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NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. Newcastle United prevailed over Brighton & Hove Albion to win 2-1. It was Newcastle United to strike first with a goal of R. Fraser at the 12′. Then F. Schar scored again for Newcastle United in the 14′ minute. Eventually, L. Dunk reduced the distance for Brighton & Hove Albion (55′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Brighton & Hove Albion was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (68%).
The match was played at the St. James’ Park stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Martin Atkinson assisted by Constantine Hatzidakis and James Mainwaring. The 4th official was Chris Kavanagh. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.1 degrees Celsius or 43.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- ! 32 Ball Possession 68
Shots
- 9 Total 15
- 4 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 11
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 84 Attack 173
- 27 Dangerous attack 89
- 95 Ball safe 111
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 7
Fouls
- 8 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Brighton & Hove Albion had a superior ball possession 68% while Newcastle United was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Brighton & Hove Albion was more pushing with 89 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Newcastle United succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Newcastle United shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Brighton & Hove Albion shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Newcastle United received 1 yellow card (Joelinton). On the other side, Brighton & Hove Albion received 1 yellow card (S. Duffy).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Newcastle United will have 28 points to sit in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Brighton & Hove Albion will stay with 33 points like Crystal Palace, Aston Villa and Leicester City to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Newcastle United will play away with Chelsea on the 13th of March with a 20-8 head to head stats in favor of Chelsea (5 draws).
Brighton & Hove Albion will host Liverpool on the 12th of March with a 8-1 head to head stats in favor of Liverpool (2 draws).
Newcastle United – Formation
Newcastle United
14'
90'
87'
Newcastle United adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Eddie Howe decided to play with the following team: Martin Dúbravka , Emil Krafth , Fabian Schär , Dan Burn , Matt Targett , Joe Willock , Jonjo Shelvey , Joelinton , Jacob Murphy , Chris Wood and Ryan Fraser .
The home team had on the bench: Karl Darlow, Bruno Guimarães , Dwight Gayle, Sean Longstaff, Paul Dummett, Javier Manquillo, Allan Saint-Maximin , Jamaal Lascelles and Miguel Almirón.
Substitutions
Newcastle United made 3 changes: J. Murphy for A. Saint-Maximin (64′), R. Fraser for B. Guimaraes (80′) and J. Willock for S. Longstaff (90′).
Best player: Ryan Fraser
The player that probably impressed the most for Newcastle United was Ryan Fraser.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (60% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.
Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation
Brighton & Hove Albion
Also Brighton & Hove Albion adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Graham Potter played with: Robert Sánchez , Joël Veltman , Shane Duffy , Lewis Dunk , Marc Cucurella , Pascal Groß , Steven Alzate , Jakub Moder , Tariq Lamptey , Danny Welbeck and Leandro Trossard .
These were the players on the bench: Moisés Caicedo, Solly March , Yves Bissouma, Haydon Roberts, Alexis Mac Allister , Neal Maupay , Jason Steele, Adam Lallana and Evan Ferguson.
Substitutions
Brighton & Hove Albion made 3 changes: J. Moder for S. March (59′), T. Lamptey for N. Maupay (59′) and S. Alzate for A. Mac Allister (80′).
Best player: Pascal Groß
The most impressive player for Brighton & Hove Albion was Pascal Groß.
His rating is with 58 passes (81% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 14 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Aston Villa – Southampton – 4-0
- Burnley – Chelsea – 0-4
- Leicester City – Leeds United – 1-0
- Liverpool – West Ham United – 1-0
- Newcastle United – Brighton & Hove Albion – 2-1
- Norwich City – Brentford – 1-3
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – Crystal Palace – 0-2
