Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion — match stats

Premier LeagueGameweek 35Saturday, 2 May 2026St. James' Park

Newcastle United

3–1

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Brighton & Hove Albion
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Last five results, oldest on the left, newest on the right.

Newcastle at homeBrighton awayHead-to-head

Match stats

Goals
Newcastle United 3
Brighton & Hove Albion 1
Possession
Newcastle United 32%
Brighton & Hove Albion 68%
Shots
Newcastle United 13
Brighton & Hove Albion 13
Shots on target
Newcastle United 6
Brighton & Hove Albion 4
Big chances
Newcastle United 5
Brighton & Hove Albion 4
Corners
Newcastle United 2
Brighton & Hove Albion 10
Passes
Newcastle United 237
Brighton & Hove Albion 506
Pass accuracy
Newcastle United 69%
Brighton & Hove Albion 84%
Saves
Newcastle United 3
Brighton & Hove Albion 4
Fouls
Newcastle United 10
Brighton & Hove Albion 12
Offsides
Newcastle United 1
Brighton & Hove Albion 1
Yellow cards
Newcastle United 3
Brighton & Hove Albion 3
Red cards
Newcastle United 0
Brighton & Hove Albion 0

First half

  1. 12Goal: William OsulaNewcastle
  2. 18Substitution: Joël Veltman onMats Wieffer offBrighton
  3. 22Yellow card: Joël VeltmanBrighton
  4. 24Goal: Dan BurnNewcastle
  5. 39Yellow card: Kaoru MitomaBrighton

Second half

  1. 53Yellow card: Dan BurnNewcastle
  2. 61Goal: Jack HinshelwoodBrighton
  3. 68Substitution: Harvey Barnes onJacob Murphy offNewcastle
  4. 68Substitution: Lewis Hall onJoe Willock offNewcastle
  5. 68Substitution: Yoane Wissa onWilliam Osula offNewcastle
  6. 80Substitution: Georginio Rutter onDanny Welbeck offBrighton
  7. 80Substitution: Charalampos Kostoulas onCarlos Baleba offBrighton
  8. 81Substitution: Maxim De Cuyper onJoël Veltman offBrighton
  9. 85Yellow card: Sandro TonaliNewcastle
  10. 86Yellow card: —Brighton
  11. 87Yellow card: Yoane WissaNewcastle
  12. 88Substitution: Lewis Dunk onJack Hinshelwood offBrighton
  13. 90Goal: Harvey BarnesNewcastle
  14. 90Substitution: Jacob Ramsey onBruno Guimarães offNewcastle
  15. 90Yellow card: Jan Paul van HeckeBrighton

Match summary

From match data
  • Full time: Newcastle United 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion, Premier League gameweek 35
  • Dan Burn's 24th-minute goal put Newcastle ahead for good at 2–0
  • Brighton had 68% possession; shots were level at 13–13
  • Newcastle had 6 days since their last league match; Brighton had 10
  • Newcastle's 4–1 home win over Brighton (May 2023) was the biggest margin in the 10 meetings before this one

Head-to-head

17 meetings
Newcastle wins
0
Draws
0
Brighton wins
0

No meetings in this range.

Newcastle wins
0
Draws
1
Brighton wins
2
Head-to-head results, latest 3; result column from Newcastle United's side
HomeScoreAwayResult
Brighton2–1NewcastleL
Brighton1–1NewcastleD
Newcastle0–1BrightonL
Newcastle wins
1
Draws
3
Brighton wins
3
Head-to-head results, latest 7; result column from Newcastle United's side
HomeScoreAwayResult
Brighton2–1NewcastleL
Brighton1–1NewcastleD
Newcastle0–1BrightonL
Newcastle1–1BrightonD
Brighton3–1NewcastleL
Newcastle4–1BrightonW
Brighton0–0NewcastleD
Newcastle wins
2
Draws
8
Brighton wins
7
Head-to-head results, latest 10; result column from Newcastle United's side
HomeScoreAwayResult
Brighton2–1NewcastleL
Brighton1–1NewcastleD
Newcastle0–1BrightonL
Newcastle1–1BrightonD
Brighton3–1NewcastleL
Newcastle4–1BrightonW
Brighton0–0NewcastleD
Newcastle2–1BrightonW
Brighton1–1NewcastleD
Brighton3–0NewcastleL

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