Newcastle United beats Brighton & Hove 3‑1 in Premier League

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England (Interstat) — Newcastle United defeated Brighton & Hove 3-1 on Saturday in a Premier League match at St James’ Park. William Osula opened the scoring in the 12th minute, and defender Dan Burn doubled the lead in the 24th minute. Brighton substitute Jack Hinshelwood pulled one back in the 61st minute, but Harvey Barnes sealed the victory in the fifth minute of stoppage time. The win raised Newcastle’s league record to 15 wins, 16 losses and seven draws. Brighton fell to 14 wins, 11 losses and 13 draws. Across all competitions, Newcastle has 23 wins, 20 losses and eight draws; Brighton has 18 wins, 13 losses and 14 draws. Six yellow cards were issued: Brighton’s Joël Veltman and Kaoru Mitoma, Newcastle’s Dan Burn and Sandro Tonali, and Brighton’s Yoane Wissa and Jan Paul van Hecke. Newcastle next visits Nottingham Forest on May 10, while Brighton hosts Wolverhampton on May 9.