Newcastle vs Brighton Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 11th May 2024

Newcastle appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face Brighton in round 37 of the Premier League season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at St. James' Park on Saturday.

Ranked as number 6 in the Premier League standings, Newcastle, have so far collected 56 points this season, while Brighton collected 47 points. This puts them up as number 11 after 35 rounds.

Newcastle are looking for a payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with Brighton and odds favour them to pull it off.

Brighton are currently not the most scoring team in the Premier League, as they only found the back of the net five times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.5 goals a game in which they conceded 17 times, an average of 1.7 per game. They managed three clean sheets in these.

Newcastle lost to 3-1 Brighton in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 4-1 win, which Newcastle dished out the match before that.

Newcastle vs Brighton Prediction

Newcastle Form

Newcastle look back on their last three matches with six points to show for their efforts. Against Crystal Palace, they were left empty-handed in a 2-0 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Sheffield United in a 5-1 win. They followed that up with a 1-4 win against Burnley in their most recent outing. Newcastle managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League, where they also drew twice and lost none. They scored 19 goals and conceded seven times.

Newcastle went into the season with the ambition of qualifying for a European competition. They still have all to play for here at the business end of the season.

Brighton Form

In their last three matches, Brighton lost against Manchester City and Bournemouth by 0-4 and 3-0, respectively, and beat Aston Villa by 1-0. Brighton managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Premier League. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring nine time and letting in seven.

Newcastle went into the season with the ambition of qualifying for a European competition. They still have all to play for here at the business end of the season.

Anything but a home win for Newcastle will be a massive surprise, and with goals flowing freely Brighton could be in for a hammering.

Newcastle took 33 points from their last 18 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. This amounts to ten wins after scoring 43 times and conceding 23. Brighton claimed three wins and ten points in their last 11 games against teams from the top six. They scored 14 times in these matches, but also conceded 26 goals. Newcastle are looking at a record of 17 wins, five draws and 13 defeats in the Premier League this season. Brighton are looking at 12 wins, 11 draws and 12 defeats in the Premier League.

Newcastle vs Brighton Squads

Newcastle Squad

The 46-year-old coach of the home team, Eddie Howe, will select the lineup against Brighton from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Loris Karius (0/1), Mark Gillespie (0/0), Martin Dubravka (0/21), Nick Pope (0/14), Alex Murphy (0/0), Daniel Burn (2/30), Emil Krafth (0/14), Fabian Schaer (4/34), Jamaal Lascelles (1/16), Kieran Trippier (1/25), Matt Targett (0/0), Paul Dummett (0/0), Sven Botman (2/17), Valentino Livramento (1/25), Bruno Guimaraes (6/34), Elliot Anderson (0/18), Harvey Barnes (4/18), Jacob Murphy (2/18), Joe White (0/0), Joelinton (2/17), Joseph Willock (1/9), Lewis Hall (0/15), Lewis Miley (1/17), Matt Ritchie (1/13), Miguel Almiron (3/30), Sandro Tonali (1/8), Sean Longstaff (5/32), Alexander Isak (20/27), Anthony Gordon (10/33), Ben Parkinson (0/0), Callum Wilson (9/19).

Brighton Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Brighton players that the manager Roberto De Zerbi will choose from for the upcoming game:

Bart Verbruggen (0/19), Jason Steele (0/16), Thomas McGill (0/0), Adam Webster (0/12), Igor (0/21), Jan Paul van Hecke (0/28), Joel Veltman (0/26), Lewis Dunk (3/31), Pervis Estupinan (2/19), Tariq Lamptey (0/16), Valentin Barco (0/0), Adam Lallana (0/24), Billy Gilmour (0/27), Carlos Baleba (0/24), Facundo Buonanotte (3/25), Jack Hinshelwood (3/12), Jakub Moder (0/15), James Milner (0/15), Julio Enciso (0/9), Kaoru Mitoma (3/19), Pascal Gross (4/33), Solly March (3/7), Ansu Fati (2/17), Danny Welbeck (4/26), Evan Ferguson (6/27), Joao Pedro (9/29), Simon Adingra (6/28).

Newcastle vs Brighton Team News

Newcastle could have as many as seven players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to Brighton this coming Saturday.

Jacob Murphy, Alexander Isak, Joelinton, Nick Pope, Joseph Willock, Matt Targett and Elliot Anderson are all absent from the Newcastle squad that faces Brighton at St. James' Park.

Brighton have four on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Newcastle on Saturday.

Brighton need to do without Joao Pedro, James Milner, Solly March and Julio Enciso, who are not fit enough to travel to St. James' Park.

Newcastle vs Brighton Lineups

Newcastle vs Brighton H2H

Newcastle were defeated by 3-1 in their last encounter with Brighton, but did win the reverse match 4-1, though. Newcastle go into their upcoming match against Brighton with a 20% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 2-5-3 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Newcastle vs Brighton Results

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten matches between Newcastle and Brighton. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 11/5 with bookies.

Newcastle vs Brighton Betting Tips

Scoring 20 goals during a Premier League campaign is just the sort of form, every club adores in a player. Alexander Isak is out to extend his current momentum, and the upcoming game should be a good opportunity to add another goal to his name. Picking Alexander Isak to score seems like a no-brainer currently.

Newcastle claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Brighton won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing seven in this series of matches. Goals are flowing freely for Newcastle on home soil currently, as both teams scored in seven of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target three times in Brighton''s last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet five times in the past ten encounters between Newcastle and Brighton, with the latter scoring 1.3 goals on average in these. Newcastle managed an average of 0.9 goals as both teams scored five times in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Newcastle’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Brighton's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.5 goals in these matches.