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2026-05-02 - Newcastle United vs Brighton

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Newcastle United v Brighton
Football: English Premier League
Saturday 2nd May 2026 - Kick Off 3pm

Newcastle United

You might be surprised to read this, but results over the last Premier League weekend have made one or two Newcastle United fans feel like there is an outside chance that they will be dragged into the relegation scrap. While that feels incredibly unlikely with 42 points on the board, it is also a sign that all is not right at St James' Park and Eddie Howe's position as manager looks increasingly under threat.

They may have slipped to 14th in the Premier League table, but an 8 point gap to Tottenham Hotspur in the bottom three and with four League games remaining feels like Newcastle United have enough to avoid an embarrassing drop out of the top flight. Any lingering concerns can be erased by improving the 8-2-7 record at St James' Park in the top flight this season.

Newcastle United have won 1 of the last 8 games in all competitions, but it is the run of 5 losses in a row that have really raised concerns. They did not play poorly at Arsenal last Saturday, but Newcastle United were still beaten, while they have lost 3 of the last 4 home games in all competitions, including back to back Premier League defeats here.

Joelinton is available after serving a suspension, but a distracted Anthony Gordon is a doubt. Tino Livramento is expected to miss the remainder of the campaign.

Brighton

There is an outside chance that 6th place in the Premier League may earn a spot in the Champions League, but Brighton Football Club are not thinking too far ahead of themselves. Instead, the focus is making sure they return to European Football and Fabian Hurzeler's men are definitely trending in the right direction.

In fact you may even consider Brighton favourites to finish in the top six after the very comfortable home win over Chelsea, but the squad needs a strong conclusion to the season. The Seagulls make the long trip to the North East with a 5-5-7 away record and Brighton have scored 21 goals and conceded 22 in those matches.

Brighton have been on a strong run in the Premier League and have lost 1 of the last 8 matches played in the top flight, but most impressive is that they have won 6 times in that run. They should be well prepared for this fixture having had plenty of time between games and Brighton had won 3 away Premier League games in a row before the 2-2 draw at Tottenham Hotspur.

Diego Gomez and James Milner are expected to miss out, while Solly March is a doubt.

Head to Head

Brighton beat Newcastle United 2-1 at home in the League earlier this season.

Newcastle United have not won any of the last 3 at home against Brighton and they have lost consecutive matches here against The Seagulls, although the last of those ended in a defeat After Extra Time.

Prediction

The performance last Saturday was one that Newcastle United will feel was strong enough to earn a positive result at Arsenal, but another defeat has just kept a poor run of form hanging over the heads of the players.

The hopes of returning to European Football are diminishing and only a really strong run of form to conclude the season will give Newcastle United belief of moving into one of those European positions.

They are at home, but Newcastle United have suffered late losses in back to back games at St James' Park. There is a lack of confidence in the final third and that has put a lot of pressure on the home team, which has resulted in a number of poor results.

Losses are piling up for Newcastle United and now they take on a Brighton team that have been in much stronger form all around.

In fact Brighton look like they are capable of a top six finish and a win in the North East would place them in a very strong position.

A healthier squad has helped, while Fabian Hurzeler has been a little more settled with the starting eleven. He has players in strong form and Brighton benefit from having last played over a week ago compared with Newcastle United being tested on Saturday evening.

The manager will be well aware that his team need to be better than they were in the 2-2 draw at Tottenham Hotspur, but Brighton had won 3 away Premier League games in a row before that and they look a decent price to do the same this weekend.