Newcastle vs Brighton

5 March 2022 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Martin Atkinson

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Ryan Fraser 12’
  • Fabian Schär 14’
  • Lewis Dunk 55’

Match summary

Newcastle beat Brighton 2-1. Newcastle led 2-0 at half-time.

Ryan Fraser put Newcastle ahead in the 12th minute, Fabian Schär made it 2-0 with a header in the 14th minute, set up by Ryan Fraser, and Lewis Dunk pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 55th minute, set up by Pascal Groß.

There was little between the sides on chances: Newcastle created 1.92 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots, Brighton 1.65 from 15.

Match stats

Newcastle Brighton
10 Shots 15
4 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 7
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.58 xG 1.65
1.58 Non-penalty xG 1.65
2 Deep Completions 12

Key events

Newcastle Brighton
Kick-off
Ryan Fraser1-0 (Newcastle)
12’
Fabian Schär
Assist: Ryan Fraser2-0 (Newcastle)
14’
Half-time2-0
55’
Lewis Dunk
Assist: Pascal Groß2-1 (Brighton)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Newcastle
  • Joelinton
Brighton
  • Shane Duffy

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 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.92 1.65 12’ Ryan Fraser (Newcastle), 1-0 12’ 14’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), 2-0 14’ 55’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), 2-1 55’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.92 1.65 12’ Ryan Fraser (Newcastle), 1-0 Fraser 12’ 14’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), 2-0 Schär 14’ 55’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), 2-1 Dunk 55’
Newcastle 1.92 xGBrighton 1.65 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Newcastle attacking 
12’ Ryan Fraser (Newcastle), open play, 0.66 xG, goal 55’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.56 xG, goal 12’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.51 xG, hit the woodwork 29’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 44’ Dan Burn (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.26 xG, off target 25’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 5’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 82’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 80’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 44’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 2’ Ryan Fraser (Newcastle), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 49’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 9’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 14’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), set piece, 0.05 xG, goal 30’ Tariq Lamptey (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 75’ Matt Targett (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 7’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 70’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 23’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 30’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 70’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 65’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Joël Veltman (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Ryan Fraser (Newcastle), open play, 0.66 xG, goal 55’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.56 xG, goal 12’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.51 xG, hit the woodwork 29’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 44’ Dan Burn (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.26 xG, off target 5’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 25’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 82’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 80’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 44’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 2’ Ryan Fraser (Newcastle), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 49’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 9’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 14’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), set piece, 0.05 xG, goal 30’ Tariq Lamptey (Brighton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 75’ Matt Targett (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 7’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 70’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 23’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 30’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 70’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 65’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Joël Veltman (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Martin Dubravka GK900 0.000.000
Emil Krafth DEF900 0.000.000
Fabian Schär DEF9011 0.050.000
Dan Burn DEF901 0.260.000
Matt Targett DEF901 0.040.261
Joelinton MID900 0.000.041
Jonjo Shelvey MID901 0.020.131
Joe Willock MID901 0.070.081
Jacob Murphy FWD672 0.600.071
Chris Wood FWD900 0.000.511
Ryan Fraser FWD82112 0.740.051
Allan Saint-Maximin Sub231 0.130.000
Bruno Guimarães Sub80 0.000.000
Sean Longstaff Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Newcastle win 36% Avg odds 2.66
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.11
Brighton win 33% Avg odds 2.92

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

Form going into the game

Newcastle WWWDW
Brighton DWLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brighton 1-1 Newcastle, 06 Nov 21 Next meeting: Brighton 0-0 Newcastle, 13 Aug 22  All Newcastle vs Brighton 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.