Game leaders
Scoring
1st Half
Goal - HeaderGoal! Newcastle United 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. William Osula (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Murphy with a cross.
Goal - HeaderGoal! Newcastle United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Dan Burn (Newcastle United) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães with a cross following a corner.
2nd Half
GoalGoal! Newcastle United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
GoalGoal! Newcastle United 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Yoane Wissa.
Team stats
BHANEW12Fouls10
3Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
1Offsides1
10Corner Kicks2
4Saves3
67.7Possession32.3
13SHOTS13
4ON GOAL6
0.3On Target %0.5
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
426Accurate Passes164
506Passes237
0.8Pass Completion %0.7
6Accurate Crosses5
38Crosses13
0.2Cross %0.4
63Long Balls46
23Accurate Long Balls18
0.4Long Balls %0.4
3Blocked Shots1
9Effective Tackles9
11Tackles11
0.8Tackle %0.8
3Interceptions6
18Effective Clearances44
18Clearances44