Brighton v Newcastle predictions: Much-improved Magpies to muster maximum points

Free football tips, best bets and analysis for Brighton v Newcastle United in the Premier League on Saturday.

When to bet

3pm Saturday

Best bet

Newcastle draw no bet
1pt 11-10 general

Team news

Brighton
Jakub Moder continues to miss out with a knee injury.

Newcastle
Federico Fernandez, Jamal Lewis, Jonjo Shelvey, Emil Krafth and remain sidelined but Jamaal Lascelles is back in contention.

Match preview

Newcastle cruised to a 2-0 home victory in their Premier League opener and they can make it six points from six by defeating Brighton at the Amex.

Both teams go into the game with confidence and there are high expectations of the Seagulls after their well-deserved 2-1 success at Manchester United last Sunday.

Brighton played a more direct style at Old Trafford and it paid dividends against a United side who looked vulnerable to counter-attacks.

But Graham Potter's side tend to favour a more possession-based approach in home games and it hasn't yielded consistent results.

They registered just five home league wins last season and may struggle to come up with the answers against a Newcastle side with top-six ambitions.

Newcastle have been more measured than expected in the transfer market and are showing that they can win games in different ways.

They have banked three points in seven of their last nine Premier League games and another maximum looks on the cards this weekend.

Key stat

Newcastle have won seven of their last nine Premier League fixtures.

Inside info

Brighton

Penalty taker Leandro Trossard
Assist ace Pascal Gross
Set-piece aerial threat Lewis Dunk
Card magnet Lewis Dunk

Newcastle

Penalty taker Callum Wilson
Assist ace Allan Saint-Maximin
Set-piece aerial threat Dan Burn
Card magnet Joelinton

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