Brighton vs Newcastle 2023-24 English Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion

27': Evan Ferguson
65': Evan Ferguson
70': Evan Ferguson

FT
3 - 1

Newcastle United

90'+2': Callum Wilson

Ferguson hits hat-trick as Brighton crush Newcastle

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A hat-trick from teenage striker Evan Ferguson handed Brighton & Hove Albion a dominant 3-1 win over a lacklustre Newcastle United in the Premier League on Saturday.

Match Commentary

23': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
27': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Newcastle United 0. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
43': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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.
58': Substitution, Newcastle United. Callum Wilson replaces Joelinton.
58': Substitution, Newcastle United. Elliot Anderson replaces Miguel Almirón.
58': Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Sandro Tonali.
65': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Newcastle United 0. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Billy Gilmour.
68': Matt Targett (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
70': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Newcastle United 0. Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
74': Substitution, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes replaces Alexander Isak.
74': Substitution, Newcastle United. Jamaal Lascelles replaces Matt Targett.
76': Dan Burn (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tariq Lamptey replaces João Pedro.
77': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Mahmoud Dahoud replaces Billy Gilmour.
81': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Lallana replaces Solly March.
81': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. James Milner replaces Evan Ferguson.
83': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': James Milner (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Simon Adingra replaces Pascal Groß.
90'+2': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Newcastle United 1. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sean Longstaff.
90'+5': Mahmoud Dahoud (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
90'+8': Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,620

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+46	Liverpool	35	82	3
+33	Arsenal	35	67	4
+24	Manchester City	35	64	9
+21	Newcastle United	35	63	10

Full Table

Statistics

NEW		BHA
17	Fouls	14
4	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	5
3	Corner Kicks	5
4	Saves	2
44.2	Possession	55.8
9	SHOTS	15
2	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
371	Accurate Passes	507
440	Passes	565
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	6
11	Crosses	9
0.2	Cross %	0.7
43	Long Balls	43
20	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	4
9	Effective Tackles	3
18	Tackles	8
0.5	Tackle %	0.4
3	Interceptions	11
14	Effective Clearances	12
14	Clearances	12

Line-Ups

Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Bart Verbruggen (GK)
5	Lewis Dunk
29	Jan Paul van Hecke
30	Pervis Estupiñán
34	Joël Veltman
9	João Pedro
11	Billy Gilmour
13	Pascal Groß
28	Evan Ferguson
22	Kaoru Mitoma
7	Solly March

Substitutes:

Adam Webster, Tariq Lamptey, Igor Julio, Simon Adingra, James Milner, Jason Steele, Facundo Buonanotte, Mahmoud Dahoud, Adam Lallana.

Newcastle United (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	Nick Pope (GK)
33	Dan Burn
5	Fabian Schär
13	Matt Targett
2	Kieran Trippier
39	Bruno Guimarães
7	Joelinton
8	Sandro Tonali
14	Alexander Isak
10	Anthony Gordon
24	Miguel Almirón