Newcastle vs Brighton

Kick-off: October 18 2025, 15:00 BST

Stadium: The American Express Community Stadium

Brighton (4-2-3-1)

• Goalkeeper: B. Verbruggen
• Defenders: M. Wieffer, J. van Hecke, L. Dunk, Ferdi Erenay Kadıoğlu
• Midfielders: C. Baleba, Y. Ayari, Y. Minteh
• Forwards: G. Rutter, D. Gómez, D. Welbeck

Newcastle (4-3-3)

• Goalkeeper: N. Pope
• Defenders: K. Trippier, M. Thiaw, S. Botman, D. Burn
• Midfielders: Bruno Guimarães, S. Tonali, Joelinton
• Forwards: A. Elanga, Nick Woltemade, A. Gordon

Brighton will be missing B. Gruda, J. Hinshelwood, S. March, A. Webster, D. Gómez, K. Mitoma, and J. Veltman due to various injuries, which severely hampered their squad depth. Their absences could create challenges in maintaining consistent performance.

Newcastle's injury list includes L. Hall, T. Livramento, Y. Wissa, and L. Miley, which has affected their rotation options. However, their strong depth means they can still field a competitive side despite these setbacks.

This match brings together two teams in the mid-table of the Premier League, both seeking to improve their standings. Brighton sits in 12th with 9 points, while Newcastle is just above in 11th, also with 9 points. A victory could boost either side closer to the top half.

Brighton has had a mixed run of results recently, with a record of DRAW-WIN-DRAW-LOSS. With these results, they have aimed to find consistency but remain to establish their home dominance, having not won in their last two home matches.

Newcastle’s recent form shows a pattern of WIN-LOSS-DRAW-WIN, indicating a slightly more stable performance lately. Although they have struggled in away games, they will aim to capitalize on their prior momentum to clinch an important away victory.

• Sun May 04 2025: Brighton 1-1 Newcastle
• Sat Oct 19 2024: Newcastle 0-1 Brighton
• Sat May 11 2024: Newcastle 1-1 Brighton
• Sat Sep 02 2023: Brighton 3-1 Newcastle