Newcastle United vs Brighton
English Premier League
Date: Saturday, 20 October 2018
Kick-off at 15:00 UK/ 16:00 CET
Venue: St. James Park (Newcastle).
NEWCASTLE
Predicted line-up (4-4-1-1): Dubravka; Yedlin, Fernandez, Lascelles, Dummett; Ritchie, Shelvey, Diame, Kenedy; Perez; Muto
Unavailable: Dubravka; Yedlin, Fernandez, Lascelles, Dummett; Ritchie, Shelvey, Diame, Kenedy; Perez; Muto
Doubtful: Kenedy (Injured), Dummett (Injured), Clark (Injured), Rondon (Injured), Muto (Injured)
BRIGHTON
Predicted line-up (4-4-1-1): Ryan; Bruno Saltor, Dunk, Duffy, Bong; Knockaert, Bissouma, Kayal, March; Jahanbakhsh; Murray
Unavailable: Propper (Injured)
Doubtful: Bong (Injured), Stephens (Injured), Ryan (Injured), Propper (Injured), Gross (Injured)
Newcastle United vs Brighton: Head-to-Head
The last meeting in December last year ended in a goalless draw.
In the last 5 h2h meetings, both teams have won twice and only one draw being recorded.
Most of these past five meetings ended with Under 2.5 goals.
Newcastle United vs Brighton: Betting Tip
Under 2.5 goals @ 3/5 (1.60).
NEWCASTLE VS BRIGHTON STATS
With just two points from eight games, Newcastle have made their worst ever start to a top-flight season (adjusted to 3 points for a win). They’ve only failed to win any of their first nine top-flight games once before, back in 1898-99 when they were winless in their opening 10.
Brighton are winless in their last 17 Premier League away games (D5 L12), scoring just seven goals in that run. It’s their longest run without a win on the road in league competition since September 1997 (18 games).
Newcastle have lost all four of their Premier League home games this season – only three teams in English top-flight history have ever lost their first five (Man Utd 1930-31, Portsmouth in 2009-10 and Bolton in 2011-12).
Brighton manager Chris Hughton is yet to win at St. James’ Park as an away manager against his former club in four attempts (P4 W0 D1 L3), with all matches coming in league competition.
Only Eden Hazard (7) has scored more Premier League goals this season than Brighton’s Glenn Murray (5). However, just one of Murray’s strikes has come away from home.
Joselu has scored two of Newcastle’s three Premier League goals at St James’ Park this season.
Rafael Benitez has lost 11 of his 28 home Premier League games as Newcastle manager – one more than he’d lost in 127 home games at Liverpool and Chelsea combined (W86 D31 L10).