Newcastle vs Brighton Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 2nd March 2025

Brighton go up against Newcastle on Sunday for a FA Cup meeting at St James' Park.

The match on Sunday has all the makings of a tight battle as Newcastle and Brighton look to bag a crucial win in the process.

Newcastle are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 13 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.3 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 13 goals, or an average of 1.3 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.

The Seagulls are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 28 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 2.8 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of eight goals, and while Brighton claimed four clean sheets, they conceded an average of 0.8 goals per match.

The Seagulls won 2-0 and 1-0 in the two most recent meetings with The Magpies, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

Newcastle vs Brighton Prediction

Newcastle Form

Showing inconsistent form, Newcastle lost two of their past three matches, going down 4-0 against Manchester City, before beating Nottingham Forest 4-3. The joy was short-lived, as Liverpool proved too strong in a 2-0 defeat. Newcastle claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the FA Cup. They also drew one and lost three, scored seven goals and conceded seven.

Brighton Form

Brighton look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Chelsea, who were defeated by 3-0. Then, Southampton got outclassed in a 0-4 win, before beating Bournemouth by 2-1. Brighton recorded no less than five in their previous six FA Cup away matches, as well losing once and drawing none. They hit the target 19 themselves while allowing six goals against.

We've thought long and hard which bet offers the best price at the bookies, as the match against Brighton could turn out a bit slippery for Newcastle. Considering form and strength in squad, we nevertheless ended up siding with the latter this coming Sunday.

Newcastle vs Brighton Squads

Newcastle Squad

The 47-year-old manager of Newcastle, Eddie Howe, will select the lineup against Brighton from the players listed below:

Alexander Isak, Anthony Gordon, Bruno Guimaraes, Callum Wilson, Daniel Burn, Emil Krafth, Fabian Schaer, Garang Kuol, Harvey Barnes, Jacob Murphy, Jamaal Lascelles, Joelinton, John Ruddy, Joseph Willock, Kieran Trippier, Lewis Hall, Lewis Miley, Mark Gillespie, Martin Dubravka, Matt Targett, Nick Pope, Odisseas Vlachodimos, Sandro Tonali, Sean Longstaff, Sven Botman, Trevan Sanusi, Valentino Livramento, William Osula.

Brighton Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Brighton players that the manager Fabian Hurzeler will choose from for the upcoming game:

Verbruggen, Rushworth, Steele, McGill, Webster, Cashin, Igor, van Hecke, Veltman, Dunk, Estupinan, Lamptey, Baleba, Gomez, Kadioglu, Hinshelwood, Milner, Mitoma, Wieffer, O'Riley, March, Ayari, Mazilu, Gruda, Welbeck, Rutter, Pedro, Adingra, Minteh.

Newcastle vs Brighton Team News

Newcastle seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment this coming Sunday.

Jamaal Lascelles and Sven Botman are missing from the squad, Newcastle will field against Brightonthis coming Sunday.

Brighton just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Newcastle at the St James' Park.

Solly March won't be travelling with Brighton this time, as he nurses an injury.

Newcastle vs Brighton Lineups

Newcastle vs Brighton H2H

Brighton won 2-0 and 1-0 in the two most recent meetings with The Magpies, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage. Newcastle go into their upcoming match against Brighton with a 0% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 0-0-2 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

Newcastle vs Brighton Betting Tips

Look no further than Alexander Isak, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Newcastle in the FA Cup, while Joao Pedro managed five goals in the last half dozen matches for Brighton in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

In their last 10 matches at St James' Park across all tournaments Newcastle won seven times, drew one and lost two times. Brighton claimed five wins, three draw and two defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals are usually flowing for Newcastle on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened six times for Brighton in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Newcastle’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of two goals during this run. In the last ten games for Brighton, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.1 times goals per game themselves.