Premier League · Sat, 2 May 2026 ·
Newcastle vs Brighton — 3 - 1
St. James' Park · Referee: C. Kavanagh
Match report
Newcastle beat Brighton 3-1
Newcastle beat Brighton 3-1 in Premier League matchday 35 on Saturday, 2 May 2026 at St. James' Park. W. Osula (12'), D. Burn (24') and H. Barnes (90') scored for Newcastle, while J. Hinshelwood (61') found the net for Brighton. It was 2-0 at half-time.
Newcastle had 32% of the ball and 13 shots (6 on target) against Brighton’s 13 (4 on target). Sven Botman (Newcastle) was the top-rated player with 7.6. The result leaves Newcastle 9th in the Premier League table on 8 points and Brighton 3rd on 10.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 12'goalW. OsulaAssist: J. Murphy
- 18'substitutionM. WiefferOff: J. Veltman
- 22'yellow cardJoël VeltmanYellow Card
- 24'goalD. BurnAssist: Bruno Guimaraes
- 39'yellow cardKaoru MitomaYellow Card
- 53'yellow cardDan BurnYellow Card
- 61'goalJ. HinshelwoodAssist: D. Welbeck
- 68'substitutionW. OsulaOff: Y. Wissa
- 68'substitutionJ. WillockOff: L. Hall
- 68'substitutionJ. MurphyOff: H. Barnes
- 80'substitutionC. BalebaOff: C. Kostoulas
- 80'substitutionD. WelbeckOff: G. Rutter
- 81'substitutionOff: M. De Cuyper
- 85'yellow cardSandro TonaliYellow Card
- 87'yellow cardYoane WissaYellow Card
- 88'substitutionJ. HinshelwoodOff: L. Dunk
- 90'goalH. BarnesAssist: Y. Wissa
- 90+1'substitutionBruno GuimaraesOff: J. Ramsey
- 90+2'yellow cardJan Paul van HeckeYellow Card
Lineups
Newcastle
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Eddie Howe
Starting XI
- 1N. PopeG
- 67L. MileyD
- 12M. ThiawD
- 4S. BotmanD
- 33D. BurnD
- 39Bruno GuimaraesM
- 8S. TonaliM
- 23J. MurphyM
- 28J. WillockM
- 7JoelintonM
- 18W. OsulaF
Substitutes
- 32A. RamsdaleG
- 2K. TrippierD
- 9Y. WissaF
- 10A. GordonF
- 41J. RamseyM
- 27N. WoltemadeF
- 3L. HallD
- 11H. BarnesM
- 20A. ElangaF
Brighton
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Fabian Hurzeler
Starting XI
- 1B. VerbruggenG
- 27M. WiefferD
- 6J. P. van HeckeD
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 24F. KadiogluD
- 30P. GrossM
- 17C. BalebaM
- 11Y. MintehM
- 13J. HinshelwoodM
- 22K. MitomaM
- 18D. WelbeckF
Substitutes
- 23J. SteeleG
- 34J. VeltmanD
- 5L. DunkD
- 3IgorD
- 33M. O'RileyM
- 26Y. AyariM
- 19C. KostoulasF
- 10G. RutterF
- 29M. De CuyperD
Match statistics
- 32%Possession68%
- 3.16Expected goals (xG)1.53
- 13Total shots13
- 6Shots on target4
- 6Shots off target6
- 1Blocked shots3
- 12Shots inside the box10
- 1Shots outside the box3
- 2Corners10
- 1Offsides1
- 10Fouls12
- 3Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves4
- 237Passes506
- 164Accurate passes426
- 69%Pass accuracy84%
- 1.21Goals prevented1.21
Player statistics
Newcastle
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nick PopeG | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 4Sven BotmanDTop rated | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 12Malick ThiawD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 33Dan BurnD | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 67Lewis MileyD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 7JoelintonM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 8Sandro TonaliM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 23Jacob MurphyM | 68 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 28Joe WillockM | 68 | 6.2 | ||
| 39Bruno GuimarãesM | 89 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 18William OsulaF | 68 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 32Aaron RamsdaleG | – | – | ||
| 2Kieran TrippierD | – | – | ||
| 3Lewis HallD | 22 | 7.0 | ||
| 11Harvey BarnesM | 22 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 41Jacob RamseyM | 1 | – | ||
| 9Yoane WissaF | 22 | 6.9 | ||
| 10Anthony GordonF | – | – | ||
| 20Anthony ElangaF | – | – | ||
| 27Nick WoltemadeF | – | – |
Brighton
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bart VerbruggenG | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 6Jan Paul van HeckeD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 21Olivier BoscagliD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 24Ferdi KadıoğluD | 90 | 5.3 | ||
| 27Mats WiefferD | 18 | 6.3 | ||
| 11Yankuba MintehM | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 13Jack HinshelwoodM | 88 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 17Carlos BalebaM | 80 | 7.0 | ||
| 22Kaoru MitomaM | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 30Pascal GroßM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 18Danny WelbeckF | 80 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 23Jason SteeleG | – | – | ||
| 3Igor JúlioD | – | – | ||
| 5Lewis DunkD | 9 | 5.9 | ||
| 29Maxim De CuyperD | 9 | 6.2 | ||
| 34Joël VeltmanD | 63 | 6.2 | ||
| 26Yasin AyariM | – | – | ||
| 33Matt O'RileyM | – | – | ||
| 10Georginio RutterF | 10 | 7.3 | ||
| 19Charalampos KostoulasF | 10 | 6.6 |