Newcastle vs Brighton prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-05-10 14:00.
[p]Last season, Newcastle United stumbled towards the Premier League finishing line by only winning one of their final five fixtures (D3, L1) but this term they’re flying home, winning three of their last four league games while also scoring at least four goals (L1)! It’s too late to secure UEFA Champions League football this time around but the UEFA Europa League remains a realistic target.[/p]
[p]A continuation of their recent form might be on the cards here given they beat Brighton & Hove Albion 4-1 in this fixture last term while the Magpies have scored an average of 3.29 goals per game across an unbeaten seven-match streak in home league fixtures (W4, D3). But manager Eddie Howe is not getting carried away, warning after last week’s 4-1 win at Burnley that his team “must defend better”.[/p]
[p]He’ll want that to start against Brighton, who revived their bid for a third straight top-half finish by beating Aston Villa 1-0 on Sunday, their first league win in seven attempts (D2, L4) which came after the squad spent time away from the training ground doing team building exercises. “I’ve missed this feeling,” captain Lewis Dunk said after starting a gruelling finishing stretch of four league games against sides inside the top ten with a win.[/p]
[p]The Seagulls prepare for their longest trip of the season chasing just a second league away win since beating Nottingham Forest in late November (D4, L7), highlighting away form as an obvious area for improvement next term. However, their only win during that sequence also came after a lengthy trip north when they thrashed Sheffield United 5-0 in February![/p]
[p]Players to watch: Newcastle’s Bruno Guimarães completed the scoring against Brighton here last term and has four goal contributions (G3, A1) across his last five appearances, each of them in victories. Simon Adingra, who completed the scoring in Brighton’s last league away win, has netted his last three club goals after the 75th minute.[/p]
[p]Hot streak: The home side on the day kept a first-half clean sheet in each of the last six H2Hs (Newcastle: W2, D2, L2).[/p]