Brighton & Hove Albion v Newcastle United

team news

Brighton head coach Graham Potter may choose the same starting line-up that beat Manchester United at Old Trafford last week.

Long-term absentee Jakub Modder will be the only senior player out this Saturday.

Newcastle midfielder Jonjo Shelvey has been sidelined for up to 12 weeks after undergoing surgery for a hamstring injury.

Emile Kraft, Jamal Ruiz and Federico Fernandez are close to making a comeback, while Jamal Russells is expected to return.

Some Brighton fans were complaining it wasn’t mentioned in the discussion about what happened manchester united on sunday But they did.

The Seagulls are a really good team under Graham Potter and a really good watch as well.

But so is Newcastle.loved the way they started the season vs Nottingham Forest.

Forest didn’t do well, but Newcastle showed enough willingness to move forward.

I love watching Eddie Howe’s team and expect this to be a very expansive game.

predict: 1-1

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face to face

Brighton are unbeaten in all five Premier League home games against Newcastle.
After a 2-1 win over St James’ Park in March, Newcastle are looking for consecutive league wins for the first time since beating the Seagulls twice in the 2016-17 Championship season.
After scoring just one goal in his first eight games for Brighton, the Magpies scored three against the Seagulls last season.

Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton are chasing a third consecutive Premier League win for the second time since October 2018.
Aiming for the third consecutive league title at Amex Stadium since October-November 2019.
The Seagulls have lost just one of their last 10 games, with wins at Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester United in between. Their only loss in those games was against Manchester City in April.
Brighton had the fifth worst home record in the top flight last season (W5, D7, L7).

newcastle united

Only Liverpool (52), Manchester City (46) and Spurs (44) will top Newcastle’s 41 goals in 2022.
His five top-flight away wins this year are one more than he managed in 2021 as a whole. The last time the Magpies won a Premier League away game was in 2013, when they recorded seven wins.
They are looking to win the opening two Premier League games of the season for the first time since 1997-98.
The Magpies have won only one league opener in their last 10 seasons, and have gone scoreless in eight of them.
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has five wins against Brighton in the Premier League, which is tied with Everton for the most wins against a single opponent.

Predict the starting line-up for Brighton’s next match – remember you can change formations!