Newcastle vs Brighton

20 September 2020 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Kevin Friend

Full time 0 – 3

Half-time: 0–2

  • Neal Maupay 4’ (pen), 7’
  • Aaron Connolly 83’

Match summary

Brighton won comfortably, 3-0 away at Newcastle. Brighton led 2-0 at half-time.

Neal Maupay put Brighton ahead from the penalty spot in the 4th minute, Maupay made it 0-2 in the 7th minute, set up by Leandro Trossard, and Aaron Connolly made it 0-3 in the 83rd minute, set up by Neal Maupay.

The chances backed that up: Brighton created 1.88 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Newcastle's 0.52 from 6. Brighton had a player sent off.

Match stats

Newcastle Brighton
6 Shots 13
0 Shots on Target 6
7 Corners 1
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 1
0.52 xG 1.88
0.52 Non-penalty xG 1.12
3 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Newcastle Brighton
Kick-off
4’
Neal Maupay
Penalty0-1 (Brighton)
7’
Neal Maupay
Assist: Leandro Trossard0-2 (Brighton)
Half-time0-2
83’
Aaron Connolly
Assist: Neal Maupay0-3 (Brighton)
Full-time0-3

Bookings

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

Newcastle
  • Jamaal Lascelles
  • Jamal Lewis
  • Jonjo Shelvey
Brighton
  • Yves Bissouma

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 0.52 1.88 4’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), 0-1 4’ 7’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), 0-2 7’ 83’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), 0-3 83’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.52 1.88 4’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), 0-1 Maupay 4’ 7’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), 0-2 Maupay 7’ 83’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), 0-3 Connolly 83’
Newcastle 0.52 xGBrighton 1.88 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Newcastle attacking 
4’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 7’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 63’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 90+1’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 83’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 49’ Tariq Lamptey (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 73’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 52’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+3’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 61’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 39’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 22’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 80’ Jeff Hendrick (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 44’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 86’ Isaac Hayden (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 55’ Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 4’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 7’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 63’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 90+1’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 83’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 49’ Tariq Lamptey (Brighton), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 73’ Aaron Connolly (Brighton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 52’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+3’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 61’ Neal Maupay (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 57’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 39’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 22’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Leandro Trossard (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 80’ Jeff Hendrick (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 44’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 86’ Isaac Hayden (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 55’ Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Karl Darlow GK900 0.000.000
Javier Manquillo DEF900 0.000.000
Federico Fernández DEF900 0.000.000
Jamaal Lascelles DEF901 0.010.000
Jamal Lewis DEF900 0.000.000
Jeff Hendrick MID901 0.020.000
Isaac Hayden MID901 0.010.011
Jonjo Shelvey MID772 0.060.011
Allan Saint-Maximin MID320 0.000.000
Callum Wilson FWD901 0.420.000
Andy Carroll FWD510 0.000.000
Ryan Fraser Sub580 0.000.000
Miguel Almirón Sub390 0.000.493
Joelinton Sub130 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Newcastle win 37% Avg odds 2.64
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.17
Brighton win 33% Avg odds 2.88

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

Form going into the game

Newcastle LLDLW
Brighton LDDWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Brighton 0-0 Newcastle, 20 Jul 20 Next meeting: Brighton 3-0 Newcastle, 20 Mar 21  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.