Newcastle 3–1 Brighton
Newcastle
3–1HT 2–0
Brighton
Newcastle played Brighton in the Premier League on 2 May 2026 at St. James' Park. The match finished 3–1.
Goals and cards
- 12'W. Osula (assist by J. Murphy)
- 22'Joël Veltman — Yellow card
- 24'D. Burn (assist by Bruno Guimaraes)
- 39'Kaoru Mitoma — Yellow card
- 53'Dan Burn — Yellow card
- 61'J. Hinshelwood (assist by D. Welbeck)
- 85'Sandro Tonali — Yellow card
- 87'Yoane Wissa — Yellow card
- 90'H. Barnes (assist by Y. Wissa)
- 90+2'Jan Paul van Hecke — Yellow card
Line-ups
Newcastle 4-2-3-1
- N. Pope
- L. Miley
- M. Thiaw
- S. Botman
- D. Burn
- Bruno Guimaraes
- S. Tonali
- J. Murphy
- J. Willock
- Joelinton
- W. Osula
- SUBSTITUTES
- A. Ramsdale
- K. Trippier
- Y. Wissa
- A. Gordon
- J. Ramsey
- N. Woltemade
- L. Hall
- H. Barnes
- A. Elanga
- COACHES: Eddie Howe
Brighton 4-2-3-1
- B. Verbruggen
- M. Wieffer
- J. P. van Hecke
- O. Boscagli
- F. Kadioglu
- P. Gross
- C. Baleba
- Y. Minteh
- J. Hinshelwood
- K. Mitoma
- D. Welbeck
- SUBSTITUTES
- J. Steele
- J. Veltman
- L. Dunk
- Igor
- M. O'Riley
- Y. Ayari
- C. Kostoulas
- G. Rutter
- M. De Cuyper
- COACHES: Fabian Hurzeler
Match statistics
| Newcastle | Brighton | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Shots on goal | 4 |
| 6 | Shots off goal | 6 |
| 13 | Total shots | 13 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 12 | Shots inside box | 10 |
| 1 | Shots outside box | 3 |
| 10 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Corners | 10 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 32% | Possession | 68% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 237 | Total passes | 506 |
| 164 | Accurate passes | 426 |
| 69% | Pass accuracy | 84% |
| 3.16 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.53 |
| 1.21 | goals_prevented | 1.21 |