MATCH FACTS

■■No side is on a longer current unbeaten run in the Premier League than Newcastle United, with the Magpies now without defeat in their last eight games in the competition (W5 D3). ■■Newcastle earned their first ever

Premier League victory over Brighton at the 10th attempt, while today was the first time the Magpies have scored at home in the competition against the Seagulls. ■■Brighton have lost four consecutive Premier League games for just the second time, previously doing so in April 2019 under Chris Hughton.

■■Brighton have conceded nine goals in their last four top-flight fixtures, as many as they had in their previous 11 in the competition combined. ■■Newcastle led 2-0 after just 14 minutes, the earliest they have scored twice in a Premier League home game since January 2007 (7 minutes v Aston Villa). ■■Newcastle’s Ryan Fraser has scored two goals in his last five Premier League appearances, as many as he had in his previous 70 games in the competition combined.

■■Fraser both scored and assisted a goal in a Premier League match for the first time since April 2019, which also came against Brighton while the Scotland winger was at Bournemouth.

■■Eight of Lewis Dunk’s 12 Premier League goals for Brighton have been headers, while each of his last four in the competition have been assisted by Pascal Gross.