Newcastle – Brighton 3–1

	1H	2H	T
NEW	2	1	3
BRI	0	1	1

Match report

Newcastle beat Brighton 3–1 at St. James' Park, Newcastle in Premier League. J. Willock opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Newcastle have 3 wins in their last 5, while Brighton have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽J. Willock

17'

⚽S. Tonaliassist J. Murphy

40'

2H

Bruno Guimaraes

64'

⚽W. Osulaassist D. Burn

78'

⇄A. Ramsdale↓ W. Osula

78'

⇄J. Steele↓ D. Welbeck

⇄K. Trippier↓ Joelinton

87'

⇄J. Veltman↓ K. Mitoma

89'

⚽D. Welbeckassist F. Kadioglu

Momentum

NEW

⚽⚽⚽⚽

BRI

Match info

TournamentPremier League · England · Tier 1

Kick-offMay 2, 2026 · 14:00

VenueSt. James' Park, Newcastle

Attendance53,863 / 63,368 (85%)

RefereeC. Kavanagh

Where to watch

Sky SportsTNT Sports

Statistics

62Ball possession %38

2.7Expected goals (xG)1

15Total shots9

7Shots on target4

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

8Corner kicks5

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

570Passes462

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

N. Pope

7.9

Lineups

NEW 4-2-3-17.01Formation7.134-2-3-1 BRI

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Arsenal	38	26	7	5	71:27	+44	85	DWWWW
2	Manchester City	38	23	9	6	77:35	+42	78	LWWWD
3	Manchester United	38	20	11	7	69:50	+19	71	WWWDD
4	Aston Villa	38	19	8	11	56:49	+7	65	LWWWD
5	Liverpool	38	17	9	12	63:53	+10	60	DLWWW
6	Bournemouth	38	13	18	7	58:54	+4	57	DDLWW
7	Sunderland	38	14	12	12	42:48	-6	54	LLWWD
8	Brighton	38	14	11	13	52:46	+6	53	DLLWW
9	Brentford	38	14	11	13	55:52	+3	53	DDLLW
10	Chelsea	38	14	10	14	58:52	+6	52	LWWDD
11	Fulham	38	15	7	16	47:51	-4	52	DLLWW
12	Newcastle	38	14	7	17	53:55	-2	49	DLLLW
13	Everton	38	13	10	15	47:50	-3	49	LWWDL
14	Leeds	38	11	14	13	49:56	-7	47	DDLLW
15	Crystal Palace	38	11	12	15	41:51	-10	45	LWWDD
16	Nottingham Forest	38	11	11	16	48:51	-3	44	LWWDL
17	Tottenham	38	10	11	17	48:57	-9	41	LLWWD
18	West Ham	38	10	9	19	46:65	-19	39	LWDLL
19	Burnley	38	4	10	24	38:75	-37	22	LLLLD
20	Wolves	38	3	11	24	27:68	-41	20	LWDLL