Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove AlbionLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Premier League (England)

2025/2026

Newcastle United

Osula12'

Burn24'

Barnes90+5'

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May 02, 2026

St. James' Park

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Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Jacob Murphy

Newcastle United

Assists

7.5

Goal!

3-1

Harvey Barnes

90'+5·Newcastle United

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90'+2Yellow Card

Jan Paul van Hecke

Brighton & Hove Albion

90'+1Substitution

Jacob Ramsey· In

Bruno Guimarães· Out

Newcastle United

88'Substitution

Lewis Dunk· In

Jack Hinshelwood· Out

Brighton & Hove Albion

87'Yellow Card

Yoane Wissa

Newcastle United

86'Yellow Card

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Brighton & Hove Albion

85'Yellow Card

Sandro Tonali

Newcastle United

81'Substitution

Maxim De Cuyper· In

Joël Veltman· Out

Brighton & Hove Albion

80'Substitution

Charalampos Kostoulas· In

Carlos Baleba· Out

Brighton & Hove Albion

80'Substitution

Georginio Rutter· In

Danny Welbeck· Out

Brighton & Hove Albion

68'Substitution

Harvey Barnes· In

Jacob Murphy· Out

Newcastle United

68'Substitution

Lewis Hall· In

Joe Willock· Out

Newcastle United

68'Substitution

Yoane Wissa· In

William Osula· Out

Newcastle United

Goal!

2-1

Jack Hinshelwood

61'·Brighton & Hove Albion

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53'Yellow Card

Dan Burn

Newcastle United

39'Yellow Card

Kaoru Mitoma

Brighton & Hove Albion

Goal!

2-0

Dan Burn

24'·Newcastle United

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22'Yellow Card

Joël Veltman

Brighton & Hove Albion

18'Substitution

Joël Veltman· In

Mats Wieffer· Out

Brighton & Hove Albion

Goal!

1-0

William Osula

12'·Newcastle United

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Statistics of the Game

Newcastle United

Brighton & Hove Albion

33%Ball Possession67%

13Shots Total13

6Shots On Target4

2Corners10

10Fouls12

3Yellow Cards3

1Offsides1

3Saves4

229Passes473

6Shots Off Target6

59Attacks110

28Dangerous Attacks76

12Shots Inside Box10

1Shots Outside Box3

3Goals1

13Free Kicks11

1Shots Blocked3

4Substitutions5

0Hit Woodwork2

11Tackles10

2Assists1

157Accurate Passes394

1Injuries1

13Total Crosses38

5Accurate Crosses6

6Interceptions3

53Duels Won33

5Big Chances Created4

3Big Chances Missed3

Newcastle United

Manager: Eddie Howe

Starting XI

6.9

6.6

7.1

7.5

7.4

7.0

7.3

7.5

6.7

6.6

7.1

Substitutes

6.9

6.4

7.1

Brighton & Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Starting XI

6.0

6.2

5.9

6.5

6.1

6.4

7.0

6.5

6.8

6.4

7.3

Substitutes

Igor Julio

Lewis Dunk

Georginio Rutter

6.8

Charalampos Kostoulas

6.6

6.4

6.1

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Jacob Murphy MF	7.5	68'	0	1	-	6(100%)	-	3/3
Sven Botman DF	7.5	90'	0	0	0/1	28(78%)	2	7/8
Dan Burn DF	7.4	90'	1	0	1/1	21(50%)	2	5/6
Sandro Tonali MF	7.3	90'	0	0	-	29(76%)	1	3/4
Harvey Barnes MF	7.1	22'	1	0	1/1	5(100%)	-	2/5
Malick Thiaw DF	7.1	90'	0	0	1/1	25(76%)	1	3/4
William Osula FW	7.1	68'	1	0	2/4	2(100%)	-	1/7
Bruno Guimarães MF	7.0	90'	0	1	0/1	17(59%)	1	7/10
Nick Pope GK	6.9	90'	0	0	-	29(34%)	-	2/2
Lewis Hall DF	6.9	22'	0	0	0/1	5(60%)	-	1/2
Joe Willock MF	6.7	68'	0	0	1/2	14(79%)	-	1/3
Joelinton MF	6.6	90'	0	0	0/1	23(87%)	2	8/17
Lewis Miley DF	6.6	90'	0	0	-	19(79%)	1	5/7
Yoane Wissa FW	6.4	22'	0	1	0/1	4	1	4/7
Jacob Ramsey MF	-	1'	0	0	-	2(100%)	-	1/1

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Newcastle United	L5	0	5	0	5	0/15	5-14
Brighton & Hove Albion	W1	5	0	5	0	13/15	10-3

Computed over each team's last 15 finished games before kickoff.

Newcastle United — last 5 games

L2-7 @ FC Barcelona2026-03-18
L1-2 vs Sunderland2026-03-22
L1-2 @ Crystal Palace2026-04-12
L1-2 vs AFC Bournemouth2026-04-18
L0-1 @ Arsenal2026-04-25

Brighton & Hove Albion — last 5 games

W1-0 @ Sunderland2026-03-14
W2-1 vs Liverpool2026-03-21
W2-0 @ Burnley2026-04-11
D2-2 @ Tottenham Hotspur2026-04-18
W3-0 vs Chelsea2026-04-21

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 22
Newcastle United wins: 4
Draws: 8
Brighton & Hove Albion wins: 10
Avg goals per meeting: 1.95
Over 2.5 goals: 36%
Both teams scored: 45%
Home side won: 41%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 0W 2D 3L (Newcastle United view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 2.2 vs 1.95

Aggregated from 22 finished meetings in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-10-18	Brighton & Hove Albion	2-1	Newcastle United
2025-05-04	Brighton & Hove Albion	1-1	Newcastle United
2025-03-02	Newcastle United	1-2	Brighton & Hove Albion
2024-10-19	Newcastle United	0-1	Brighton & Hove Albion
2024-05-11	Newcastle United	1-1	Brighton & Hove Albion

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Newcastle United	12	38	49	-2	LWDWL	9	+3
Brighton & Hove Albion	8	38	53	6	WLWLL	12	-4

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 4 ptsNewcastle United 49 · Brighton & Hove Albion 53
Positions: #12 vs #8

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-05-02

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Last 8 matches

Won 25%

(2/8)

Draw 25%

(2/8)

Won 50%

(4/8)

Goals

12-12

Total matches

Recent matches

Premier League•May 2, 2026

Newcastle United

3-1

Brighton & Hove Albion

Premier League•Oct 18, 2025

Brighton & Hove Albion

2-1

Newcastle United

Premier League•May 4, 2025

Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton & Hove Albion

Premier League•Oct 19, 2024

Newcastle United

0-1

Brighton & Hove Albion

Head to Head

Last 20 matches

Newcastle United wins

Draws

Brighton & Hove Albion wins

Goals Scored

18 - 24

May 2, 2026 • Premier League

Newcastle United

3-1

Brighton & Hove Albion

Oct 18, 2025 • Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion

2-1

Newcastle United

May 4, 2025 • Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion

1-1

Newcastle United

Match Report

The table read 12th (Newcastle United, 49 pts) against 8th (Brighton & Hove Albion, 53 pts), 4 points apart. Recent form told a different story for Brighton & Hove Albion: only 12th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 8th.

Newcastle United arrived off five straight defeats. Brighton & Hove Albion were unbeaten in 5. Over the last five, Newcastle United had taken 0 of 15 points to Brighton & Hove Albion's 13.

GioScore's database holds 22 meetings between the two: 4 for Newcastle United, 10 for Brighton & Hove Albion and 8 drawn, at 1.95 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 41% of those meetings.

Goal scorers

Newcastle United: William Osula (12'), Dan Burn (24'), Harvey Barnes (90') · Brighton & Hove Albion: Jack Hinshelwood (61')

Key stats

Possession: Newcastle United 33% · Brighton & Hove Albion 67% · Total shots: 13-13 · On target: 6-4 · Corners: 2-10

More details:

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion?

Newcastle United 3-1 Brighton & Hove Albion. Premier League match played on 2 May 2026.

What league is Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion in?

This match is part of the Premier League. The match takes place at St. James' Park. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Newcastle United and Brighton & Hove Albion?

In 22 meetings between 2017 and 2026: Newcastle United has 4 wins, 8 draws, and 10 losses against Brighton & Hove Albion.

Where is Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion being played?

The match is being played at St. James' Park.

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Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion — computed insights

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