In a mid week match on Thu May 18th, in week 25, Newcastle United and Brighton & Hove Albion will play a match in Newcastle upon Tyne in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, a perfect day for football. 3rd placed Newcastle United is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Leeds United. Luke Ayling struck first for Leeds United in the 7th minute, then Callum Wilson tied it up for Newcastle United in the 31st minute . Newcastle United looks to continue their winning ways, having won 7 of their last 10, while in their last match, 6th placed Brighton & Hove Albion, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Arsenal. Julio Enciso struck first for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 51st minute, then Deniz Undav added another in the 86th minute on a feed from Pascal Groß In the end, Arsenal was frustrated by Brighton & Hove Albion’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Brighton & Hove Albion ended the match with the shutout victory. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Brighton & Hove Albion should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, Brighton & Hove Albion and Newcastle United battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Brighton & Hove Albion nor Newcastle United could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 13 and 5 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Deniz Undav has been the most effective weapon for Brighton & Hove Albion lately. The German attacker has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches. Callum Wilson has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored seven goals for Newcastle United
Allan Saint-Maximin, Joelinton, Matt Ritchie, Jamaal Lascelles, Callum Wilson, Alexander Isak, Javi Manquillo, Emil Krafth, Matt Targett, Sean Longstaff and Bruno Guimarães are unavailable to play for Eddie Howe’s team, while Roberto De Zerbi’s squad will be without Adam Lallana, Adam Webster, Solly March, Joël Veltman and Sarmiento.