PREVIEW | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Newcastle - team news, lineups, predictions

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·16 Oktober 2025

PREVIEW | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Newcastle - team news, lineups, predictions

Brighton & Hove Albion host Newcastle at the Amex Stadium this Saturday as both sides look to climb the Premier League table.

The Seagulls sit 12th with nine points after a 1-1 draw with Wolves before the international hiatus, while the Magpies are 11th - on the same points - following a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest.

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These two sides' last meeting ended 1-1, thanks to an 89th-minute penalty from Alexander Isak and another potentially tight clash is on the cards on the south coast this weekend.

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Joe Sayers (Albion Obsessed): Well, another international break all done. It seriously feels like we’ve been watching England more than our clubs this season, but it was a welcome distraction after the Albion’s disappointing 1-1 draw with Wolves last time out.

That curse of failing to turn up against the clubs struggling at the bottom of the league remains, so I’m hopeful we can turn up against Newcastle and show a better account of ourselves.

We are yet to see a consistent 90 minute performance from the Albion so far this season, and it’ll be a tough ask to control the game from the off against Newcastle.

My better memories of playing them at the Amex go back to the 2023/24 season, when we saw red-hot Ferguson bag a hat trick against the Magpies.

We’re going to need the same again from someone else to really lift the momentum. We need to make a statement, saying we want Europe again is one thing, we need to see it on the pitch.

Prediction: 2-1

Daniel Oliveira (Playmaker Stats Editor): Newcastle have made a solid defensive start to the season, keeping five clean sheets in seven games, but scoring has been a real headache.

Just six goals from 80 shots shows the Magpies are creating chances, but struggling to finish, and that will need to improve if they’re to climb the table from 11th.

Eddie Howe’s side head into a tricky away fixture against Brighton, a team they’ve historically struggled against, having won only two of their last 16 top-flight meetings. While the defence has been dependable, Newcastle will need to find their cutting edge if they’re going to get a positive result and Howe will hope striker Nick Woltemade can build upon his promising start for the Magpies.

Prediction: 1-1

Predicted lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion: Bart Verbruggen, Ferdi Kadioglu, Lewis Dunk, Jan Paul van Hecke, Maxim De Cuyper, Yasin Ayari, Carlos Baleba, Brajan Gruda, Georginio Rutter, Yankuba Minteh, Danny Welbeck

Newcastle: Nick Pope, Kieran Trippier, Sven Botman, Fabian Schär, Dan Burn, Bruno Guimarães, Sandro Tonali, Joelinton, Anthony Elanga, Nick Woltemade, Anthony Gordon

Unavailable

Brighton & Hove Albion

Solly March - Injury
Kaoru Mitoma - In doubt
Jack Hinshelwood - Injury
Diego Gómez - Injury
Adam Webster - Cruciate Ligament Injury

Newcastle

Tino Livramento - Injury
Lewis Hall - Injury
Yoane Wissa - Injury

Last starting XIs

Brighton & Hove Albion ( vs Wolverhampton 2025-10-05): Bart Verbruggen, Mats Wieffer, Lewis Dunk, Jan Paul van Hecke, Ferdi Kadioglu, Carlos Baleba, Yasin Ayari, Brajan Gruda, Diego Gómez, Yankuba Minteh, Danny Welbeck

Newcastle ( vs Nottingham Forest 2025-10-05): Nick Pope, Kieran Trippier, Malick Thiaw, Sven Botman, Dan Burn, Bruno Guimarães, Joelinton, Sandro Tonali, Anthony Elanga, Nick Woltemade, Anthony Gordon

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MANAGERS

Fabian Hürzeler has faced Eddie Howe on three occasions, recording two wins and a draw
Eddie Howe has faced Brighton & Hove Albion on 24 occasions, recording 11 wins, seven draws, and six losses
Fabian Hürzeler has faced Newcastle on three occasions, recording two wins and a draw

TEAMS

Away from home, Newcastle is coming from four consecutive games without a loss.
Newcastle currently has one loss in the last five games.
Newcastle is coming from four consecutive games scoring goals.
Newcastle is coming from two consecutive games without a loss.
Newcastle is coming from two consecutive victories.
At home, Brighton & Hove Albion is coming from three consecutive games scoring goals.
At home, Brighton & Hove Albion is coming from three consecutive games conceding goals.
At home, Brighton & Hove Albion is coming from three consecutive games without a loss.
Brighton & Hove Albion currently has one loss in the last seven games.
Brighton & Hove Albion is coming from seven consecutive games scoring goals.
Brighton & Hove Albion is coming from four consecutive games without a loss.

HEAD TO HEAD

Brighton & Hove Albion and Newcastle have faced each other 37 times, with Brighton & Hove Albion having the advantage: 15 wins, against 11 victories for Newcastle.
At the American Express Stadium (Falmer Stadium), Brighton & Hove Albion has an advantage in duels against Newcastle: seven wins in 18 games. Newcastle has four victories.
In the English League, there have been 16 matches between the two teams, with six wins for Brighton & Hove Albion, eight draws, and two victories for Newcastle.