Newcastle United still doesn’t have its new boss and now faces an up-and-coming Brighton and Hove Albion managed by one of the brighter minds in the game (start time 1:30pm ET Saturday on NBC and online via NBCSports.com).
Graham Potter and Brighton are on 16 points, just four back of the top four, but they’ll be looking to Newcastle as a route out of a slump.
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The Seagulls have played Newcastle well over the years and now meet a team that is winless and has been decidedly outplayed in two matches under interim boss Graeme Jones.
Brighton is winless in five but four of those are draws and the loss was to Man City. Draws came against Arsenal, Liverpool, Norwich City, and Crystal Palace.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of Brighton vs Newcastle.
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Brighton team news, injuries, lineup
Danny Welbeck and Steven Alzate are out, while Aaron Connolly is still missing and Brighton are without Dan Burn and Taylor Richards too.
TEAM NEWS! 🚨 Here's the Albion XI to face @NUFC in the @PremierLeague tonight. 📝
— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) November 6, 2021
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Newcastle team news, injuries, lineup
Elliott Anderson and Paul Dummett remain out, while interim boss Graeme Jones makes three changes as Murphy, Shelvey and Almiron all start.
🚨 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠-𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 🚨
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) November 6, 2021
Graeme Jones makes three changes as Jacob Murphy, Jonjo Shelvey and Miguel Almirón all come into the starting XI.
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Odds and ends (full odds provided by our partner, PointsBet)
Brighton’s tied with Brentford as the biggest home favorite of the weekend, paying -167 for a win and +290 for a draw. Newcastle would net +450 if it bagged all three points at the Amex Stadium.
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Prediction
Honestly? There’s always a chance with Allan Saint-Maximin, Callum Wilson, and Co. in the Newcastle lineup but Graeme Jones didn’t look like he wanted his men to go for it against Palace and obviously played it safe versus Chelsea. Will he try to go out with a win for his boyhood club, or let Brighton move the ball around and hope for a draw? Either way, Brighton 3-1 Newcastle.
