Last season’s top two in the Championship meet for the first time in the Premier League, and high-flying Newcastle will be hoping for a repeat of their 2016/17 results against Brighton. So which team do the stats suggest with fare best? Unibet have paired with Opta to do the hard work for you.
This will be the first ever meeting between the sides in the English top-flight
Despite never meeting in the top division, Brighton and Newcastle have played against each other 20 times in all competitions. They have almost identical records: Newcastle edge it with nine wins to Brighton’s eight and three draws.