Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion LIVE: Premier League latest score, goals and updates from fixture
Follow all the action from St. James' Park
Follow live coverage as Newcastle United face Brighton & Hove Albion 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:
Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion
If the game carries on in the way that it’s started, it is surely only a matter of time until Newcastle open the scoring. They have been utterly dominant.
Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Newcastle are so far up the pitch that Schar and Burn just combined inside the box to create an opportunity. Brighton cannot seem to get out of their box, let alone their half!
Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Newcastle have a barrage of shots blocked as they seek an opener. Guimaraes and Gordon were amongst those to have efforts stopped on the edge of the box. Brighton are sitting very deep as they hold on.
Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion
HUGE CHANCE! A cross comes in from the left side for Newcastle and Guimaraes flicks it on with a header. Isak doesn’t react to the chance quickly enough and misses the ball completely on the volley. That could’ve easily been 1-0!
Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Calls of handball against Kadioglu inside the Brighton box as Tonali took him on. The referee doesn’t give a penalty, and the VAR checks and clears the call straight away.
Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion
CHANCE! Gordon cuts a pass back to Isak, who strikes with his left foot, and it looks to be heading in, but it is blocked by his own player as Murphy gets in the way!
Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion
The game has started in a scrappy fashion, with both sides committing a number of fouls each and neither team being able to create anything meaningful.
Newcastle United vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Hall is fouled on the edge of the box by Veltman and VAR checked for a handball by the Brighton man as they fell to the ground, but the onfield decision stands. No penalty.
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