Brighton 0-0 Newcastle
He gets back to his feet slowly and is hobbling.
He's going to try and run it off.
Brighton 0-0 Newcastle
he wins the ball but the referee's whistle sounds for a free-kick to the visitors.
Minteh can't believe it but Brighton survive the resultant set piece.
Brighton 0-0 Newcastle
Here come the teams...
Kick off at the Amex is now just moments away!
Team news - reminder...
Brighton: Verbruggen, Wieffer, Dunk, van Hecke, Kadioglu, Ayari, Gomez, Baleba, Minteh, Welbeck, Georginio
Subs: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, De Cuyper, Coppola, Oriola
Newcastle: Pope, Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Burn, Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton, Murphy, Woltemade, Gordon.
Subs: Ramsdale, Schar, Barnes, Krafth, Osula, Murphy, Willock, Ramsey, Miley.
Postecoglou sacked
It's been eventful already in the Premier League today!
A statement from Nottingham Forest...
Nottingham Forest Football Club can confirm that after a series of disappointing results and performances, Ange Postecoglou has been relieved of his duties as head coach with immediate effect.
The Club will make no further comment at this time.
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Hurzeler: Baleba will stay until end of season
Brighton head coach Fabian Hurzeler:
"He's a player from Brighton and no matter what the rumours are, he will be a player for Brighton until the end of the season.
"Now he has to take responsibility, now he has to make a step up and show personality. That's the next step in his personal development.
"Like we said in the last weeks, there are waves to development, but you can only get out if you take ownership and responsibility.
"No one will help you in some moments, you can only be your own supporter in some moments.
"He has the best environment here he can get. He has great team-mates who are there for him and support him.
"But now it's also up to the player to step up, to show personality and ownership for his development and that's also what I demand from him in the future."
Newcastle boss Howe hails impact of ‘inspiring’ Burn
Eddie Howe believes Dan Burn was probably worth £30million rather than the £13m Newcastle paid for him when they brought him home from Brighton.
Burn was one of Howe’s first signings in January 2022 as the club’s new owners flexed their financial muscle for the first time and he has since become a key member of the team which won the Carabao Cup last season and is playing Champions League football for the second time in three years.
Asked if the versatile England defender has proved to be worth every penny of his £13million fee ahead of Saturday’s trip to his former club, head coach Howe said after a pause: “I thought you said £30m then. That’s why I hesitated. I thought, ‘Gosh, that’s lumpy!’.
“But he genuinely probably was when you look at value for money and what he’s given the club.
“At the time we signed him, it was a key signing. We needed someone to bring leadership and experience to the backline and a winning mentality etc.
“We were in a relegation battle and needed players that then wanted to come and he had links to the area and wanted to come home.
“It turned out to be an amazing transfer and he’s been worth every penny and some more for what he’s given and continues to give.
“He’s a really inspiring character and I love the fact that he’s been rewarded on the international stage. It’s great to see a good person and character rewarded in that way. Now he’s got to keep going and see what else he can achieve.”
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Rutter in for Gruda as Brighton make one change
One change for Brighton as Georginio Rutter replaces the injured Brajan Gruda.
Meanwhile, Diego Gomez is fit to start for the hosts.
Newcastle unchanged from Forest win as Ramsey returns to squad
Newcastle have named an unchanged side from the 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest before the international break.
Anthony Elanga keeps his place in the side, while Dan Burn again starts at left-back with Lewis Hall and Tino Livramento absent.
New signing Jacob Ramsey returns to the squad after recovering from an ankle issue picked up against Leeds earlier in the season.
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Jones Knows prediction...
Being ahead of a curve is the name of the game when trying to consistently beat the market. And betting against Brighton before it becomes trendy to do so is very much a tactic on my radar.
Yes, they are still getting results. But scratch beneath the surface with both the eye test and the underlying metrics and this is a team that isn't functioning anywhere near the levels the market seems to think they are. Brighton's defensive numbers are the biggest worry. They've conceded an average of 1.5 expected goals per game over the last 14 Premier League matches - that's the worst per-90 figure of any ever-present team during that period.
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Their pressing structure, once so cohesive and suffocating, is now easier to play through - and their high-risk, high-reward build-up play is not seeing the returns it once did. They have kept just one clean sheet in their last 19 Premier League games, too.
The fact we can get a team as reliable and dangerous as Newcastle at 10/11 on the draw no bet makes this best-bet-of-the-weekend material.
SCORE PREDICTION: 0-2 | JONES KNOWS' BEST BET: Newcastle draw no bet (10/11 with Sky Bet)
Newcastle team news...
Team to face Brighton: Pope, Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Burn, Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton, Murphy, Woltemade, Gordon.
Subs: Ramsdale, Schar, Barnes, Krafth, Osula, Murphy, Willock, Ramsey, Miley.
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