Brighton played 692 passes to Newcastle’s 277. But they also did no goals to Newcastle’s none.
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Full time: Newcastle 0-0 Brighton
Peep peep! Both sides will be a bit frustrated with that – Newcastle because of their performance, Brighton because of the result. They were in complete control for 75 minutes, albeit without creating many clear chances, and will feel they should have won. There’s lots to admire in the way they play, but they need more of a cutting edge.
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90+5 min Saint-Maximin’s booming cross towards Carroll is brilliantly headed away by Dunk, who is accidentally flattened by Carroll as he falls.
90+4 min Newcastle, who have struggled for most of the evening, now don’t want this game to end.
90+2 min Ryan charges from his area to intercept a long pass towards Saint-Maximin.
90+1 min There will be six minutes of added time.
90 min Joelinton wafts into orbit from 25 yards. It’s been a strong finish from Newcastle, though, who have looked the likelier scores in the last 15 minutes.
88 min Dunk is booked for flattening Saint-Maximin. If he stays fit, Newcastle will be fine this season.
87 min Carroll is fouled by Propper, 35 yards from goal. Ki’s free-kick into a dangerous area is chested behind by Stephens.
86 min Bissouma’s sharp low shot from 25 yards is pushed away by the sprawling Dubravka.
83 min Saint-Maximin plays a one-two with Carroll and hits a long-range curler that is comfortably saved by Ryan. Newcastle have been so much better since Saint-Maximin came on. A word on Brighton’s Irish teenager Aaron Connolly, too, who has looked a class act since he came on as substitute.
82 min Andy Carroll is back: he comes on to replace Jetro Willems, and the place explodes.
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81 min Brighton make a double change, with Neal Maupay and Pascal Gross replaced by Yves Bissouma and Gaetan Bong.
80 min There’s a huge roar around the ground, which can mean only one thing: the big man is stripping off.
79 min Atsu is booked for a lunge at Connolly.
78 min This is a much more even game now. Saint-Maximin has been excellent since coming on, and his low cross towards Atsu is bravely claimed by Ryan.
76 min Alzate goes over after a challenge from Dubravka. Martin Atkinson says no penalty, and replays show it was a clear dive.
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74 min: Schar clears off the line! That was a spectacular piece of defending, an acrobatic clearance after the substitute Connolly flicked a beautifully arrogant half-volley over the outrushing Dubravka. Newcastle raced down the other end, where Joelinton’s shot was brilliantly blocked by the sliding Dunk.
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73 min A double change for Newcastle: Sung-Yueng Ki and Allan Saint-Maximin replace Miguel Almiron and Jonjo Shelvey.
70 min Brighton make a change, with the young forward Aaron Connolly replacing Aaron Mooy.
69 min Propper’s insouciant stab with the outside of the foot finds Maupay, whose chest/volley from 15 yards goes over the bar.
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67 min Stephens blooters into orbit from 30 yards. For the first time, Brighton are starting to look impatient.
64 min Atsu played a through pass towards Joelinton, but Dunk comes round to make a good tackle. Moments later, Shelvey hits a wobbling shot from long-range that is comfortably saved by Ryan.
60 min Maupay’s snapshot from 17 yards whistles high and wide.
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59 min Almiron slips Burn beautifully on the halfway line and charges towards the edge of the area. He opens his body to pass the ball into the far corner with his left foot, but it’s a tame effort and Ryan makes an easy save.
57 min Stephens belts one from 25 yards that is blocked by Lascelles, I think. For all Brighton’s possession, and it has been very impressive, most of their attempts at goal have been from outside the area.
54 min Maupay wriggles away from Schar just outside the area and hits a stinging shot that is crucially blocked by Lascelles. Ten seconds later, Gross whistles a rising drive just over the bar from 25 yards. Dubravka had it covered, in fairness.
52 min Newcastle look low on confidence when they have the ball. If it stays like this, I’m sure we’ll see Andy Carroll and Allan Saint-Maximin.
50 min After that early Atsu chance, Brighton have picked up where they left off at half-time by dominating possession.
46 min A good chance for Atsu after 43 seconds of the second half. Burn lost the ball to Almiron on the left edge of the Brighton area. The ball was moved infield to Joelinton, who picked out the onrushing Atsu with a precise pass. He had to take the shot first time and sidefooted it well wide.
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46 min Peep peep! Newcastle begin the second half.
Half time: Newcastle 0-0 Brighton
Peep peep! Newcastle are booed off, having been outplayed throughout the first half. Brighton’s passing and movement were excellent - yet it was Newcastle who had the two best chances of the game. See you in 10 minutes for the second half.
45 min The one thing that will please Steve Bruce is that, for all Brighton’s dominance, Dubravka has had only one save to make.
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43 min Newcastle have had more of the game in the last few minutes. Saying which, Manquillo is booked for a foul on Alzate. He then blocked Brighton taking a quick free-kick, which is also a bookable offence in some cultures, though I’m pretty sure the card was for the original foul.
37 min Brighton have had 75 per cent of the possession so far.
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36 min “In kids football here in Norway, if one team goes into a three-goal lead, the other is allowed an extra player,” says Brendan Large. “Maybe City should play with the same rule... against Watford anyway.”
It really is ludicrous. The teams have met eight times since Pep Guardiola came to England; City have won them all, with an aggregate score of 35-3.
34 min: Alzate has a goal disallowed for offside! It was a nice header, steered across Dubravka from Gross’s chipped cross, but replays showed he was fractionally offside.
33 min Newcastle have switched to a back four in an attempt to restore some order, with Dummett going to left back and Willems moving into midfield.
32 min “Evening Rob,” says Simon McMahon. “Is Jason Roy still at the game? Half an hour was about his limit during the Ashes.”
Honk!
31 min: Joelinton misses an excellent chance! It was a free header, 10 yards out, from Shelvey’s outswinging corner, but he flicked it just wide of the far post. Newcastle have had two excellent chances.
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29 min This is a 0-0 battering. Propper moves into the area on the right and pulls the ball back to the late-arriving Mooy, who screws a first-time shot high and wide. The ball was just slightly behind him.
27 min “Eight bleedin’ Nil,” says Mac Millings. “It hurts, Rob. It hurts so much.”
Watford should refuse to play City from now on. It’s just getting silly.
26 min Maupay has two close-range shots blocked in quick succession. The chance came after another fine move: Montoya played a precise pass into the underlapping Stephens, whose first-time cross found Maupay on the six-yard line. His first shot was blocked by Manquillo (I think), and Lascelles was in the way of the follow-up. Alzate would have had an open goal had Maupay seen him to the left, but he didn’t.
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25 min A chance for Brighton. Burn’s flighted cross from the left finds Gross beyond the far post. He loves an assist, that lad, so he tries to head it down towards Maupay when it looked much easier to go for goal. His header hits Lascelles and rebounds to safety.
24 min There was a tackle from Burn on Joelinton a couple of minutes ago which probably should have earned a yellow card. He took the ball but then followed through with his studs.
22 min: Ryan makes an important save from Almiron! That came out of nothing. He was put through by Joelinton and cracked a first-time shot at goal from 15 yards. It was well struck with his left foot but too close to Ryan, who pushed it away. For all Brighton’s fine football, that was the best chance of the match so far.
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20 min Propper’s long-range shot is blocked by his team-mate Gross. That came after another fine passing move.
18 min Mooy’s left-wing corner deflects off the back of Lascelles at the near post and drops onto the top of the crossbar! Dubravka was scrambling desperately across his line, though I think he would have got there had it been on target.
18 min Newcastle just can’t get into this game. Brighton have been so impressive, even if their domination is slightly on the sterile side.
16 min Newcastle win their first corner. And nothing happens.
13 min Brighton continue to dominate the match to an almost startling degree. They’ve played with a really impressive authority so far.
12 min Newcastle break promisingly from a Brighton corner, but Almiron overhits an ambitious through pass to Willems.
9 min: Dubravka makes a good save from Maupay! It was a classy, length-of-the-field move from Brighton, which started with the keeper Ryan playing the ball into Stephens on the edge of the area. Two passes later, Maupay was haring through the inside-right channel to hit a rising shot from a tight angle that was well blocked by Dubravka.
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8 min Newcastle’s first decent attack. Joelinton picks out a very deep cross to Willems, who waits for the ball to bounce and cuts across a good strike that is blocked by a defender.
7 min Nothing much to report. Brighton have looked good, though, with some smooth, passing passing.
4 min A confident start from Brighton, who have had most of the possession so far.
1 min Peep peep! Brighton, in their green away strip, kick off from left to right. You know what colours Newcastle are wearing.
A few of the England cricket team are at the game: Ben Stokes, Mark Wood, Jason Roy and Rory Burns. God bless them.
Some match reports from the earlier games
If you haven’t seen Harry Kane’s goal, please address the situation at your earliest convenience.
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A tip for Newcastle fans
This interview with John Beresford MBE is absolutely brilliant. Every episode of Undr The Cosh is magnificent, but this is possibly the best of the lot.
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Taking the positives Watford avoided the biggest-ever Premier League defeat, which looked unlikely when they were 7-0 down after an hour.
Pre-match reading
Team news
Newcastle (3-4-2-1) Dubravka; Schar, Lascelles, Dummett; Manquillo, Hayden, Shelvey, Willems; Almiron, Atsu; Joelinton.
Substitutes: Darlow, Krafth, Fernandez, Ki, Carroll, Saint-Maximin, Muto.
Brighton (4-D-2) Ryan; Montoya, Dunk, Webster, Burn; Stephens; Propper, Mooy; Gross; Maupay, Alzate.
Substitutes: Button, Bong, Duffy, Baluta, Bissouma, Murray, Connolly.
Referee Martin Atkinson.
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Preamble
Hello and welcome to live coverage of Newcastle v Brighton from St James’ Park. Both teams are still finding their way under new management - Steve Bruce at Newcastle, Graham Potter at Brighton - although their first objective, to stay out of the relegation zone, hasn’t changed.
Newcastle start this match in 18th place, but they have been enough signs in their early games - particularly the win at Spurs - to suggest they should be fine. The same is true of Brighton, who have played some bright football since Potter took over. If that’s not enough to get your knees trembling with excitement, Andy Carroll should be in a Newcastle squad for the first time since 2011.
Kick off is at 5.30pm.
