Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Newcastle United: Magpies fight back to draw as Eddie Howe watches from the stands

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Newcastle fought back to claim a draw at Brighton in the Premier League as potential new manager Eddie Howe watched on from the stands.

With Howe's appointment expected soon, he sat alongside Magpies part-owner Amanda Staveley and allowed himself a brief flicker of emotion as Isaac Hayden turned in an equaliser from Ciaran Clark's downward header.

However, for much of this contest, Newcastle's display will only have served to warn him of the scale of the challenge at a club that is still yet to win a top-flight game this season.

While the visitors deserve credit for sticking rigidly to their defensive shape, they were disjointed in possession and, bar Hayden's effort, offered little in attack.

Leandro Trossard's first-half penalty had appeared to have set Brighton on their way to a deserved victory, with the Belgian getting the benefit of a VAR intervention after tumbling over Clark's leg.

Despite dominating for long periods, Seagulls boss Graham Potter cut a frustrated figure as his side's winless run continued into a sixth match and prevented them from leapfrogging Manchester United in fifth.

And a dramatic conclusion almost compounded that feeling with goalkeeper Robert Sanchez sent off in stoppage time for a foul on Callum Wilson with the Newcastle forward through on goal.

With central defender Lewis Dunk taking over in goal it left the hosts having to see out an anxious final few minutes of stoppage time.

Newcastle, who have drawn three of their past four matches on their travels, sit 19th in the table, level on points with bottom club Norwich.

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Brighton & Hove Albion

Squad number1Player nameSánchez
Squad number34Player nameVeltman
Squad number24Player nameDuffy
Squad number5Player nameDunk
Squad number3Player nameCucurella
Squad number8Player nameBissouma
Squad number2Player nameLamptey
Squad number12Player nameMwepu
Squad number14Player nameLallana
Squad number20Player nameMarch
Squad number11Player nameTrossard

Squad number4Player nameWebster
Squad number9Player nameMaupay
Squad number10Player nameMac Allister

Newcastle United

Squad number26Player nameDarlow
Squad number23Player nameMurphy
Squad number17Player nameKrafth
Squad number6Player nameLascelles
Squad number2Player nameClark
Squad number11Player nameRitchie
Squad number24Player nameAlmirón
Squad number14Player nameHayden
Squad number8Player nameShelvey
Squad number10Player nameSaint-Maximin
Squad number9Player nameWilson

Squad number7Player nameJoelinton
Squad number34Player nameGayle

Line-ups

Brighton

Formation 4-1-4-1

1SánchezBooked at 90mins
34Veltman
24Duffy
5Dunk
3Cucurella
8BissoumaBooked at 84mins
2LampteySubstituted forWebsterat 75'minutes
12MwepuSubstituted forMac Allisterat 45'minutes
14LallanaBooked at 75mins
20MarchSubstituted forMaupayat 66'minutesBooked at 84mins
11Trossard

Substitutes

4Webster
9Maupay
10Mac Allister
13Groß
15Moder
23Steele
27Locadia
30Richards
60Sarmiento

Newcastle

Formation 5-4-1

26Darlow
23MurphyBooked at 60mins
17KrafthSubstituted forGayleat 90+4'minutes
6LascellesBooked at 12mins
2Clark
11Ritchie
24AlmirónSubstituted forJoelintonat 74'minutes
14Hayden
8ShelveyBooked at 69mins
10Saint-Maximin
9WilsonBooked at 73mins

Substitutes

1Dúbravka
5Schär
7Joelinton
12Lewis
19Manquillo
21Fraser
28Willock
34Gayle
36S Longstaff

Referee:David Coote

Attendance:31,267

Live Text

Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Newcastle United 1.
Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Newcastle United 1.
Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Alexis Mac Allister.
Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
Substitution, Newcastle United. Dwight Gayle replaces Emil Krafth.
Robert Sánchez (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the red card.
VAR Decision: Card upgraded Robert Sánchez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Foul by Robert Sánchez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Joelinton (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Hand ball by Callum Wilson (Newcastle United).

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