Newcastle United v Brighton and Hove Albion, 02 May 2026

Score3-1 to Newcastle United
RefereeChris Kavanagh
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt James' Park
Attendance52,099

View Newcastle United v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 18 Newcastle United won: 3 Drawn: 8 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 7 Newcastle United scored: 15 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 21 . Brighton and Hove Albion had now failed in their attempt to complete their second league double over Newcastle United in the Premier League: previously in 2020-21.

3 Newcastle United

Manager: Eddie Howe

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Will Osula 12 G
Dan Burn 24 G
Harvey Barnes 90+5 G

Goals:

Jack Hinshelwood 61 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Nick Pope
Defender Sven Botman
Defender Dan Burn
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Miley
Defender/Midfielder Malick Thiaw
Midfielder Bruno Guimarães
Midfielder Jacob Murphy
Midfielder Sandro Tonali
Midfielder Joe Willock
Midfielder/Forward Joelinton
Forward Will Osula

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Olivier Boscagli Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Ferdi Kadioğlu Defender/Midfielder
Jack Hinshelwood Defender/Midfielder
Mats Wieffer Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Yankuba Minteh Midfielder/Forward
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder/Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Harvey Barnes for Jacob Murphy 68
Lewis Hall for Joe Willock 68
Yoane Wissa for Will Osula 68
Jacob Ramsey for Bruno Guimarães 90+1

Substitutions:

Joël Veltman for Mats Wieffer 18
Charalampos Kostoulas for Carlos Baleba 80
Georginio Rutter for Danny Welbeck 80
Maxim De Cuyper for Joël Veltman 81
Lewis Dunk for Jack Hinshelwood 88

Cards:

Dan Burn 53 Y
Sandro Tonali 85 Y
Yoane Wissa 87 Y

Cards:

Joël Veltman 22 Y
Kaoru Mitoma 39 Y
Jan Paul Van Hecke 90+2 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Hall
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Trippier
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Gordon
Midfielder/Forward Yoane Wissa
Midfielder/Forward Nick Woltemade

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Lewis Dunk
Defender Igor Julio
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Midfielder Matt O'Riley
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Forward Charalampos Kostoulas
Forward Georginio Rutter

Comments:

League position: 13th . Newcastle United avoided losing five consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2021 (five). . The Magpies had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 16 of their last 22 home games in the Premier League. . There had now been 100 goals scored in their 35 games so far in this Premier League season (for 49, against 51).

Comments:

League position: 7th . Brighton and Hove Albion had now failed in their attempt to score more than one goal in each of five consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since March 2025 (five). . The Seagulls had now lost ten of their last 40 games in the Premier League (won 16). . They had now conceded two or more goals in 18 of their last 45 games in the Premier League.

3 Newcastle United

Manager: Eddie Howe

Goals:

Will Osula 12 G
Dan Burn 24 G
Harvey Barnes 90+5 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Nick Pope
Defender Sven Botman
Defender Dan Burn
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Miley
Defender/Midfielder Malick Thiaw
Midfielder Bruno Guimarães
Midfielder Jacob Murphy
Midfielder Sandro Tonali
Midfielder Joe Willock
Midfielder/Forward Joelinton
Forward Will Osula

Substitutions:

Harvey Barnes for Jacob Murphy 68
Lewis Hall for Joe Willock 68
Yoane Wissa for Will Osula 68
Jacob Ramsey for Bruno Guimarães 90+1

Cards:

Dan Burn 53 Y
Sandro Tonali 85 Y
Yoane Wissa 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Hall
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Trippier
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Gordon
Midfielder/Forward Yoane Wissa
Midfielder/Forward Nick Woltemade

Comments:

League position: 13th . Newcastle United avoided losing five consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2021 (five). . The Magpies had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 16 of their last 22 home games in the Premier League. . There had now been 100 goals scored in their 35 games so far in this Premier League season (for 49, against 51).

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Jack Hinshelwood 61 G

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Olivier Boscagli Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Ferdi Kadioğlu Defender/Midfielder
Jack Hinshelwood Defender/Midfielder
Mats Wieffer Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Yankuba Minteh Midfielder/Forward
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder/Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Joël Veltman for Mats Wieffer 18
Charalampos Kostoulas for Carlos Baleba 80
Georginio Rutter for Danny Welbeck 80
Maxim De Cuyper for Joël Veltman 81
Lewis Dunk for Jack Hinshelwood 88

Cards:

Joël Veltman 22 Y
Kaoru Mitoma 39 Y
Jan Paul Van Hecke 90+2 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Lewis Dunk
Defender Igor Julio
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Maxim De Cuyper
Midfielder Matt O'Riley
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Forward Charalampos Kostoulas
Forward Georginio Rutter

Comments:

League position: 7th . Brighton and Hove Albion had now failed in their attempt to score more than one goal in each of five consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since March 2025 (five). . The Seagulls had now lost ten of their last 40 games in the Premier League (won 16). . They had now conceded two or more goals in 18 of their last 45 games in the Premier League.