In this week 4 match on the 2nd of September, Brighton & Hove Albion hosts Newcastle United at The American Express Community Stadium in a meeting of these two mismatched Premier League teams. Brighton & Hove Albion is fresh off their 1-3 loss against West Ham United. James Ward-Prowse scored the first goal for West Ham United in the 19th minute, then Jarrod Bowen added another in the 58th minute. Brighton & Hove Albion is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while newcastle United sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Liverpool. Anthony Gordon scored the first goal for Newcastle United in the 25th minute, then Darwin Nuñez tied it up for Liverpool in the 81st minute on a feed from Diogo Jota Finally they completed the comback in the 93rd minute on a goal by Darwin Nuñez to cap off a wild match. Newcastle United looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Newcastle United won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Both Harvey Barnes and Alexander Isak have been the hottest scorers for Newcastle United in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals. Brighton & Hove Albion’s most prolific scorer has been Solly March. He has netted three goals over the last five matches
Adam Lallana and Adam Webster are unavailable to play for Brighton & Hove Albion, while Eddie Howe’s squad will be without Joelinton, Sven Botman, Javi Manquillo and Emil Krafth.