Brighton vs Newcastle

2 - 1

🕒 Sat, 18 Oct 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 American Express Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Craig Pawson 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 8

Regular Season Table

Brighton 8 · Newcastle 12

Referee Stats

Craig Pawson

21 matches · 2.57 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.57
Reds avg	0.10
Penalties avg	0.29
Over 4.5 cards	14%
Home wins	33%
Draws	33%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-16).
Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
Brighton had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Brighton (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-6-4

Goals For / Against

30 / 20

Avg: 1.58 / 1.05

Points

Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Newcastle (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-5-10

Goals For / Against

17 / 25

Avg: 0.89 / 1.32

Points

Avg: 0.89

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.74

PPG

0.89

1.58

0.89

1.05

1.32

58%

O2.5

47%

58%

BTTS

53%

47%

Score 1st

42%

League-position context

Brighton rank8th

Newcastle rank12th

Brighton points53

Newcastle points49

Brighton: #8 · 53 pts · GD +6

25 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Newcastle: #12 · 49 pts · GD -2

29 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

4-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Brighton last 5 home

L W W W L

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals8-5

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Newcastle last 5 away

L D L L W

Points4/15

Weighted index16

Goals3-6

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 16%

Newcastle trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 79% · Over 1.5 58% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Brighton score at home79%

Brighton clean sheet at home26%

Newcastle score away58%

Newcastle clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Brighton score first47%

Brighton win after scoring first56%

Newcastle score first42%

Newcastle win after scoring first38%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Brighton 57% · Newcastle 0%

Avg first goal minute: Brighton 26.8' · Newcastle 26.9'

Vs league average

Brighton score at home1.58 vs 1.53

Brighton concede at home1.05 vs 1.22

Newcastle score away0.89 vs 1.22

Newcastle concede away1.32 vs 1.53

Brighton score 3% above league average, while Newcastle score 27% below league average.

Defensive side: Brighton are 14% below league average at home, and Newcastle are 14% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS80%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Brighton goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

0-15 6

61-75 5

46-60 3

31-45 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

46-60 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

Newcastle goal timing (away)

1H scored: 69% 2H scored: 31% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

16-30 4

31-45 3

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

16-30 4

0-15 3

31-45 2

61-75 2

46-60 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

46%

54%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

421

491

Passes Accurate

341

419

Passes %

81%

85%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

36' ↑↓

↑↓

36' ⇄ D. Gómez

1st substitution · For: M. De Cuyper

41' ⚽

⚽

41' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

D. Welbeck

Normal Goal · Assist: G. Rutter

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Joelinton

1st substitution · For: L. Miley

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Elanga

2nd substitution · For: J. Murphy

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ A. Gordon

3rd substitution · For: H. Barnes

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ S. Tonali

4th substitution · For: J. Ramsey

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ G. Rutter

2nd substitution · For: S. Tzimas

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ C. Baleba

3rd substitution · For: J. Milner

76' ⚽

⚽

76' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

N. Woltemade

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Miley

84' ⚽

⚽

84' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

D. Welbeck

Normal Goal

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ Bruno Guimarães

5th substitution · For: W. Osula

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ Y. Minteh

4th substitution · For: D. Coppola

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ D. Welbeck

5th substitution · For: C. Kostoulas

90+7'

90+7' D. Burn

Brighton vs Newcastle 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Brighton beat Newcastle 2-1 on Saturday, 18 October 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Craig Pawson. It was played at American Express Stadium.

First half: Brighton made their 1st substitution at 36', with D. Gómez replacing M. De Cuyper. Brighton took the lead at 41' when D. Welbeck scored, with the assist credited to G. Rutter, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Newcastle made their 1st substitution at 46', with Joelinton replacing L. Miley. Newcastle made their 2nd substitution at 46', with A. Elanga replacing J. Murphy. Newcastle made their 3rd substitution at 70', with A. Gordon replacing H. Barnes. Newcastle made their 4th substitution at 70', with S. Tonali replacing J. Ramsey. Brighton made their 2nd substitution at 71', with G. Rutter replacing S. Tzimas. Brighton made their 3rd substitution at 71', with C. Baleba replacing J. Milner. Newcastle leveled the score at 76' when N. Woltemade scored, with the assist credited to L. Miley, making the score 1-1. Brighton took the lead at 84' when D. Welbeck scored, making the score 2-1. Newcastle made their 5th substitution at 86', with Bruno Guimarães replacing W. Osula. Brighton made their 4th substitution at 89', with Y. Minteh replacing D. Coppola. Brighton made their 5th substitution at 90', with D. Welbeck replacing C. Kostoulas. D. Burn received a yellow card for Newcastle at 90+7'.

Brighton used 5 substitutions while Newcastle used 5 substitutions. Newcastle got 1 yellow card.