Post-match report for our last game: Newcastle Utd, Saturday, 18th October 2025
PREMIER LEAGUE 25/26: Brighton V Newcastle - 18/10/25 P8
* * * * * ITS ALL IN BLUE & WHITE * * * * *
RESULT: 2-1 ~ Welbeck 2 . (h-t 1-0)
VENUE: the Amex, Falmer - fourth home match of 8 fixtures to date . Sat 3:00pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: after nearly a calendar month we returned to the old community stadium for October PL action following the second international break.
Entertaining Toon had proven to be pretty successful since our dual rise into the elite after that single Championship meeting at end of Feb 2017 - when both outfits were chasing auto-promo.
WEATHER: mild . GATE: 31,620 . ATMOSPHERE: ups & downs... and up again.
FABIAN HURZELER had refreshed during the latest Prem pause when he admitted to have also reflected & analysed.
FH checked returnees from various national squads and found some were carrying injuries, niggles, jet lag and/or other negative issues.
SQUAD: 38 McGill (gk) 51 Tasker 53 Howell 54 Simmonds
INJURED: 8 Gruda 13 Hinshelwood 22 Mitoma 34 Veltman . . REHAB: 4 Webster 7 March
OOL: 3 Julio 16 Cashin 28 Ferguson 32 Sarmiento 33 ORiley 39 Rushworth (gk) 40 Buonanotte
STARTING SHAPE: 4-2-3-1
TEAM . . . . . . . . . 1 Verbruggen
. 27 Wieffer 6 van Hecke 5 Dunk 24 Kadioglu
. 11 Minteh 17 Baleba 26 Ayari 25 Gomez
. . . . . 10 Rutter . . . 18 Welbeck
SUBS: 29 de Cuyper (36), 9 Tzimas (71), 20 Milner (71), 19 Kostoulas (90), 42 Coppola (90)
BENCH: 23 Steele 14 Watson 21 Boscagli 58 Oriola
GOALS:
1-0 - 41 . WELBECK waits for keepers decision prior to putting the ball past him following an assist by Rutter.
1-1 - 76 . visitors equalise after subs provide more pressure plus control going forwards.
2-1 - 84 . WELBECK adds a quality second score at the psychological moment as the clock ticks down.
YELLOWS: none
CHANGES: 36 - de Cuyper for Gomez . 71 - Tzimas & Milner for Rutter & Baleba
90 - Kostoulas & Coppola for Welbeck & Minteh
FIRST HALF: from evenly shared possession hosts show more intent and gather momentum.
Locals take the lead several minutes before the intermission.
SECOND HALF: momentum swings towards visitors as they seek a leveller.
Magpies net and carry a threat well before & well after.
Seagulls bag a late winner from somewhere.
IN THE END: a hard fought victory obtained from defensive discipline aided by critical striking qualities.
NUMBERS: poss 46%-54%, on target 5-3, off target 8-13, corners 8-4,
fouls 9-9, yellows 0-1, subs 5-5, shape 4231-433 . . . . . gd1 pt12 po9
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