The inside track on the football stories that matter
Newcastle United suffered a blow in their pursuit of European football after being held to a 1-1 draw against Brighton on Saturday .
The Magpies went behind when Joel Veltman opened the scoring after 18 minutes before Sean Longstaff levelled things up on the verge of half-time. Newcastle enjoyed 56 per cent of the possession and had seven shots on target, but they didn’t quite do enough to earn all three points at St James’ Park.PLAYER RATINGSIt wasn’t the busiest afternoon for Martin Dubravka, but he made a fine save to deny Danny Welback from making it 2-0 to Brighton. The goalkeeper made three stops throughout the game and recorded a 92 per cent pass completion rate.Tino Livramento will have better outings in a Newcastle shirt.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Newcastle players ratings v Sheffield United – 9/10 stuns, 2/10 loses 67% of duelsThe inside track on the football stories that matter
Read more »
Man City player ratings v Brighton – Foden wows, 5/10 loses four of six duelsThe inside track on the football stories that matter
Read more »
Newcastle United 10-year plan revealed with huge PiF investment comingThe inside track on the football stories that matter
Read more »
Newcastle United player ratings vs Tottenham: Fabian Schar is sensational, 4/10 loses all his duelsThe inside track on the football stories that matter
Read more »
Newcastle win 10-0 to seal promotion to ChampionshipNewcastle United celebrate their second successive promotion to reach the Women's Championship, just 11 months after turning professional.
Read more »
Official FA announcement after Newcastle United Women win 10-0The Mag
Read more »