[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs Newcastle United *** Official Match Thread ***

[Dick Head]

Albion v Newcastle

PREMIER LEAGUE

Venue: The American Express Community Stadium
Date: Monday 20th July 2020
Kick-off: 18:00 BST
Referee: Simon Hooper
Assistants: Derek Eaton, Mark Scholes
Fourth Official: Gavin Ward
Reserve Assistant Referee: Mark Pottage
VAR: Kevin Friend
Additional VAR: Simon Beck
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TEAM NEWS

Brighton will monitor defender Adam Webster, who injured his hip in the 1-1 draw with Southampton.

Alireza Jahanbakhsh should be back in contention, but Steven Alzate and Jose Izquierdo remain sidelined

Newcastle could be without up to eight players, including Fabian Schar, who dislocated his shoulder against Tottenham.

The Magpies will assess winger Allan Saint-Maximin, who suffered a calf problem in Wednesday's game.

Left-back Danny Rose returns to the squad after being ineligible against his parent club Tottenham in midweek.

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• 
  [*=left]Brighton are unbeaten in all five Premier League meetings (W2, D3).
  [*=left]The only side they have faced more often without losing is West Ham (six Premier League games).
  [*=left]Newcastle have won just one of their past seven away matches against Brighton in all competitions (D2, L4).

Albion

• 
  [*=left]Graham Potter's side have won just two of their past 16 league fixtures (D8, L6).
  [*=left]Brighton have suffered three straight home league defeats, conceding at least three goals in each match and scoring just once. In their previous 41 Premier League games, they conceded three or more goals on just three occasions.
  [*=left]The Seagulls have scored more than once in just one of their past 11 league matches - last month's 2-1 win against Arsenal.
  [*=left]They have won one of 20 league games this season after conceding the opening goal (D6, L13).

Newcastle

• 
  [*=left]The Magpies could lose four consecutive Premier League matches for the first time since a similar sequence in April and May 2018.
  [*=left]Steve Bruce's side have won two of their past 10 away league games. Both of those victories have come on the south coast, at Southampton and Bournemouth.
  [*=left]Newcastle have won their final away fixture in just two of their 24 Premier League seasons (D9, L13), although that includes last season's 4-0 victory at Fulham.
  [*=left]Allan Saint-Maximin has completed 116 dribbles in the top flight this season, the most by a Frenchman in a Premier League campaign since David Ginola's 131 in 1999-00.

 

[albionfan37]

Good time to play Newcastle as they could be missing so many important players and the rest of em are seemingly on the beach too

 

[OzMike]

1 - 1 will do.

 

[Madafwo]

3-1 in a glorious display of Potterball.

 

[Icy Gull]

How come Ali J will be back in contention, what was wrong with him last game?

 

[sparkie]

How come Ali J will be back in contention, what was wrong with him last game?

“Alireza Jahanbakhsh had a tight hamstring on Thursday but he should be okay, everyone else is fully fit.”

 

[Perfidious Albion]

And shout it from the rooftops:

This important game is on Free T V, SKY PICK & SKY ONE !

 

[saafend_seagull]

This game has to be played under his former method of not letting opponent have the ball now that we are safe, and that Newcastle are on holiday with half the team injured.

3-5-2 with very attacking full backs.

Ryan, lamptey, Webster, dunk, burn, March, Stephens, bissouma, macillister, maupay, trossard.


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[sparkie]

Good time to play Newcastle as they could be missing so many important players and the rest of em are seemingly on the beach too

A lot of Newcastle players have picked up tactical injuries to give them an extra week of rest before next season.

If we can get a point or 3 today we can do the same and give the likes of Cochrane and Richards a game vs Burnley.

 

[Beach Hut]

So excited

 

[Billy the Fish]

These are a good side were loose

 

[Marty___Mcfly]

4-0 thrashing coming up- those Geordies won’t know what hit em. Fog on the Tyne and were loose tonight brothers

Let’s get ready to rhumble [emoji95]


https://youtu.be/PY5zwufNYk8

 

[Foul Play Rocks]

2.1 to the good guys tonight please.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Let’s send them home with nowt.


https://youtu.be/GnuQBYAZocM

 

[schmunk]

This game has to be played under his former method of not letting opponent have the ball now that we are safe, and that Newcastle are on holiday with half the team injured.

We tried that last time - 74% possession and 0-0...

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=n...bion#sie=m;/g/11hf96yzr7;2;/m/02_tc;dt;fp;1;;

 

[albionfan37]

A lot of Newcastle players have picked up tactical injuries to give them an extra week of rest before next season.

If we can get a point or 3 today we can do the same and give the likes of Cochrane and Richards a game vs Burnley.

Yer maybe but I’d really rather catch palace

 

[sparkie]

Yer maybe but I’d really rather catch palace

I see that is very important for some - but if we only get a point tonight then that is gone anyway.

 

[Mackenzie]

It’s time to let us rock the mic.
Psyche.

2-0 Brighton

 

[jakarta]

were draw... barely watchable 0-0.

 

[albionfan37]

I see that is very important for some - but if we only get a point tonight then that is gone anyway.

Very true I think gp has managed the squad very well over this period and has rested them along the way