Brighton and Hove Albion vs Newcastle United 02.09.2023 Prediction: Premier League

Match Overview

The Amex Stadium will play host to a fabulous game between Brighton and Hove Albion and Newcastle United in the fourth round of the English Premier League on 2 September, Saturday. While Brighton come into this game on the back of a defeat in the hands of West Ham United, Newcastle were thumped by Liverpool in a come-from-behind victory.

Key Highlights 

At the time of writing, Brighton are ranked in the sixth position of the league table with six points to their name whereas Newcastle are perched upon the thirteenth position of the same standings with 3 points inside their kitty. Although it is still early days here, one can say that Brighton have had a better start to the season than the visiting side have done.

Injury Report

Julio Enciso and Jakub Mulder have been ruled out for Brighton. Newcastle, on the other hand, have a long list of injured players including the likes of Sven Botman, Lewis Hall, Emile Krafth and Joe Willock among others.

Prediction

Neither Brighton nor Newcastle appear to be the downright favourites to win this game. Solly March is the competition's top scorer (3) so far while his teammate, winger Kaoru Mitoma is ranked 2 in big chances created in the competition (3). Alexander Isak has the most shots on target per match for Newcastle United (1.7). We expect BTTS (both teams to score) in this game.