Newcastle experienced some all-too-familiar Falmer failings on Saturday, as their winless run in this part of Sussex deservedly lengthened to nine Premier League visits.

Once again unable to prevent Danny Welbeck from scoring against them, Eddie Howe's side belatedly came into the game and levelled thanks to Nick Woltemade's smart finish - their first away goal since Alexander Isak had propelled the ball into the same Amex Stadium net 437 minutes earlier.

However the green-clad Magpies were unable to hold on to what would have been their fourth successive draw on the road, 34-year old Welbeck hitting the winner once again - as he had in league and cup games on Tyneside last season.

Bruno Guimaraes almost gave an unchanged United side the lead in the sixth minute but narrowly put the ball wide and at the other end, Nick Pope denied Welbeck and Georginio Rutter as it remained goalless.

However, it was the Frenchman who supplied the pass for Welbeck to run onto and chip the ball over Pope four minutes before half-time.

Albion began by targeting Dan Burn at left back with ex-Magpie Yankuba Minteh but were able to wander through the middle of the visiting defence to set up the opener.

Emerging after the break without the anonymous Anthony Elanga and underwhelming Joelinton, United gradually improved and were denied a penalty after VAR check for a handball before Woltemade converted Lewis Miley's cross with an amazing flick to level in the 76th minute.

But after Burn made an excellent challenge on the edge of the box to deny Mats Wieffer eight minutes later, Welbeck swept the loose ball into the far corner of the net.

There were late chances and another strong handball appeal for United but no second equaliser. Their winless away run in the league now extends to a concerning seven games - their longest barren run on the road since 2023.

Defeat saw them drop one place to 12th position; Aston Villa's victory at Spurs on Sunday then making that 13th.

Full match report to follow.

Team: Pope, Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Burn, Guimaraes (Osula 86), Tonali (Ramsey 70), Joelinton (L.Miley 46), Elanga (J.Murphy 46), Woltemade, Gordon (Barnes 70).
Subs n/u: Ramsdale, Krafth, Schar, Willock.

Booked: Burn.

Goal: Woltemade 76.

BHAFC: Verbruggen, Wieffer, Dunk, van Hecke, Kadioglu, Baleba (Milner 71), Ayari, Minteh (Coppola 90), Rutter (Tzimas 71), Gomez (De Cuyper 36), Welbeck (Kostoulas 90).
Subs n/u: Steele, Boscagli, Oriola, Watson.

Goals: Welbeck 41, 84.

Crowd: 31,620 including 3,000 away followers.

Referee: Craig Pawson - second appointment this season involving Newcastle after the 0-0 draw at Aston Villa.

The South Yorkshire whistler had taken charge of last season's visit to Brighton, awarding United three spot kicks - although only one survived VAR scrutiny.

VAR: Paul Tierney

Eddie Howe said:

"Yeah, tough tough result for us. Don’t think we played well for half an hour of that first half.

"We made a bright start to the first half and looked in a good place initially, then we fell away from that. We were loose on the ball in that first period and ended up being in transition an awful lot.

"I wasn't happy with the first half and I think it was a time to try and shake the team up, to try and get new energy onto the pitch.

"Different players with different qualities, and I thought the team benefited.

"I thought we'd actually made a bright start to the game and looked in a good place initially, but then we fell away from that and we were loose with the ball in that first period and ended up being in transition an awful lot.

"We didn't play with our normal clarity on the ball. Much better in the second half, much more like ourselves and in the end we're really disappointed to lose.

"We were much better with the changes in the second half, I thought it was a much brighter performance and much more like ourselves."

On Anthony Elanga:

"We need more from everybody. It is never about one player.

"Anthony (Elanga) is going to be a great player for this football club, I have no doubt about that.

"Some players need a little bit more time and extra support, something to happen positively to kick off, but he has all the attributes to do really well here. So I have no issues or worries about him.”

On the international break:

“Yeah of course (travel) will affect individuals, I mean there’s no denying that. But it will be the same for Brighton, they’d have had players here, there and everywhere themselves.

On the unchanged line-up:

"If you're talking about Joelinton and Bruno, they would be the two (who had to play).

"Lewie Miley hadn't trained for two weeks and Jacob Ramsey is just back from a long lay-off himself, so they're difficult players to bring in themselves because they haven't been 100% match fit either.

"So we made the decision to go with the two lads that have done the travelling. Bruno had a much better second half than he did the first, so maybe that's not pure fatigue."

On the midfield:

"They are brilliant players but they didn't function well today but I don't think the team did.

"When we conceded the second goal, we were the dominant team. We responded really well in the second half. They didn't have many attacks in that spell but they did go and score."

On the lack of goals:

“That is a concern for us. We can’t rely on one individual. We have always historically been a team that scores a lot of goals from different areas.”

"We have never been reliant on any one player. Nick has done really well and we are delighted with him, but we want more from other areas. of the team.

"I thought there were chances there for us today. Especially the second half. I thought it was a good attacking display, albeit we weren’t clinical enough.”

On Nick Woltemade:

"There is a level of expectation there because we're signing a very good player. There's a lot to take on with a new league and a new lifestyle but he's taken that on very well."

On Brighton's winner:

"It's a big moment. We're chasing the winner. We feel we're the better team in that moment in the game and we're chasing the goal. We want to win games.

"Our midfield line gets penetrated and the ball ricochets to Welbeck. He finishes it very well but we're disappointed with the two goals conceded."

Stats: 

Newcastle have now failed to beat Brighton in all six league and cup meetings home and away since May 2023.

Nick Woltemade nabbed his fourth Premier League goal of the season, out of a measly seven that his side have scored in their eight outings.

That total equals fellow countryman Dietmar Hamann plus current colleagues Kieran Trippier and Dan Burn. Other members of the NUFC four PL goal club include Chris Wood, Andreas Andersson, Alex Mathie and Kevin Gallacher.

Dan Burn made his 150th league and cup start for the club while Joelinton completed a double century of starts in all competitions.

SJP old boy James Milner made his 644th Premier League appearance. That leaves the 39 year-old nine behind record holder Gareth Barry, who played in 653 PL matches.

As a measure of his longevity, Milner played his very first PL game in the colours of Leeds United in November 2002, two days before current Magpie Tino Livramento was born.

Seagulls v NUFC - all time:

2025/26 lost 1-2 Woltemade (PL)
2024/25 drew 1-1 Isak (pen) (PL)
2023/24 lost 1-3 Wilson (PL)
2022/23 drew 0-0 (PL)
2021/22 drew 1-1 Hayden (PL)
2020/21 lost 0-3 (PL)
2019/20 drew 0-0 (PL)
2018/19 drew 1-1 Perez (PL)
2017/18 lost 0-1 (PL)
2016/17 won 2-1 Diame, Perez (Ch)
2012/13 lost 0-2 (FAC)
2011/12 lost 0-1 (FAC)
1991/92 drew 2-2 G.Peacock, Kelly (D2)
1990/91 lost 2-4 Quinn, Brock (D2)
1989/90 won 3-0 Quinn 3 (D2)
1983/84 won 1-0 Waddle (D2)
1982/83 drew 1-1 McDermott (FAC)
1978/79 lost 0-2 (D2)
1961/62 won 4-0 Allchurch, Thomas, Kerray, Suddick (D2)
1958/59 drew 1-1 Hughes (FR)

(At the Goldstone Ground until 1991/92 then the Amex)

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37 year-old defender Nicolas Otamendi is no stranger to SJP as a result of his time with Manchester City.

Ahead of their trip to Tyneside, Benfica were in Cup action at second tier side GD Chaves on Friday night and won 2-0 with Greek striker Vangelis Pavlidis scoring both goals.

The Lisbon side remain pointless after their opening two CL league stage fixtures, a 2-3 home defeat by FK Qarabag and a 1-0 loss away to Chelsea.

They went through two qualifying rounds to reach this state of the competition, beating Nice 4-0 over two legs and Fenerbache 1-0 on aggregate.

Jose Mourinho is set to take charge of a side at SJP for the thirteenth time in his career, having won just three of his dozen visits to date (scores below are for NUFC): 

2004/05 Chelsea (h) lost 0-2 (LC)
2004/05 Chelsea (h) won 1-0 (FA)
2004/05 Chelsea (h) drew 1-1 (PL)
2005/06 Chelsea (h) won 1-0 (PL)
2006/07 Chelsea (h) lost 0-1 (LC)
2006/07 Chelsea (h) drew 0-0 (PL)
2013/14 Chelsea (h) won 2-0 (PL)
2014/15 Chelsea (h) won 2-1 (PL)
2015/16 Chelsea (h) drew 2-2 (PL)
2017/18 Man United (h) won 1-0 (PL)
2019/20 Spurs (h) lost 1-3 (PL)
2020/21 Spurs (h) drew 2-2 (PL)

Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
 
VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)

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Champions League:
Marseille (a) update

Earlier: Wednesday saw the Premier League announce some changes to the December fixture list, with three Newcastle games rescheduled for TV as follows:

Tue 02.12.2025 Spurs (h) 8.15pm Sky
Sat 06.12.2025 Burnley (h) 3pm (no live TV)
Sun 14.12.2025 mackems (a) 2pm Sky
Sat 20.12.2025 Chelsea (h) 12.30pm TNT

Although fixtures up to the end of January were due on Wednesday, only those up to Mon 22.12.2025 appeared. There's no word on when the remainder will be released, leaving seven Newcastle games still subject to change:

Sat 27.12.2025 tbc Manchester United (a)
Tue 30.12.2025 tbc Burnley (a)

Sat 03.01.2026 tbc Crystal Palace (h)
Wed 07.01.2026 tbc Leeds United (h)
Sat 17.01.2026 tbc Wolves (a)
Sat 24.01.2026 tbc Aston Villa (h)*
Sat 31.01.2026 tbc Liverpool (a)

The initial fixture release in June didn't list any games on either December 26th or January 1st, but the PL's only "blackout" days are December 24th and 25th.

On that basis, some PL fixtures are liable to be played on both Boxing Day and New Years Day.

* Aston Villa's visit to SJP will move from Sat 24.01.2026 due to their Europa League tie on Thu 22.01.2026.

Antonio Cordero (KVC Westerlo):
It finished 0-0 at La Louviere in the Belgian Pro League on Saturday, but United's Spanish prospect was nowhere to be seen.

Joe White (Leyton Orient): (injured)
The midfielder remains sidelined, with the O's beaten 0-1 at Rotherham United in League One on Saturday.

Aidan Harris (Coleraine):
Three points and a clean sheet for the goalkeeper in the Irish Premiership on Saturday as Dungannon Swifts were swept aside 4-0 at The Showgrounds.

Tyler Jones (Ashington):
The goalkeeper kept his place for Saturday's 1-1 home draw with North Ferriby in the Northern Premier League East.

Travis Hernes (Groningen)
Another idle afternoon on the bench for the midfielder, as his current side lost 0-2 at home to Sparta Rotterdam in the Eredivisie on Sunday. Among the goalscorers was former Magpie Patrick van Aanholt, still playing aged 35.

Trevan Sanusi (Lorient):
Lorient shared six goals at home with Brittany rivals Brest on Sunday Ligue 1, but Sanusi was nowhere to be seen again, reportedly sidelined with a hamstring problem.

Premier League:
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U21s:
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Giveaway:
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Out now from Pitch Publishing is the definitive biography of United icon, Bill McCracken, penned by renowned Magpies club historian Paul Joannou.

Carabao Cup:
Spurs (h)

UK Radio: tbc

Metro: The line between Benton and Wallsend will be closed for a six day period between Sunday 26th October and Friday 31st October. More details online here

Rail: Scheduled disruptions are online here

Stats: This is the fourth time that the two sides have been paired in this competition, United winning the 1975/76 semi-final on aggregate - beaten 0-1 in North London but then triumphing 3-1 on Tyneside in the second leg.

The Magpies lost the next meeting 1-2 at Gallowgate in September 2008, before going down 0-4 at White Hart Lane in the most recent pairing during December 2014.

Thomas Frank has defeated Newcastle in this competition before, guiding Brentford to a 1-0 home win in 2020/21.

Spurs in Toon: PL era:

2024/25 won 2-1 Barnes, Isak
2023/24 won 4-0 Isak 2, Gordon, Schar
2022/23 won 6-1 Murphy 2, Joelinton, Isak 2, Wilson
2021/22 lost 2-3 Wilson, og (Dier)
2020/21 drew 2-2 Joelinton, Willock
2019/20 lost 1-3 Ritchie
2018/19 lost 1-2 Joselu
2017/18 lost 0-2
2015/16 won 5-1 Gini 2, Mitrovic, Janmaat, Aarons
2014/15 lost 1-3 Colback
2013/14 lost 0-4
2012/13 won 2-1 Ba, Ben Arfa
2011/12 drew 2-2 Ba, Sh.Ameobi
2010/11 drew 1-1 Coloccini
2008/09 won 2-1 N'Zogbia, Duff
2008/09 lost 1-2 Owen (LC)
2007/08 won 3-1 Martins, Cacapa, Milner
2006/07 won 3-1 Dyer, Martins, Parker
2005/06 won 3-1 Bowyer, Sh.Ameobi, Shearer
2004/05 won 1-0 Kluivert (FAC)
2004/05 lost 0-1
2003/04 won 4-0 Shearer 2, Robert 2
2002/03 won 2-1 Speed, Shearer
2001/02 lost 0-2
2000/01 won 2-0 Speed, Cordone
1999/00 won 6-1 Shearer 2, Speed, Dabizas, Ferguson, Dyer (FAC)
1999/00 won 2-1 Glass, Dabizas
1998/99 drew 1-1 Ketsbaia
1997/98 won 1-0 Barton
1996/97 won 7-1 Shearer 2, Ferdinand 2, Lee 2, Albert
1995/96 drew 1-1 Ferdinand
1994/95 drew 3-3 D.Peacock, Gillespie, Beardsley
1993/94 lost 0-1

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