Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

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This year sees Manchester City try to defend their crown and claim a historic fourth title in succession. Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering City, who also won the Champions League and FA Cup last season, will have to see off Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and the rest to claim an unprecedented sixth league title in seven years.

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Newcastle United FC 1 - 1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Newcastle United and Brighton and Hove Albion share the spoils in the Premier League as they play out a 1-1 draw at St James’ Park. First-half goals for Joel Veltman and Sean Longstaff could not be added to following the interval, and a frustrating miss for Harvey Barnes in the late stages saw the Magpies fail to improve on their 2.26 xG performance. The Seagulls mustered 1.32 xG in response, but faded in both halves without further impact. Dropped points means the hosts are just three ahead of Chelsea and Manchester United however, with both still to play this weekend. Until the next time, thank you for joining us and good bye!

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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FULL-TIME: NEWCASTLE UNITED 1-1 BRIGHTON

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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One last looping shot from Anderson deflects kindly for Verbruggen. That will surely be the final say.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Baker-Boaitey cleans out Guimaraes now and is duly booked. We're into the final moments of this match.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Almiron is now booked for simulation. There did appear to be actual contact with that challenge, but VAR does not intervene for a second look.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

16:57

Barnes steers a shot on-target, but it isn’t exactly his best effort. The chance of a last-gasp winner for either side is slowly fading.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

16:55

The crowd are even less happy with a challenge on Gordon, which sees the Newcastle attacker down in the Brighton box. The referee is content to let play rumble on. We will have five added minutes.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Substitution Lewis Kieran Hall Kieran John Trippier

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Yellow Card Harvey Lewis Barnes

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Substitution Simon Kofi Adingra Odeluga Joshua Offiah

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Substitution Billy Clifford Gilmour Carlos Noom Quomah Baleba

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Gordon has the ball in the back of the net! But the flag is up, with Almiron deemed to have run offside to take the ball on before slotting inside for the former to finish. Another great opportunity goes begging.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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A golden chance for Barnes! He cannot keep his one-touch strike down inside the box after the cut-back pass is threaded to him and he blazes over instead.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Yellow Card Lewis Kieran Hall

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Almiron smashes a tight shot straight to Verbruggen, who spills the delivery. Brighton quickly lash it out for a corner.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Welbeck gets a yellow card for what appears to be dissent after disagreeing with a call from referee England.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Dunk sends a wayward header tumbling wide of the mark after an excellent cross finds him inside the six-yard box. The Brighton captain fumes with himself.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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That goal for Longstaff in the first half, of course, means Newcastle have scored in every home game of a Premier League campaign for the first time.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Now Verbruggen is called to the edge of his box again, to defuse the threat of a long ball that skips past his defenders.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Verbruggen has enjoyed a good game for Brighton, with five saves so far. He’s doing what he needs to do to keep his side on an even keel in this contest.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Substitution Alexander Isak Harvey Lewis Barnes

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Substitution Jacob Kai Murphy Miguel Ángel Almirón Rejala

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Substitution Sean David Longstaff Joelinton Cássio Apolinário de Lira

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Substitution Facundo Valentín Buonanotte Benicio Baker-Boaitey

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Substitution Julio César Enciso Espínola Jakub Piotr Moder

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

16:28

Two great pieces of defensive work help Newcastle stave off a Brighton threat. The visitors are playing high up the park now, with five or six of their players pushing at the final third of the pitch.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

16:27

The hosts loop an excellent cross now towards Gordon at the far post, but the attacker can only glance his shoulder off the ball.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

16:27

Newcastle have scored 79 goals this Premier League season now. That’s just three off their best-ever haul for a campaign, having scored 82 in 1993-94.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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A Seagulls counter now finishes with a deflected shot that loops its way into the arms of Dubravka, leaping at the right post to make sure he gets it.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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A great block from Lamptey now, as a Newcastle breakaway threatens to undo Brighton at the black. The defender really put his body on the line.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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No breakthrough for that second goal yet from either side. St James’ Park is still in excellent voice however.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Newcastle win a free-kick in their own box after a rebounded handball cuts off a Brighton attack.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Yellow Card Julio César Enciso Espínola

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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We’re seeing some direct plays through the middle from both sides early on, in contrast to the wing action in the first half. Is it a change of tactics or just circumstance?

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Injury concerns for Brighton early on after an off-the-ball collision leaves Enciso on the turf. The Seagulls man is back up after some treatment, but seems particularly disgruntled.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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We’re back underway for the second half. Can Newcastle push on to finish their home campaign on a high? Or will Brighton battle back to retake the lead?

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

15:56

Sean Longstaff’s stoppage time equaliser ensures Newcastle United and Brighton go into the break tied at 1-1 in their Premier League clash at St James’ Park. Joel Veltman opened the scoring with a neat close-range effort for the visitors before he was forced off injured, but with a 1.52 xG score against 1.07 xG for their visitors, the Magpies looked likely to find a response sooner rather than later, with another finish from inside the box to square matters. The second half is on the way!

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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HALF-TIME: NEWCASTLE UNITED 1-1 BRIGHTON

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Assist Elliot Anderson

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Goal Sean David Longstaff

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Buonanotte sees an effort blocked down the other end now too. Is there one more goal before the interval in this?

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Gilmour is the first man into the book after he cuts off a Liverpool counter with a shirt tug on Murphy.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Into the first of four added minutes, and Gordon coasts into the box superbly, with a last-gasp touch from a Brighton defender enough to check his momentum.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Verbruggen gets a palm to Isak’s shot after a great pass finds the forward just outside the box. The Brighton goalkeeper has done some work so far.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Chances at both ends now for each side! Guimaraes embarks on a crazy run through the left flank, but is squeezed into the side netting, before Brighton break away in return and Enciso nods a header wide, before tapping a subsequent shot straight to Dubravka.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Substitution Joël Ivo Veltman Tariq Kwame Nii-Lante Lamptey

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Now Hall lashes an effort towards goal from the left edge of the Brighton penalty area down the other end. It whistles close, but not close enough in the end.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Dubravka to the rescue! That should have been a second goal for the Seagulls after Welbeck reads a beautiful pass and ghosts into an empty box save for the keeper. The latter scrambles in the nick of time and claims the loose delivery.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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The follow-up set-piece is less effective for Newcastle and Brighton rush the ball back towards the safety of the centre circle.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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What a chance! Verbruggen misreads the delivery and scrambles a header from Longstaff off his line, before Brighton clear for a second corner. That was just begging to go into the net.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

15:36

Newcastle win a corner with some ingenious work down the left flank. How will this one play out?

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

15:35

With half-an-hour gone, it is Brighton who have the lead in this even contest. It’s not quite as filled with fireworks for the neutral, but for the fans here, it’s a tensely balanced affair.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

15:34

Dunk is putting his body in the line today, and deflects another probing cross. The hosts are looking to square matters with intent right now.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

15:31

Adingra is allowed the space to coast away down the left flank before he cuts into the Newcastle box, only for his shot to be comfortably off-target, dragged far to the right.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

15:28

Murphy whistles a low attempt in from outside the box, but it is easily picked off by Verbruggen. No real danger for Brighton on that occasion.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

15:25

Newcastle have only won once when conceding first in the Premier League this season, from 14 such instances. They have work to do here.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

15:23

Newcastle chase an immediate response, and Dunk handily defends as a low cross is scooted in towards Burn. The latter takes an apparent knock to the jaw in the process, but seems fine to continue.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

15:21

It’s another Brighton corner. After holding their shape smartly, the visitors are looking a little bit more at the races now.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Goal Joël Ivo Veltman

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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The Seagulls cannot make this pressure tell, as a foul on Dubravka denies them with the ball sailing in.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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The set-piece is swung in and Burn heads behind this time. Brighton will have a second corner.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

15:16

Dubravka darts off his line and almost fluffs a clearance, with a boxy punch taking a Brighton delivery behind for a corner.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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This match marks Isak’s 50th Premier League appearance. He’s netted 10 goals in his last nine games in the competition too. That form has been key.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Brighton are finding joy on the wings though, particularly on the side of the pitch currently caught in the shade. It looks to be a warm one out there for both teams.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Newcastle are enjoying more of the field than their visitors so far. The home fans are doing their best to make this a terrific atmosphere.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

15:09

The set-piece is straight to Verbruggen’s gloves and Brighton embark on a swift counter that requires some smart defending to defuse the danger.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

15:09

A soft challenge on the left flank earns Newcastle a free-kick in the opposition half now. Gordon stands over it.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Early pressure from the hosts wins them a corner, but a foul on Dunk means it comes to nothing. The Brighton captain needs some early repairs on the pitch.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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We are underway in this Premier League clash between Newcastle and Brighton!

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Here come the two teams. Today’s referee will be Darren England. We’re moments away from kick-off.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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St James' Park is a wonderful sight to behold in glorious Tyneside sunshine today, with flags all around the stadium, waved in unison. This could be a special occasion.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Newcastle have scored in all 18 of their Premier League home games so far this season. One goal here will ensure a perfect campaign, their first in the top flight since 1958-59.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Brighton however are looking to complete a league double over their hosts for just the third time in their history. They most recently achieved the feat during the 2020-21 season.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Newcastle have enjoyed comfortable home form over the last two Premier League campaigns against Brighton, with 2-1 and 4-1 victories. Might they make it three in a row?

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Subs: Tariq Lamptey, Adam Lallana, Jakub Moder, Carlos Baleba, Jason Steele, Ansu Fati, Odeluga Offiah, Benicio Baker-Boaitey, Mark O'Mahony.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION (4-2-3-1): Bart Verbruggen; Joel Veltman, Adam Webster, Lewis Dunk, Igor Julio; Pascal Gross, Billy Gilmour; Facundo Buonanotte, Julio Enciso, Simon Adingra; Danny Welbeck.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Subs: Kieran Trippier, Paul Dummett, Joelinton, Matt Ritchie, Harvey Barnes, Nick Pope, Miguel Almiron, Joe White, Alex Murphy.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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NEWCASTLE UNITED (4-3-3): Martin Dubravka; Tino Livramento, Emil Krafth, Dan Burn, Lewis Hall; Sean Longstaff, Bruno Guimaraes, Elliot Anderson; Jacob Murphy, Alexander Isak, Anthony Gordon.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Roberto De Zerbi meanwhile makes a single swap too, but it is an unfortunate one. Leading scorer Joao Pedro is out with an ankle injury, so Julio Enciso steps into the starting XI.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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There’s just one alteration for Newcastle today, who bring Elliot Anderson in to replace Callum Wilson. In a boost, Eddie Howe has experienced defender Kieran Trippier back on the bench.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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The same cannot be said for their visitors, who have looked a shadow of their former selves. Just one win in the last five has them in the bottom half of the table.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Those extra games have spread them thin however, and it shows. Newcastle are 11 points off a top-four finish, but at least they will likely reach continental football again.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Pre-season, riding high after their impressive 2022-23 campaigns, hopes bloomed for both the Magpies and the Seagulls to be in the thick of European qualification again.

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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Hello and welcome to live coverage of the 2023-24 Premier League season, as Newcastle United go toe-to-toe with Brighton and Hove Albion in an encounter at St James' Park!

Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

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