Newcastle duo Nick Pope and Kieran Trippier keep Brighton out in stalemate
England stopper Pope racked up a second-straight clean sheet in Newcastle colours, thwarting both Adam Lallana and Solly March
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Your support makes all the difference.Nick Pope conjured two fine saves and Kieran Trippier a goal-line clearance as Newcastle ground out a goalless Premier League draw at Brighton.
England stopper Pope racked up a second-straight clean sheet in Newcastle colours, thwarting both Adam Lallana and Solly March at the Amex Stadium.
March thought he had scored with a low shot through traffic in the first half, only for Trippier to clear off the line at the very last opportunity.
Pascal Gross then turned the ball the wrong side of the post at the death, after Kaoru Mitoma’s neat cutback.
Newcastle struggled for clear openings despite high endeavour in searing heat, with both teams still unbeaten after two Premier League outings.
Brighton increased their domination the longer the contest wore on, but Graham Potter’s men were unable to strike again after last weekend’s fine 2-1 win at Manchester United.
Newcastle had defeated Nottingham Forest 2-0 at home over the season’s opening weekend, but the Magpies were missing any clinical edge to their play on the south coast.
Allan Saint-Maximin was booked for a risible dive to start the afternoon’s exchanges, before Miguel Almiron curled the ball high and wide.
The quiet Saint-Maximin and the scatty Almiron failed to deliver the kind of urgency and incision boss Eddie Howe would so have craved on Newcastle’s travels.
March then saw his goal-bound strike cleared off the line by Trippier, before Lallana fired a neat shot on the spin straight down Pope’s throat.
The teams turned around with honours even and no goals, and despite plenty of huff and puff, that would stay for the rest of the afternoon.
Lallana powered in a header from March’s cross to open the second half, but Pope was equal to the effort, turning the ball around the post.
Brighton old boy Dan Burn headed over from a corner in a rare Newcastle chance and then quickly delivered a fine block to deny Danny Welbeck at the other end.
Enoch Mwepu’s neat low cross positively begged for a finish, but again Pope stood firm, this time palming away March’s sidefooted shot.
Joel Veltman saw an effort blocked by Burn and then Gross tapped his close-range shot the wrong side of the post.
Newcastle held firm for the final few minutes, leaving both sides relatively frustrated – but still both sides remain unbeaten, two games into the new term.
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