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FALMER. Brighton & Hove Albion and Newcastle United didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..

The match was played at the The American Express Community Stadium stadium in Falmer on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 31,552 spectators.​ The referee was Graham Scott with the assistance of Adrian Holmes and Mark Scholes. The 4th official was Gavin Ward. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.2 degrees Celsius or 88.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 27%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Brighton & Hove Albion had a more offensive attitude with 66 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Brighton & Hove Albion to win the match​.

Brighton & Hove Albion shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Newcastle United shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Brighton & Hove Albion received 2 yellow cards (A. Mac Allister and S. March). Talking about the opposition, Newcastle United received 3 yellow cards (A. Saint-Maximin, Joelinton and F. Schar).

Standings

After playing this match, Brighton & Hove Albion has 3 points to occupy the 6th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Newcastle United has 3 points (5th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Brighton & Hove Albion will play away with Aston Villa on the 28th of May with a 5-1 head to head statistic in favor of Aston Villa (4 draws).

Newcastle United will play away agasint Chelsea on the 28th of May with a 21-8 head to head statistic in favor of Chelsea (5 draws).

Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation

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

The manager Graham Potter decided to play with the following team: Robert Sánchez (7.4), Joël Veltman (7.3), Lewis Dunk (7.2), Adam Webster (7.0), Solly March (7.3), Alexis Mac Allister (7.1), Moisés Caicedo (7.1), Leandro Trossard (6.8), Pascal Groß (7.0), Adam Lallana (6.3) and Danny Welbeck (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Jason Steele, Jan Paul van Hecke, Levi Colwill, Tariq Lamptey (6.2), Kaoru Mitoma (7.2), Enock Mwepu (6.7), Steven Alzate, Deniz Undav and Jeremy Sarmiento.

Substitutions

Brighton & Hove Albion made 3 changes: A. Lallana for E. Mwepu (65′), S. March for K. Mitoma (75′) and L. Trossard for T. Lamptey (75′).

Best player: Robert Sánchez​

The player that probably impressed the most for Brighton & Hove Albion was the goalkeeper: Robert Sánchez. His rating is 7.35. He performed 1 save.

Newcastle United – Formation

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

Eddie Howe played with: Nick Pope (8.2), Kieran Trippier (7.6), Fabian Schär (7.7), Sven Botman (7.0), Dan Burn (7.4), Joe Willock (7.3), Bruno Guimarães (7.1), Joelinton (7.0), Miguel Almirón (7.4), Callum Wilson (6.1) and Allan Saint-Maximin (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Martin Dúbravka, Matt Ritchie, Jamaal Lascelles, Paul Dummett, Javier Manquillo, Elliot Anderson, Jacob Murphy (6.4), Sean Longstaff (6.2) and Chris Wood (6.2).

Substitutions

Newcastle United made 3 changes: A. Saint-Maximin for J. Murphy (75′), J. Willock for S. Longstaff (76′) and C. Wilson for C. Wood (87′).

Best player: Nick Pope​

The player that probably impressed the most for Newcastle United was the goalkeeper: Nick Pope. His rating is 8.22. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Wolverhampton Wanderers – Fulham – 0-0
• Southampton – Leeds United – 2-2
• Manchester City – AFC Bournemouth – 4-0
• Brighton & Hove Albion – Newcastle United – 0-0
• Brentford – Manchester United – 4-0
• Aston Villa – Everton – 2-1
• Arsenal – Leicester City – 4-2