In this 28th week match, on Sat Mar 5th, Brighton & Hove Albion will travel to Newcastle upon Tyne to battle Newcastle United in a clash of these two closely matched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 14th placed Newcastle United is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Brentford. Joelinton struck first for Newcastle United in the 33rd minute on a feed from Ryan Fraser, then Joseph Willock added another in the 44th minute on a feed from Fabian Schär At the end of 90 a dissapointed Brentford couldn’t manage to score, and Newcastle United took the shutout win. Newcastle United is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed Brighton & Hove Albion is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Aston Villa. Matty Cash scored the first goal for Aston Villa in the 17th minute, then Ollie Watkins added another in the 68th minute In the end, Brighton & Hove Albion couldn’t muster any offence and Aston Villa ran away with the shutout win. Brighton & Hove Albion is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
Brighton & Hove Albion and Newcastle United last played eachother at the The American Express Community Stadium on Nov 6th. Brighton & Hove Albion and Newcastle United battled to a 1-1 draw. Leandro Trossard struck first for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 24th minute on a penalty shot, then Isaac Hayden tied it up for Newcastle United in the 66th minute on a penalty shot squeezing out at least the one point for Newcastle United.
Yves Bissouma and Adam Webster are the top scorers for Brighton & Hove Albion in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. For Newcastle United, their top scorers are Kieran Trippier and Joseph Willock, each having 2 goals in their last five matches
Allan Saint-Maximin, Matt Ritchie, Federico Fernández, Callum Wilson, Kieran Trippier, Jamal Lewis, Javi Manquillo and Isaac Hayden are unavailable to play for Eddie Howe’s team, while Enock Mwepu, Adam Webster and Sarmiento are unavailable to play for Graham Potter’s team.