Brighton vs Newcastle

18 October 2025 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Craig Pawson

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Danny Welbeck 41’, 84’
  • Nick Woltemade 76’

Match summary

Brighton won 2-1 at home to Newcastle. Brighton led 1-0 at half-time.

Danny Welbeck put Brighton ahead in the 41st minute, set up by Georginio Rutter, Nick Woltemade equalised in the 76th minute, set up by Lewis Miley, and Welbeck won it in the 84th minute.

Newcastle can feel hard done by, creating 1.29 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Brighton's 0.86 from 13.

Match stats

46% Possession 54%
13 Shots 16
5 Shots on target 3
8 Corners 4
137 Attacks 114
100 Dangerous attacks 119
421 Passes 491
81% Pass accuracy 85%
21 Tackles 17
9 Fouls 8
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
3 Offsides 1

Key events

Brighton Newcastle
Kick-off
Georginio RutterShot on target
20’
Georginio RutterShot on target
20’
Maxim De CuyperDiego GómezInjury
36’
Danny WelbeckRight foot shot1-0 (Brighton)
41’
Half-time1-0
46’
Lewis MileyJoelinton
46’
Jacob MurphyAnthony Elanga
Second half underway
Maxim De CuyperShot on target
52’
70’
Harvey BarnesAnthony Gordon
70’
Jacob RamseySandro Tonali
James MilnerCarlos Baleba
71’
Stefanos TzimasGeorginio Rutter
71’
74’
Bruno GuimarãesShot on target
76’
Nick WoltemadeRight foot shot1-1 (Newcastle)
Danny WelbeckRight foot shot2-1 (Brighton)
84’
86’
William OsulaBruno Guimarães
Diego CoppolaYankuba Minteh
89’
Charalampos KostoulasDanny Welbeck
90’
90+6’
Harvey BarnesShot on target
90+7’
Dan BurnArgument
Full-time2-1

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.86 1.29 41’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 1-0 41’ 76’ Nick Woltemade (Newcastle), 1-1 76’ 84’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 2-1 84’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.86 1.29 41’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 1-0 Welbeck 41’ 76’ Nick Woltemade (Newcastle), 1-1 Woltemade 76’ 84’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 2-1 Welbeck 84’
Brighton 0.86 xGNewcastle 1.29 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Newcastle attacking Brighton attacking 
51’ Nick Woltemade (Newcastle), set piece, 0.42 xG, off target 41’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 76’ Nick Woltemade (Newcastle), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 88’ Nick Woltemade (Newcastle), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 78’ Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 9’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 50’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 88’ Nick Woltemade (Newcastle), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 18’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 6’ Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 53’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 32’ Sven Botman (Newcastle), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 52’ Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 61’ Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 84’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 90+6’ Harvey Barnes (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 84’ Mats Wieffer (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 74’ Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90’ Malick Thiaw (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 20’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 43’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 47’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 55’ Sandro Tonali (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 89’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 51’ Nick Woltemade (Newcastle), set piece, 0.42 xG, off target 41’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 76’ Nick Woltemade (Newcastle), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 88’ Nick Woltemade (Newcastle), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 78’ Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 9’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 50’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 88’ Nick Woltemade (Newcastle), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 18’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 6’ Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 53’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 32’ Sven Botman (Newcastle), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 61’ Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 52’ Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 84’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 90+6’ Harvey Barnes (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 84’ Mats Wieffer (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90’ Malick Thiaw (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 65’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 20’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 43’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 47’ Carlos Baleba (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 55’ Sandro Tonali (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Brighton 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Verbruggen
Wieffer
Hecke
Dunk
Kadıoğlu
Baleba 71’
Ayari
Minteh 89’
Rutter 71’
Gómez 36’
Welbeck 2 90’
Newcastle 4-3-3 Starting XI
Pope
Burn
Botman
Thiaw
Trippier
Joelinton 46’
Tonali 70’
Guimarães 86’
Gordon 70’
Woltemade
Elanga 46’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bart Verbruggen GK900 0.000.000
Mats Wieffer DEF901 0.040.000
Jan Paul van Hecke DEF900 0.000.000
Lewis Dunk DEF901 0.010.000
Ferdi Kadioglu DEF900 0.000.000
Yasin Ayari MID902 0.110.083
Carlos Baleba MID762 0.030.000
Yankuba Minteh MID902 0.180.011
Georginio Rutter MID7612 0.040.442
Diego Gómez MID350 0.000.081
Danny Welbeck FWD9022 0.400.133
Maxim De Cuyper Sub551 0.050.000
Stefanos Tzimas Sub140 0.000.000
James Milner Sub140 0.000.000
Charalampos Kostoulas Sub10 0.000.000
Diego Coppola Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 33% Avg odds 2.86
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.44
Newcastle win 39% Avg odds 2.42

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

Form going into the game

Brighton WLDWD
Newcastle DWDLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brighton 1-1 Newcastle, 04 May 25 Next meeting: Newcastle 3-1 Brighton, 02 May 26  All Brighton vs Newcastle meetings

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