Brighton vs Newcastle

2 September 2023 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Stuart Attwell

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Evan Ferguson 27’, 65’, 70’
  • Callum Wilson 90+2’

Match summary

Brighton saw off Newcastle 3-1. Brighton led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Evan Ferguson put Brighton ahead in the 27th minute. In the second half, Ferguson made it 2-0 in the 65th minute, set up by Billy Gilmour, Ferguson made it 3-0 in the 70th minute, set up by Kaoru Mitoma, and Callum Wilson pulled one back to make it 3-1 in stoppage time, set up by Sean Longstaff.

The chances backed that up: Brighton created 1.38 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Newcastle's 0.90 from 9.

Match stats

Brighton Newcastle
15 Shots 9
6 Shots on Target 2
5 Corners 3
4 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.32 xG 0.90
1.32 Non-penalty xG 0.90
9 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Brighton Newcastle
Kick-off
Evan Ferguson1-0 (Brighton)
27’
Half-time1-0
Evan Ferguson
Assist: Billy Gilmour2-0 (Brighton)
65’
Evan Ferguson
Assist: Kaoru Mitoma3-0 (Brighton)
70’
90+2’
Callum Wilson
Assist: Sean Longstaff3-1 (Newcastle)
Full-time3-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Brighton
  • Mahmoud Dahoud
  • Tariq Lamptey
  • James Milner
  • Adam Lallana
Newcastle
  • Fabian Schär
  • Dan Burn
  • Matt Targett
  • Anthony Gordon

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.38 0.90 27’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), 1-0 27’ 65’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), 2-0 65’ 70’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), 3-0 70’ 90+2’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), 3-1 90+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.38 0.90 27’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), 1-0 Ferguson 27’ 65’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), 2-0 Ferguson 65’ 70’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), 3-0 Ferguson 70’ 90+2’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), 3-1 Wilson 90+2’
Brighton 1.38 xGNewcastle 0.90 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Newcastle attacking Brighton attacking 
27’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 90+2’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 90’ Simon Adingra (Brighton), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 1’ Alexander Isak (Newcastle), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 14’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 29’ João Pedro (Brighton), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 3’ Alexander Isak (Newcastle), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 67’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 27’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 28’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 32’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 72’ Alexander Isak (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 39’ Alexander Isak (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 70’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 7’ João Pedro (Brighton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 16’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 75’ Harvey Barnes (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 19’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 65’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 5’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Billy Gilmour (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 11’ Estupiñán (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 44’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 87’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 27’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 90+2’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 90’ Simon Adingra (Brighton), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 1’ Alexander Isak (Newcastle), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 14’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 29’ João Pedro (Brighton), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 3’ Alexander Isak (Newcastle), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 67’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 27’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 28’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 32’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 72’ Alexander Isak (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 39’ Alexander Isak (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 70’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 7’ João Pedro (Brighton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 16’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 75’ Harvey Barnes (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 19’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 65’ Evan Ferguson (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 5’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Billy Gilmour (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 44’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 11’ Estupiñán (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 87’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bart Verbruggen GK900 0.000.000
Joël Veltman DEF900 0.000.000
Jan Paul van Hecke DEF900 0.000.000
Lewis Dunk DEF901 0.010.011
Estupiñán DEF901 0.010.132
Pascal Groß MID900 0.000.011
Billy Gilmour MID7911 0.010.152
Solly March MID831 0.020.000
João Pedro MID792 0.170.112
Kaoru Mitoma MID9014 0.250.323
Evan Ferguson FWD8334 0.760.000
Mahmoud Dahoud Sub110 0.000.000
Tariq Lamptey Sub110 0.000.000
James Milner Sub70 0.000.000
Adam Lallana Sub70 0.000.000
Simon Adingra Sub11 0.150.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 38% Avg odds 2.55
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.81
Newcastle win 37% Avg odds 2.58

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Brighton DLWWL
Newcastle DDWLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Newcastle 4-1 Brighton, 18 May 23 Next meeting: Newcastle 1-1 Brighton, 11 May 24  All Brighton vs Newcastle meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.