Newcastle (4-3-3): Pope 6.5; Livramento 5, Schar 5.5, Burn 6.5, Hall 6 (Osula 90); Tonali 5.5 (Willock 65, 5), Guimaraes 7 (Almiron 85), Joelinton 6; Murphy 5 (Barnes 65, 5), Isak 4.5, Gordon 5.5 (Longstaff 85)
Subs not used: Kelly, Krafth, Miley, Vlachodimos
Booked: Hall, Burn
Manager: Eddie Howe 6
Brighton (4-4-2): Verbruggen 7; Veltman 6.5, Dunk 6.5, Igor Julio 6, Kadioglu 6; Rutter 7 (Estupiñán 72, 6), Baleba 7.5 (Wieffer 71, 5), Hinshelwood 6, Ayari 6 (Enciso 82); Ferguson 4.5 (Mitoma 60, 6), Welbeck 8 (Van Hecke 81)
Subs not used: Gruda, Moder, Lamptey, Steele
Goals: Welbeck 35
Booked: Ayari, Hinshelwood
Manager: Fabian Hurzeler 6.5