On the 13th of August, Brighton & Hove Albion plays host to Newcastle United in a clash of the Premier League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 27 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Brighton & Hove Albion recorded a 2-1 win against Manchester United. Pascal Groß scored the first goal for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 30th minute, then Pascal Groß added another in the 39th minute. Brighton & Hove Albion is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 5th placed Newcastle United, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Nottingham Forest. Fabian Schär struck first for Newcastle United in the 58th minute, then Callum Wilson added another in the 78th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Nottingham Forest couldn’t manage to score, and Newcastle United took the shutout win. Newcastle United is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Newcastle United won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Both Miguel Almirón and Callum Wilson have been the hottest scorers for Newcastle United in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Both Leandro Trossard and Pascal Groß have been the hottest scorers for Brighton & Hove Albion in the last five each having scored 3 goals each
Brighton & Hove Albion will be without Alexis Mac Allister, while Federico Fernández, Jamal Lewis, Javi Manquillo and Jonjo Shelvey are unavailable to play for Eddie Howe’s team.