Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion – Match preview, form & H2H

Premier League Premier League Round 23
Newcastle
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Brighton
St. James' Park

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Last 5 matches

Newcastle 1 W · 1 D · 3 L
  1. D Fulham – Newcastle Premier League · 1–1
  2. L Newcastle – Everton Premier League · 0–1
  3. W Crystal Palace – Newcastle Premier League · 0–2
  4. L Newcastle – Aston Villa Premier League · 0–1
  5. L Coventry City – Newcastle Premier League · 4–1
Brighton 4 W · 0 D · 1 L
  1. W Brighton – Brentford Premier League · 2–0
  2. W Manchester City – Brighton Premier League · 0–1
  3. L Liverpool – Brighton Premier League · 2–0
  4. W Brighton – Crystal Palace Premier League · 5–0
  5. W Sunderland – Brighton Premier League · 0–2

Last 5 in numbers

In their last 5 matches, all competitions.
Statistic Newcastle Brighton
Goals scored 4(0.8 per match) 10(2 per match)
Goals conceded 7(1.4 per match) 2(0.4 per match)
Matches without conceding 1 of 5 4 of 5
Matches without scoring 2 of 5 1 of 5
Yellow cards 16(3.2 per match) 12(2.4 per match)
Corners 21(4.2 per match) 24(4.8 per match)
League position Premier League
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD Pts
2 Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton 10 7 1 2 26 7 +19 22
12 Newcastle United Newcastle 10 3 3 4 13 16 -3 12
Uefa Champions League Uefa Europa League Relegation

Gap between teams: 10 points

Full Premier League standings

This season compared

Premier League 2026/2027
Newcastle Brighton
10 Matches played 10
1.3 Goals scored per match 2.6
1.6 Goals conceded per match 0.7
50% Average possession 60%
5 of 10 Matches with 3 or more goals 5 of 10
4.3 Corners per match 5.1
2.7 Yellow cards per match 2.4
2 of 10 Matches without conceding 7 of 10

Top scorers

Premier League 2026/2027
Newcastle United
Harvey Barnes

Attacker

2 Goals
2 Assists
Minutes per goal 444'
Pass accuracy 80.8%
Matches played 10
Minutes played 887'

Also scoring

  1. Anthony Elanga Attacker · 165' per goal 2 Goals 0 Assists
  2. Joe Willock Midfielder · 286' per goal 2 Goals 0 Assists
Brighton & Hove Albion
Pascal Groß

Midfielder

4 Goals
4 Assists
Minutes per goal 220'
Pass accuracy 86.9%
Matches played 10
Minutes played 881'

Also scoring

  1. Charalampos Kostoulas Attacker · 244' per goal 3 Goals 2 Assists
  2. Yasin Ayari Midfielder · 249' per goal 3 Goals 0 Assists

Minutes per goal: how many minutes, on average, the player needs to score. Lower is better.

Head to head Last 5 meetings
Newcastle United wins
Draws
Brighton & Hove Albion wins
1
2
2
20%
40%
40%
Total goals 12 Across 5 meetings
Avg goals 2.4 2.4 per match
Newcastle United goals 6 1.2 per match
Brighton & Hove Albion goals 6 1.2 per match
Both teams scored 80% 4/5 matches
Over 2.5 goals 40% 2/5 matches
Average corners per match 10.8 Across 5 meetings
Average cards per match 4.2 Yellow + red cards
Last meeting 3 - 1
Newcastle United 3–1 3 1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 2 1 Newcastle United
Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 1 1 Newcastle United
Newcastle United 0–1 0 1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Newcastle United 1–1 1 1 Brighton & Hove Albion

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About the match

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion will be played on 30 January 2027 at 15:00 UTC at St. James' Park in the Premier League.

Ahead of kick-off, Newcastle United are 12th in the Premier League standings, while Brighton & Hove Albion are 2nd.

Head-to-head

Newcastle United and Brighton & Hove Albion have met 18 times in the available head-to-head data.

Newcastle United won 3 times, while Brighton & Hove Albion won 7 times, with 8 meetings ending in draws.