Brighton & Hove Albion vs Newcastle United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Brighton & Hove Albion face Newcastle United today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Newcastle United
Schar is all over Welbeck as the forward faces his own keeper's long pass. Brighton look to go quickly with Minteh, but are called back. In the next phase, Estupinan is found by a slick Adingra backheel before his cross is collected high by Pope.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Newcastle United
Livramento is fed down the left towards the byline and Baleba tracks back to slide, expecting a cross. The Englishman doesn't fire a ball across and instead goes down softly, trying to draw contact. It's a goal kick to Brighton, despite Livramento's desire for a foul.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Newcastle United
Murphy goes for a smart one-two with Guimaraes on the right before the latter's ball is cleared by Dunk at the near post. Adingra recovers and gets fouled by the Brazilian as this first half continues to prove tricky for the away side.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Newcastle United
GUIMARAES! It's straight at the goalkeeper! Barnes rushes in from the left touchline to link up with Isak in the central position. The ball is then popped to Toons' Brazilian midfielder to power one from the edge of the area. It's a sighter, really, and Verbruggen can dive onto the ball gratefully. It is a sign of promise, though.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Newcastle United
Newcastle win a corner as Van Hecke does well to interfere with a cross and nod over. The resulting delivery is ineffective and Brighton clear to break. This threat ultimately ends as Pope powers away as the crowd shout 'HOOF'.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Newcastle United
Nonsense aside, going back to Minteh's strike: the Gambian has netted seven goals across all competitions for Brighton this season, with each of his last two now oddly coming against Newcastle United.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Newcastle United
It appears that the yellow card has been attributed to Wieffer grabbing the ball in order to stop Newcastle moving forward quickly.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Newcastle United
Brighton have a record of W10, D6, L2 when scoring the opening goal in the Premier League this season.
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