Goals:
0-1: Kayal (29, turned in Izquierdo’s first time effort from the edge of the area even if he knew little about it)
Bookings: Kayal (43, foul); Jahanbaksh (74, foul)
Referee: Andre Marriner (Walsall) – made a number of strange decisions throughout the afternoon. 5
Attendance: 50,329
Entertainment: **
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Shots on 6 1
Shots off 21 6
Corners 10 2
Offsides 2 1
Fouls 13 17
NEWCASTLE UNITED (4-4-2):
6 Dubravka: Didn’t really have too much to do and unfortunate to be beaten by a deflection;
6 Yedlin: Didn’t do enough in an attacking sense even if he didn’t do badly defensively
4 Lascelles: Still looks well short of last season’s standards and isn’t leading like he can
6 Fernandez: Lost out to Duffy in the build up to the winner but otherwise decent
6 Dummett: Tried hard to get involved in the final third and dug deep to keep Brighton at bay;
6 Ritchie: Full of his usual running without really looking like he would test Ryan
6 Diame: Was full of spirit in the middle and linked well with Shelvey at times
7 SHELVEY: Didn’t deserve to be on the losing team and if anyone was going to score it was him
6 Kenedy: Livelier than he has been but quite why he tried a Rabona from 20 yards is anyone’s guess;
5 Perez: Looked neat and tidy in possession but never looked threatening enough after missing an early chance
5 Muto: Full of work-rate, endeavour, and unfortunate to make way for a change everyone saw coming
Subs:
Joselu (for Muto 74)
(not used): Darlow (gk), Schar, Hayden, Murphy, Manquillo, Atsu.
BRIGHTON (4-2-3-1): Ryan 7; Bruno 6 (Bernardo 68, 6), Dunk 8, DUFFY 8, Bong 7; Stephens 6, Kayal 7; Izquierdo 6 (Bissouma 79), March 7, Jahanbaksh 7; Murray 5 (Locadia 15, 5). Subs (not used): Button (gk), Andone, Knockaert, Balogun.
MAN OF THE MATCH: Shane Duffy – had a part to play in the goal and made life as difficult as he possible could against a weak Newcastle attack.
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