Brighton & Hove Albion vs Newcastle United

Seeking their elusive first Premier League win of the season, Newcastle United head to the Amex Stadium to take on underperforming Brighton & Hove Albion.

Despite going from back-to-back Premier League victories to five consecutive league matches without winning (D4, L1), Brighton can draw confidence from holding Liverpool to a 2-2 away draw last time out despite trailing 2-0 at one point. Graham Potter’s men will be confident of getting back to winning ways here, as they take on a Newcastle side they haven’t lost to in any of their eight Premier League H2Hs (W4, D4), conceding just once across those meetings! Brighton hammered Newcastle 3-0 in both last season’s Premier League encounters, with their previous six top-flight H2Hs featuring just four goals combined. However, the ‘Seagulls’ have struggled in low-profile fixtures of late, picking up just four victories across their last 26 Premier League matches against sides starting the day in the drop zone (D12, L10).

Meanwhile, the blockbuster Saudi-led takeover of Newcastle has failed to spark the ‘Magpies’ on-field displays, as the visitors still chase their first Premier League win of the season (D4, L6). A dismal return of three defeats from their last four league matches (D1) leaves Newcastle hovering six points adrift of safety. With the new owners yet to replace the departed manager Steve Bruce, the Tyneside outfit risks coming close to matching an unwanted 13-game winless Premier League streak set between 2007 and 2008. Any hope of avoiding that scenario will depend on Newcastle’s ability to improve on their paltry return of one goal from their last 96 goal attempts against Brighton! The ‘Magpies’ have also developed a habit of falling behind without recovering, as they’ve lost three of the four Premier League away games in which they conceded first this term (D1).