NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. Brighton & Hove Albion and Newcastle United draw 1-1. J. Veltman scored the first goal (18′) for Brighton & Hove Albion. S. Longstaff settled the score (45′).

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. In front of 51,997 spectators.​ The referee was Darren England with the collaboration of Edward Smart and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was Leigh Doughty. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.56 degrees Celsius or 69.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

Newcastle United

1 - 1

Brighton & Hove Albion

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 18 Total 15
  • 7 On Target 4
  • 5 Off Target 4
  • 6 Shots blocked 7
  • 111 Attack 75
  • 62 Dangerous attack 30
  • 74 Ball safe 91
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 4
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 16
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Newcastle United had a strong ball possession 55% while Brighton & Hove Albion was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Newcastle United was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Newcastle United to win the match​.

Newcastle United shot 18 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Brighton & Hove Albion shot 15 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Newcastle United received 3 yellow cards (Miguel Almirón, Lewis Hall and Harvey Barnes ). Regarding the opposition, Brighton & Hove Albion received 4 yellow cards (Danny Welbeck, Julio Enciso, Billy Gilmour and B. Baker-Boaitey).

Match Timeline

18'
Joël Veltman(goal)
40'
Tariq Lamptey- sub ->Joël Veltman
45'
Billy Gilmour- Yellow
Sean Longstaff(goal)Elliot Anderson
45'
54'
Julio Enciso- Yellow
67'
J. Moder- sub ->Julio Enciso
Miguel Almirón- sub ->Jacob Murphy
68'
Harvey Barnes - sub ->Alexander Isak
68'
Joelinton - sub ->Sean Longstaff
68'
77'
Danny Welbeck- Yellow
Lewis Hall- Yellow
79'
87'
Carlos Balepa Noom Quomah- sub ->Billy Gilmour
87'
Anthony Gordon(VAR)
85'
Harvey Barnes - Yellow
88'
Kieran Trippier - sub ->Lewis Hall
90'
Miguel Almirón- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After this encounter, Newcastle United has 57 points like Chelsea to remain in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Brighton & Hove Albion will has 48 points like AFC Bournemouth to hold in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Newcastle United will play away with Manchester United on the 15th of May with a 21-7 head to head stats in favor of Manchester United (8 draws).

Brighton & Hove Albion will host Chelsea on the 15th of May with a 8-3 head to head statistic in favor of Chelsea (5 draws).

Newcastle United – Formation

Newcastle United
G
Martin Dúbravka 1.Slovakia
6.7
D
Emil Krafth 17.Sweden
6.5
D
Lewis Hall 20.England
6.8
90' 79'
D
Tino Livramento 21.England
6.8
D
Dan Burn 33.England
6.7
M
Sean Longstaff 36.England
7.4
68' 45'
M
Bruno Guimarães 39.Brazil
7.3
M
Elliot Anderson 32.Scotland
8.6
F
Callum Wilson 9.England
F
Anthony Gordon 10.England
7.7
F
Alexander Isak 14.Sweden
6.4
68'
F
Jacob Murphy 23.England
6.9
68'
Substitutes
G
Nick Pope 22.England
D
Kieran Trippier 2.England
6.1
90'
D
Paul Dummett 3.Wales
D
A. Murphy 54.Republic of Ireland
M
Joelinton 7.Brazil
6.3
68'
M
Matt Ritchie 11.Scotland
M
Harvey Barnes 15.England
6.2
68' 88'
M
Miguel Almirón 24.Paraguay
6.1
68' 90'
M
Joe White 40.England

Newcastle United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Eddie Howe decided to play with the following team: Callum Wilson , Martin Dúbravka (6.7), Tino Livramento  (6.8), Emil Krafth (6.5), Dan Burn (6.7), Lewis Hall (6.8), Sean Longstaff (7.4), Bruno Guimarães (7.3), Elliot Anderson (8.6), Jacob Murphy (6.9), Alexander Isak (6.4) and Anthony Gordon (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Kieran Trippier  (6.1), Paul Dummett, Joelinton  (6.3), Matt Ritchie, Harvey Barnes  (6.2), Nick Pope , Miguel Almirón (6.1), J. White and A. Murphy.

Substitutions

Newcastle United made 4 changes: Jacob Murphy for Miguel Almirón (68′), Alexander Isak for Harvey Barnes  (68′), Sean Longstaff for Joelinton  (68′) and Lewis Hall for Kieran Trippier  (90′).

Player of the match: Elliot Anderson​

The most impressive player for Newcastle United was Elliot Anderson.

His rating is 8.6 with 43 passes (93% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 12. He performed 5 crosses.

Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation

Brighton & Hove Albion
G
Bart Verbruggen 1.Netherlands
7.5
D
Igor 3.Brazil
6.6
D
Adam Webster 4.England
6.7
D
Lewis Dunk 5.England
6.7
D
Joël Veltman 34.Netherlands
7.5
40' 18'
M
João Pedro 9.Brazil
M
Billy Gilmour 11.Scotland
6.5
87' 45'
M
Pascal Groß 13.Germany
6.9
M
Simon Adingra 24.Ivory Coast
7.5
87'
M
Facundo Buonanotte 40.Argentina
6.3
67'
M
Julio Enciso 10.Paraguay
6.9
67' 54'
F
Danny Welbeck 18.England
6.6
77'
Substitutes
G
Jason Steele 23.England
D
Tariq Lamptey 2.Ghana
6.7
40'
D
Odel Offiah 42.England
6.3
87'
M
Adam Lallana 14.England
M
J. Moder 15.Poland
6.5
67'
M
Carlos Balepa Noom Quomah 20.Cameroon
6.3
87'
F
Ansu Fati 31.Spain
F
Mark O’Mahony 55.Republic of Ireland

Brighton & Hove Albion started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Roberto De Zerbi played with: João Pedro, Bart Verbruggen (7.5), Joël Veltman (7.5), Adam Webster (6.7), Lewis Dunk (6.7), Igor (6.6), Pascal Groß (6.9), Billy Gilmour (6.5), Facundo Buonanotte (6.3), Julio Enciso (6.9), Simon Adingra (7.5) and Danny Welbeck (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Tariq Lamptey (6.7), Adam Lallana, J. Moder (6.5), Carlos Balepa Noom Quomah (6.3), Jason Steele, Ansu Fati, O. Offiah (6.3), Benicio Boaitey (6.0) and M. O’Mahony.

Brighton & Hove Albion could not rely on the presence of Tariq Lamptey (injured) and J. Moder (injured).

Substitutions

Brighton & Hove Albion made 4 changes: Joël Veltman for Tariq Lamptey (40′), Julio Enciso for J. Moder (67′), Billy Gilmour for Carlos Balepa Noom Quomah (87′) and Simon Adingra for Odel Offiah (87′).

Player of the match: Joël Veltman​

The most impressive player for Brighton & Hove Albion was Joël Veltman.

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 4 passes (25% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​