BRIGHTON (4-2-3-1):
Verbruggen 6; Wieffer 6 (Lamptey 54, 5), Dunk 7, van Hecke 7, Estupinan 6; Baleba 7, Hinshelwood 6 (Ayari 68, 4); MINTEH 7 6 (Gomez 90+3), O’Riley 5 (Gruda 90+3), Adingra 6 (Veltman 68, 6); Welbeck 6.
Subs (not used): Steele (gk), Julio, Webster, Howell.
NEWCASTLE (4-2-3-1):
6 Pope: Had no chance with Minteh’s deflected strike and was relatively quiet for the rest of the game
7 Trippier: Did a good job to contain the left-hand side of Brighton’s attack – continues to be a key player
7 Schar: Dominated his defensive battle with Welbeck and fired in the free-kick that led to Newcastle’s penalty
7 Burn: Won the physical battle with the Brighton attack and used the ball effectively when he had it
6 Livramento: Got forward effectively down the left, but had some tough moments against Minteh and should have done better for the Brighton goal
6 Guimaraes: Delivered some decent forward passes, but also had moments of raggedness in midfield
5 Tonali: Not one of the Italian’s best games – was caught in possession on a number of occasions
4 Willock: His second-half dive was the low point of another disappointing display – hasn’t got up to speed at all in the absence of Joelinton
5 Murphy: Wasted a number of promising crossing positions on the right by failing to beat the first man
6 Isak: Had been quiet for most of the game, but held his nerve superbly to equalise from the spot
8 BARNES: Newcastle’s liveliest attacker, with his direct running unsettling the Brighton defence
Subs:
7 Gordon (for Murphy, 56): Made a difference, even if his penalty ‘win’ was eventually overturned
Wilson (for Willock, 74)
Botman (for Schar, 90+6)
Krafth (for Trippier, 90+6)
(not used): Dubravka (gk), Longstaff, Miley, Neave, Osula.
Man Of The Match: HARVEY BARNES – The winger posed an attacking threat on the both the left and right-hand sides.
