Newcastle at Brighton 7/20/2020 - Premier League Picks & Predictions

By: Paul |

Last Updated: 07/19/2020 at 11:40 AM ET

Brighton will need a single point in their two remaining matches in order to mathematically avoid the relegation this season. They will now return home for their next assignment, where they will play host to Newcastle on Monday. Newcastle have saved themselves and have been quite loose lately.

Brighton (8-15-13) are coming off a really two-faced match on the road against Southampton. They took an early lead and were much better in the first half, but fell apart in the second, resulting to a 1-1 draw. They have been really mediocre lately, winning just one of their last six matches (1-3-2). Brighton are now sitting at the 16th spot of the league table with 37 points, six ahead of the relegation zone with two more matches to play. They have been mediocre at home so far (5-7-6), winning just one of their last nine there (1-5-3).

Newcastle (11-15-10) were really threatening but not very effective in their home match against Tottenham. They managed to temporarily pull even but then conceded two more goals to eventually lose by 3-1. They have now lost three in a row and have looked really loose since they mathematically avoided the relegation. Newcastle are sitting at the 13th spot of the league table with 43 points and the second worst offense in the league with 37 goals. They have not been anything special on the road so far (5-11-2), but have won three of their last five (3-2-0).

The two teams split the points in a goal-less draw in the reverse fixture, which was the fifth consecutive match between the two that featured Under 2.5 Goals (Brighton are undefeated in that span with 2-0-3). Taking the Under 2.5 Goals in a match where Brighton will play very carefully.

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