By Behind The Odds
Brighton v Newcastle
17:30 BST, Saturday
TV Channel: Sky Sports
Brighton 8/5 Draw 14/5, Newcastle 6/4
Brighton 2+ cards, Newcastle 2+ cards, both teams 3+ corners each. Mitoma & Tonali 1+ SoT each – 20/1
Saturdays evening clash will see two Champions League chasing sides come head to head. Brighton will be looking to emulate Newcastle's achievement last season and dine at the table of Europe’s elite.
Both sides are coming off of a loss in their most recent Premier League matches, with both teams scratching their heads as to how they lost. Newcastle had 23 goal attempts against Liverpool whilst Brighton amassed 26 in their loss to the Hammers.
Brighton have collected 9 bookings in their 3 games this season, and with Referees being instructed to be more generous with their cards this season I fancy them to pick up at least 2 yellow cards in this fixture. Newcastle have collected one more than their opponents, 10 in 3 matches. In a feisty affair, I expect both teams to pick up at least 2 cautions.
Newcastle have won 11 corners in their 3 matches this season, and won 0 away at Man City. I would expect them to win a few against Brighton, at least 3. Brighton took a whopping 17 corners against West Ham last week and I expect them to win a few this weekend with their overlapping fullbacks. Both teams to have over 3 corners each looks a good bet
Sandro Tonali has had 2 shots on target this season and looks a good bet to get at least one more at the Amex in his more offensive role. Mitoma is also the pick of the Brighton players to pepper the Newcastle goal and continue his fine start to the season. Both players to have at least one shot on target is where we are for this one.
Score Prediction: Brighton 1-1 Newcastle (ThePools odds: 7/1)
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