Newcastle United 3-1 Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League
Newcastle United beat Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1 in the Premier League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Newcastle United and Brighton & Hove Albion met in the Premier League at St James' Park in Newcastle upon Tyne on Saturday, 2 May 2026.
Goalscorers
Newcastle United: W. Osula 12'; D. Burn 24'; H. Barnes 90'. Brighton & Hove Albion: J. Hinshelwood 61'.
How the match went
Brighton & Hove Albion saw more of the ball, 68% of it. Newcastle United had 13 shots with 6 on target, Brighton & Hove Albion 13 with 4 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 2 to Newcastle United and 10 to Brighton & Hove Albion. Newcastle United conceded 10 fouls, Brighton & Hove Albion 12. The referee showed 7 yellow cards (3 for Newcastle United, 4 for Brighton & Hove Albion).
Line-ups
Newcastle United started in a 4-2-3-1: Nick Pope, Lewis Miley, Malick Thiaw, Sven Botman, Dan Burn, Bruno Guimarães, Sandro Tonali, Jacob Murphy, Joe Willock, Joelinton, William Osula.
Brighton & Hove Albion started in a 4-2-3-1: Bart Verbruggen, Mats Wieffer, Jan Paul van Hecke, Olivier Boscagli, Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Pascal Groß, Carlos Baleba, Yankuba Minteh, Jack Hinshelwood, Kaoru Mitoma, Danny Welbeck.
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