed. Joelinton (Newcastle United) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Gordon with a cross following a corner.
- 32': Hand ball by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 33': Attempt saved. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães with a through ball.
- 34': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 35': Goal! Newcastle United 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. 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 following a set piece situation.
- 37': Foul by Lewis Hall (Newcastle United).
- 37': Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
- 38': Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 38': Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt saved. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
- 41': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.
- 45': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 45': Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Lewis Hall.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yasin Ayari with a cross.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Newcastle United 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
- 46': Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 46': Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Nick Pope.
- 49': Attempt missed. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yasin Ayari with a cross following a corner.
- 52': Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.
- 53': Attempt missed. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alexander Isak with a cross.
- 54': Foul by Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United).
- 54': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joelinton.
- 56': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Yasin Ayari.
- 60': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma replaces Evan Ferguson.
- 61': Offside, Newcastle United. Alexander Isak is caught offside.
- 63': Attempt saved. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sandro Tonali.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
- 65': Attempt saved. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Murphy.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Joelinton (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 65': Attempt missed. Joelinton (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
- 65': Substitution, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes replaces Jacob Murphy.
- 66': Substitution, Newcastle United. Joe Willock replaces Sandro Tonali.
- 66': Attempt missed. Joelinton (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
- 66': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Igor Julio.
- 67': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Georginio Rutter.
- 68': Attempt saved. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lewis Hall.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Hall.
- 71': Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 71': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Mats Wieffer replaces Carlos Baleba.
- 72': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Pervis Estupiñán replaces Georginio Rutter.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 74': Attempt saved. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabian Schär with a through ball.
- 75': Delay in match because of an injury Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 81': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jan Paul van Hecke replaces Danny Welbeck because of an injury.
- 82': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Julio Enciso replaces Yasin Ayari.
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
- 84': Attempt saved. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 84': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Nick Pope.
- 84': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Joelinton.
- 85': Substitution, Newcastle United. Miguel Almirón replaces Bruno Guimarães.
- 85': Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Anthony Gordon.
- 86': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Pervis Estupiñán.
- 89': Foul by Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 89': Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Attempt missed. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lewis Hall with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joël Veltman with a through ball.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Julio Enciso with a headed pass.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Newcastle United. William Osula replaces Lewis Hall.
- 90'+5': Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+5': Tino Livramento (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6': Offside, Newcastle United. Dan Burn is caught offside.
- 90'+7': Attempt saved. Julio Enciso (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 90'+7': Offside, Newcastle United. Miguel Almirón is caught offside.
- 90'+9': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+9': Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+11': Attempt blocked. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+11': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
- 90'+11': Second Half ends, Newcastle United 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
- 0': Match ends, Newcastle United 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
Statistics
 BHA |
NEW |
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|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 6 | Saves | 4 |
| 40.1 | Possession | 59.9 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 294 | Accurate Passes | 448 |
| 371 | Passes | 544 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 8 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 19 |
| 26 | Tackles | 26 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 37 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 37 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,220
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,220
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 12 | +16 | 31 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 12 | +5 | 23 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 12 | +9 | 22 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 12 | +9 | 22 |
Line-Ups
Newcastle United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Nick Pope (GK) |
| 33 | Dan Burn  |
| 5 | Fabian Schär |
| 20 | Lewis Hall |
| 21 | Valentino Livramento |
| 39 | Bruno Guimarães |
| 7 | Joelinton |
| 8 | Sandro Tonali |
| 14 | Alexander Isak |
| 10 | Anthony Gordon |
| 23 | Jacob Murphy |
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bart Verbruggen (GK) |
| 3 | Igor Julio |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 24 | Ferdi Kadioglu |
| 34 | Joël Veltman |
| 41 | Jack Hinshelwood |
| 20 | Carlos Baleba |
| 26 | Yasin Ayari |
| 14 | Georginio Rutter |
| 18 | Danny Welbeck |
| 28 | Evan Ferguson |
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