Newcastle 3-1 Brighton — Premier League, 2 May 2026
Newcastle beat Brighton 3-1 in the Premier League on 2 May 2026 at St. James' Park, Newcastle. William Osula, Daniel Burn and Harvey Barnes scored for Newcastle; J. Hinshelwood for Brighton. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Newcastle have won 0 and Brighton 3, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 1-012'assist: Jacob Murphy
- 18'
- 22'Argument
- 2-024'assist: Bruno Guimaraes
- 39'Foul
- Half-time2-0
- 53'Foul
- 2-161'assist: Daniel Welbeck
- 68'
- 68'
- 68'
- 80'
- 80'
- 81'—out: Maxim De Cuyper
- 85'Time wasting
- 87'Foul
- 88'
- 3-190'assist: Yoane Wissa
- 90+1'
- 90+2'Foul
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
7.6
Top rated
Newcastle
- 7.6Sven BotmanD
- 7.6William OsulaF
- 7.5Harvey BarnesM
- 7.5Jacob MurphyM
- 7.3Daniel BurnD
- 7.3Nicholas PopeG
- 7.3Bruno GuimarãesM
- 7.0Sandro TonaliM
- 7.0Lewis MileyD
- 7.0Lewis HallD
- 6.9Malick ThiawD
- 6.9Yoane WissaF
- 6.6JoelintonM
- 6.2Joseph WillockM
Brighton
- 7.3Georginio RutterF
- 7.3Jack HinshelwoodM
- 7.0Carlos BalebaM
- 6.6Bart VerbruggenG
- 6.6Charalampos KostoulasF
- 6.6Daniel WelbeckF
- 6.3Olivier BoscagliD
- 6.3Mats WiefferD
- 6.2Jan van HeckeD
- 6.2Pascal GroßM
- 6.2Joël VeltmanD
- 6.2Maxim De CuyperD
- 6.0Kaoru MitomaM
- 5.9Lewis DunkD
- 5.9Yankuba MintehM
- 5.3Ferdi KadıoğluD
Line-ups
Substitutes
NewcastleEddie Howe
Substitutes
- 2Kieran TrippierD
- 11Harvey Barnes90'68'M7.5
- 41J. Ramsey90+1'M
- 32Aaron RamsdaleG
- 9Yoane Wissa87'68'F6.9
- 10Anthony GordonF
- 20Anthony ElangaF
- 27Nick WoltemadeF
- 3Lewis Hall68'D7.0
BrightonFabian Hurzeler
Substitutes
- 34Joël Veltman22'18'D6.2
- 3IgorD
- 23Jason SteeleG
- 5L. Dunk88'D5.9
- 33Matthew O'RileyM
- 10G. Rutter80'F7.3
- 29Maxim De Cuyper81'D6.2
- 26Yasin AyariM
- 19Charalampos Kostoulas80'F6.6
Team statistics
Newcastle
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sven Botman | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.6 |
| William Osula | 68 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.6 |
| Harvey Barnes | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7.5 |
| Jacob Murphy | 68 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7.5 |
| Daniel Burn | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Nicholas Pope | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Bruno Guimarães | 89 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Sandro Tonali | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Lewis Miley | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Lewis Hall | 22 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Malick Thiaw | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Yoane Wissa | 22 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Joelinton | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Joseph Willock | 68 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Brighton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georginio Rutter | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Jack Hinshelwood | 88 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Carlos Baleba | 80 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Bart Verbruggen | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Charalampos Kostoulas | 10 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Daniel Welbeck | 80 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Olivier Boscagli | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Mats Wieffer | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jan van Hecke | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Pascal Groß | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Joël Veltman | 63 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Maxim De Cuyper | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Kaoru Mitoma | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6.0 |
| Lewis Dunk | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
| Yankuba Minteh | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 5.9 |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 5.3 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
Final table, Premier League 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Bournemouth | 38 | +4 | 57 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 38 | -6 | 54 |
| 8 | Brighton | 38 | +6 | 53 |
| 9 | Brentford | 38 | +3 | 53 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 38 | +6 | 52 |
| 11 | Fulham | 38 | -4 | 52 |
| 12 | Newcastle | 38 | -2 | 49 |
| 13 | Everton | 38 | -3 | 49 |
| 14 | Leeds | 38 | -7 | 47 |
Before and after
Newcastle
- Previous: Arsenal 1-0 Newcastle, 25 Apr 2026 · Premier League
- Next: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Newcastle, 10 May 2026 · Premier League
Brighton
- Previous: Brighton 3-0 Chelsea, 21 Apr 2026 · Premier League
- Next: Brighton 3-0 Wolves, 9 May 2026 · Premier League
Data updated