Newcastle stumbled of their bid to qualify for Europe as they have been held to a 1-1 draw by Brighton of their ultimate dwelling recreation of the season.

Eddie Howe’s facet are stage on factors with seventh-placed Chelsea following their 3-2 victory at Nottingham Forest and in addition misplaced floor on Tottenham, in fifth, after their 2-1 win over Burnley moved them six factors away from Newcastle.

It may have been worse for the hosts after Brighton defender Joel Veltman punished them for a sluggish begin, out-muscling Elliot Anderson to show dwelling from shut vary at a nook.

Nonetheless, Sean Longstaff equalised deep into added time of the primary half on the finish of a well-worked transfer but it was not sufficient to encourage a turnaround within the second interval regardless of a late rally which noticed an Anthony Gordon aim dominated out for offside.

How Brighton pissed off Newcastle

Newcastle struggled for the fluency that had helped them win 5 of their earlier seven league video games and fell behind when Pascal Gross’ nook was met by Danny Welbeck and stabbed in by Veltman.

It took 34 minutes for Newcastle to power Bart Verbruggen into a big save, parrying Dan Burn’s close-range header at a nook earlier than left-back Lewis Corridor fired over and Brighton goalscorer Veltman was substituted resulting from damage.

The hosts began to ramp up the strain after two off-target efforts from the full of life Brighton ahead Julio Enciso with Verbruggen denying Alexander Isak.

However there was little he may do concerning the equaliser which got here after Gordon waited for Anderson to reach on the overlap inside the world along with his pullback transformed by Longstaff.

Verbruggen needed to claw the ball from beneath his crossbar within the second half after substitute Tariq Lamptey’s interception looped in direction of the highest nook of his personal aim.

Howe despatched on Joelinton, Harvey Barnes and Miguel Almiron for Longstaff, Murphy and a disenchanted Isak with 22 minutes remaining, but it surely was Gordon who thought he had gained it 5 minutes.

He tapped in after Almiron had squared the ball for a easy faucet in though the substitute was offside from Barnes’ via go.

Howe: Race for Europe will go to the wire

Newcastle supervisor Eddie Howe:

“The efficiency was good. I’ve no points with our basic play. Dissatisfied with the aim we conceded as a result of Brighton are a troublesome group to play towards and the sport grew to become so much tougher from that second. Credit score to the gamers, although, for the way they stored going.

“I used to be very happy with our aim, I believed that may give us the momentum wanted to go and win the sport but it surely simply did not occur.”

On Isak being substituted and Callum Wilson absence: “Alex wasn’t feeling very nicely yesterday. I took the choice to take care of him with a three-game week in thoughts. You would see he wasn’t at full tilt in the present day. Callum additionally had a bit of little bit of sickness, feeling not nice in his physique so hopefully we’ll have him again.”

On ultimate two matches: “Two big video games. The Manchester United recreation is about up completely, that shall be large for us. We’ll give all the things we will to attempt to get a optimistic outcome. Brentford will care for itself on the final day. As we have mentioned all alongside, it is in all probability going to go proper till the tip.”

De Zerbi: Prime 10 end would outdo final season

Brighton supervisor Roberto De Zerbi:

“I am actually happy with the efficiency. We may have gained the sport, we may have misplaced the sport. We performed towards top-of-the-line groups when it comes to bodily situation. We performed in a unbelievable environment, it is unbelievable.

“The extent of issue of this recreation was excessive and we performed in our fashion with braveness and concepts. We suffered an excessive amount of within the second half within the final 25 minutes however they modified 4 gamers which made a distinction. We modified younger gamers. We’ve to be happy with the efficiency.

“We’ve one other two video games at dwelling. We might like to complete within the prime 10. It isn’t an enormous, large outcome however when you contemplate this season, the primary time we have performed within the Europa League and what number of accidents we’ve, ending within the prime 10 can be higher than final season.”

Opta Stats: Newcastle set new St James’ Park scoring file

• Newcastle United stay unbeaten at St James’ Park within the Premier League for the reason that begin of February (W4 D4), with Saturday’s level being the ninth they’ve rescued from a shedding place at dwelling in that point, the second most of any group over that interval (Tottenham Hotspur – 12).
• Newcastle United have now scored no less than one aim in all 19 of their Premier League dwelling video games this season, the primary time they’ve achieved that feat within the Premier League period – they’d beforehand scored in 18 of their 19 dwelling video games within the 1995/96, 1996/97 and 2002/03 campaigns and 20/21 in 1994-95.
• Sean Longstaff’s aim was the seventeenth that Newcastle United have scored between the thirtieth and forty fifth minutes of the primary half within the Premier League this season, overtaking Arsenal (16) to have scored essentially the most targets throughout that interval within the league this time period.
• Joel Veltman’s aim was the primary scored by a Dutch participant in a Premier League match between Newcastle United and Brighton and Hove Albion, with the Netherlands the eleventh totally different nation to have had a goalscorer on this fixture.

What’s subsequent?

Newcastle go to Previous Trafford on Wednesday Might 15 to face Man Utd, reside on Sky Sports activities. Kick-off 8pm, whereas Brighton will host Chelsea.

The Premier League’s ultimate day is on Sunday Might 19 with all video games kicking off at 4pm. Newcastle go to Brentford, whereas Brighton host Man Utd.

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