Newcastle United 3-1 Brighton result, stats and report

Liverpool beat Brighton 2-0 at Anfield on Sunday, with an early Pascal Groß own goal and a clinical Alexander Isak finish settling the match before half-time. Brighton competed hard but were punished for their sloppiness at the back.

Newcastle United secured a comfortable 2-0 victory at Crystal Palace on Sunday, with William Osula and Harvey Barnes both scoring in the second half to settle a match Palace never truly threatened to win.

Brighton arrive at the Amex in scorching form, having kept four clean sheets in their last five Premier League matches. Newcastle United come to town battered, leaking goals, and running out of excuses.

Hull City have not won in five Premier League matches and face a Brighton side that has conceded just one goal in that same window. Something has to give, and the evidence says it will not be Brighton.

Newcastle United host Arsenal on Saturday having conceded twelve goals in their last five Premier League matches. Arsenal arrive with four wins from five and a clean sheet habit that makes them very dangerous visitors.

Liverpool have scored nine Premier League goals in seven games against 15 in four cup and European fixtures, and Andoni Iraola says he 'doesn't really know the reason'. With Brighton's high-scoring attack visiting Anfield, the stark split exposes a low-block problem that outlasted Arne Slot's tenure.

Pierre Sage and Matthias Jaissle both face scrutiny over turbulent starts to their Crystal Palace and Newcastle tenures, but the pressure is wildly uneven: Sage may be sacked with a defeat, while Jaissle enjoys public backing despite Newcastle's 'chaotic' reputation. Sunday's clash at Selhurst Park could decide which project survives.

Chelsea's reported pursuit of Brighton's Yasin Ayari fits a well-worn pattern of raids on the Seagulls' recruitment pipeline, but the standout line in Thursday's gossip column is Arsenal's apparent willingness to sell Viktor Gyokeres just months after a £55m outlay.