
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Newcastle United, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueNewcastle salvage draw at Brighton thanks to late Isak penalty

Newcastle United escaped the Amex Stadium with a point after Alexander Isak scored a last-gasp penalty in a 1-1 Premier League draw with Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday in a key result for their chase of Champions League qualification.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Joe Willock (Newcastle United).
- 4': Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Delay in match because of an injury Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 8': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck is caught offside.
- 11': Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 12': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.
- 12': Foul by Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
- 12': Matt O'Riley (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
- 22': Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 22': Tino Livramento (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 24': Tino Livramento (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt missed. Joe Willock (Newcastle United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the right following a fast break.
- 28': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Newcastle United 0. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mats Wieffer.
- 30': Foul by Matt O'Riley (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 30': Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Matt O'Riley (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 31': Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 31': Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
- 35': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.
- 37': Attempt saved. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
- 39': Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 39': Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 41': Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 45'+1': Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Newcastle United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Newcastle United 0.
- 51': Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 51': Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tariq Lamptey replaces Mats Wieffer.
- 55': Attempt missed. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
- 56': Foul by Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 56': Joe Willock (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Substitution, Newcastle United. Anthony Gordon replaces Jacob Murphy.
- 57': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Foul by Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 59': VAR Decision: No Penalty Newcastle United.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 60': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Tariq Lamptey.
- 61': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Sandro Tonali.
- 64': Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
- 65': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Foul by Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 67': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Foul by Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 68': Attempt missed. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
- 69': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yasin Ayari replaces Jack Hinshelwood.
- 69': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman replaces Simon Adingra.
- 70': Joe Willock (Newcastle United) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 72': VAR Decision: No Penalty Newcastle United.
- 72': Joe Willock (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
- 73': Delay in match because of an injury Nick Pope (Newcastle United).
- 74': Substitution, Newcastle United. Callum Wilson replaces Joe Willock.
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Foul by Callum Wilson (Newcastle United).
- 77': Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 80': Attempt saved. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
- 80': Attempt missed. Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matt O'Riley.
- 81': Attempt missed. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
- 84': Foul by Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 84': Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 86': Penalty conceded by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 89': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Newcastle United 1. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+3': Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Brajan Gruda replaces Matt O'Riley.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Diego Gómez replaces Yankuba Minteh.
- 90'+4': Foul by Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United).
- 90'+4': Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brajan Gruda with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
- 90'+6': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.
- 90'+6': Foul by Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
- 90'+6': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Substitution, Newcastle United. Sven Botman replaces Fabian Schär.
- 90'+7': Substitution, Newcastle United. Emil Krafth replaces Kieran Trippier.
- 90'+8': Offside, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes is caught offside.
- 90'+10': Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+10': Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Newcastle United 1.
- 0': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Newcastle United 1.
Statistics
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10 | Fouls | 15 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 1 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
1 | Saves | 4 |
54.2 | Possession | 45.8 |
13 | SHOTS | 5 |
5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
369 | Accurate Passes | 295 |
442 | Passes | 379 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
18 | Crosses | 10 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
41 | Long Balls | 63 |
23 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
14 | Tackles | 15 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
6 | Interceptions | 10 |
28 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
28 | Clearances | 26 |
Game Information
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,580
Premier League Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool | 36 | +46 | 83 |
2 | Arsenal | 36 | +33 | 68 |
3 | Newcastle United | 36 | +23 | 66 |
4 | Chelsea | 37 | +20 | 66 |
Line-Ups
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
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1 | Bart Verbruggen (GK) |
5 | Lewis Dunk |
29 | Jan Paul van Hecke |
30 | Pervis Estupiñán |
27 | Mats Wieffer |
33 | Matt O'Riley |
41 | Jack Hinshelwood |
20 | Carlos Baleba |
18 | Danny Welbeck ![]() |
11 | Simon Adingra |
17 | Yankuba Minteh |
Newcastle United (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
22 | Nick Pope (GK) |
33 | Dan Burn |
5 | Fabian Schär |
21 | Valentino Livramento |
2 | Kieran Trippier |
8 | Sandro Tonali |
28 | Joe Willock ![]() |
39 | Bruno Guimarães |
14 | Alexander Isak |
11 | Harvey Barnes |
23 | Jacob Murphy |
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