Brighton & Hove Albion vs Newcastle United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Brighton & Hove Albion vs Newcastle United
We'll play two additional minutes at the Amex, closing out a high-octane first half between these two evenly-matched sides.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Newcastle United
After Gordon heads behind for a corner, Gross hangs the delivery into the centre of the box. Dunk rises and heads for goal, but can't direct his effort on target as the ball sails wide.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Newcastle United
Before this game, Brighton had the most shots (68), shots on target (30), touches in the opposition box (159) and accumulated the most xG (7.7) in the Premier League so far this season. It’s the most shots on target a team has had in their opening three games in a season since eventual champions Manchester City's 31 in 2011-12!
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Newcastle United
Guimaraes appears to have shooting space on the edge of the box, but chooses instead to play in Tonali. He gets into a tangle and loses possession in the area, but the ball drops to Isak, who fires a a first-time shot into Van Hecke's outstretched leg!
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Newcastle United
The first half has absolutely flown by so far, with near-constant chances at each end. Ferguson's breakthrough may have involved a stroke of fortune gift-wrapped to the teenager by Pope, but given what we've seen, that could be far from the last time the net bulges in this game.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Newcastle United
With eight goals and two assists, Ferguson is only the second non-English player to reach 10 Premier League goal involvements while aged 18 or younger, after Cesc Fabregas (five goals, 10 assists).
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Newcastle United
Isak spreads play wide to an advancing Tonali, who fires a low cross into the centre. Gordon stretches for it, but can't quite reach the ball as it flashes across the face of goal!
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Newcastle United
That Ferguson opener makes it 11 home games on the bounce in which Brighton have found the net, and the Seagulls are unbeaten in their last six when scoring first, dating back to an April loss against Nottingham Forest.
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