In a weekend match on Sat Mar 20th, in week 29, Brighton & Hove Albion hosts Newcastle United in a meeting of these two evenly matched Premier League teams. Brighton & Hove Albion is fresh off their 2-1 win against Southampton. Lewis Dunk scored the first goal for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 16th minute, but Che Adams got the equalizer for Southampton in the 27th minute. Brighton & Hove Albion is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 17th placed Newcastle United is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins struck first for Aston Villa in the 86th minute, then Jamaal Lascelles tied it up for Newcastle United in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Jacob Murphy squeezing out at least the one point for Newcastle United. Newcastle United looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sun Sep 20th, Newcastle United hosted Brighton & Hove Albion in their last match together. Brighton & Hove Albion won by a score of 3 to 0. Neal Maupay struck first for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 4th minute on a penalty kick, then Neal Maupay added another in the 7th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Newcastle United couldn’t manage to score, and Brighton & Hove Albion took the shutout win.
Newcastle United’s most prolific scorer has been Jamaal Lascelles. The English defender has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Brighton & Hove Albion is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Joël Veltman and Adam Lallana each only have 1 goal in their last five
Aaron Connolly, José Izquierdo, Adam Webster and Solly March are unavailable to play for Brighton & Hove Albion, while Allan Saint-Maximin, Callum Wilson, Miguel Almirón, Javi Manquillo, Emil Krafth and Isaac Hayden are unavailable to play for Steve Bruce’s team.