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danny welbeck made a brace as brighton recorded 2-1 Premier League victory over newcastle At Amex Stadium.
It looked as if Eddie Howe’s visitors had salvaged a point from their efforts when Nick Woltemade produced an excellent moment of skill to equalize with a devilish back-heel 14 minutes from time.
Brighton went ahead in the first half through Welbeck, who fired a lovely finish past Nick Pope With Newcastle’s midfield vanishing.
And the former England forward produced another display of composure and accuracy to score the 84th-minute winner as Fabian Herzeler’s side made it three wins against Champions League opposition this season.
Newcastle may be surprised at how they lost a game they largely controlled, although Brighton’s clinical attacking play was a threat that never went away.
Initially, Joelinton played the ball to Welbeck hidden in his own half, who with the speed of thought passed it to Georginio Rutter.
Pope had to use all his might to get low and save his team as Rutter fired low for a corner.
Yankuba Minteh then came inside from the right side for Brighton but decided to pass rather than shoot. The ball was never on, allowing Malik Thiaw to shovel it to safety.
After an earlier clash with Pope, Brighton lost Diego Gomez after 35 minutes. This did not disturb their rhythm and they advanced till half time.
Rutter took possession in midfield and seemed to outwit Sandro Tonali and the rest of the Newcastle midfield with a clever, sudden drop into space, moving into space and turning the ball to Welbeck, who slipped into a wide-open hole between the two central defenders and finished with a brilliant performance without making any mistake.
Minteh scored early after the break to help his team get off to a great start. Neither Kaoru Mitoma nor Welbeck accepted the invitation to shoot, instead Yassin Ayari deflected one wide.
Then it was Ayari’s turn when, after eye contact with Pope, he passed the ball instead of taking a shot, continuing a trend that was by now frustrating the home supporters, who were clamoring in vain for a strike on goal.
Bruno Guimaraes fended off Mitoma’s challenge and made an excellent save from Bart Verbruggen, then from the follow-up Newcastle were unfortunate that the VAR inspection for a potential handball did not get more scrutiny.
After a few moments they will flatten out and that will end up staying in the memory for a long time. Lewis Miley’s reverse ball to Voldemort was smart but did not trouble the striker for a clear goalscoring chance.
In a perfect moment mixing imagination with timing and technique, Voltamede stepped across the ball, turned his back and fired his heel into the net and into the corner.
Guimarães should have won it for Newcastle when Verbruggen was flailing hopelessly in danger inside the box, his snapped shot being deflected by Ayari.
They will regret missing the opportunity. After Dan Byrne slid in to block Matt Weafer’s shot, Welbeck was positioned at close range, who remained calm and curled a lazy right boot to head home Brighton’s winner.