In the last three rounds before the break, Newcastle did not win once. Only a win in the League Cup over Wimbledon, and that was only thanks to a goal from the penalty spot, diluted the string of poor performances. The leader and the most stable player at the moment is goalkeeper Nick Pope. Without him, the team’s results could be significantly worse.
Brighton could not win in the championship four matches in a row, until last round they visited Tottenham. It took less than 20 minutes for the Seagulls to turn failure into victory. This shows how much the players have improved the realization of chances, but also does not cancel out the fact that the team still concedes a lot.
In recent years, Newcastle has looked stronger in head-to-head matches against Brighton. They lost to the “seagulls” only one of the last six matches. At home field Newcastle usually play very powerful and are unlikely to miss a victory in this important match.