Newcastle 3–1 Brighton
2026-05-02 · Matchweek 35
· Referee: Chris Kavanagh · VAR: Neil Davies
Newcastle were booked 3 times — 1.7× their usual 1.7 — to Brighton's 3.
How Chris Kavanagh refereed it
Kavanagh showed 6 yellow cards against a career average of 3.5, and awarded 22 fouls against an average of 21.2.
Match statistics
| Newcastle | Brighton | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 3 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 10 | 12 |
| Penalties | 0 | 0 |
The card
The same card posted after the match. A style read, not a verdict.
Key moments
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12' | Normal Goal | Newcastle | W. Osula | 1-0 |
| 22' | Yellow Card | Brighton | Joël Veltman | 1-0 |
| 24' | Normal Goal | Newcastle | D. Burn | 2-0 |
| 39' | Yellow Card | Brighton | Kaoru Mitoma | 2-0 |
| 53' | Yellow Card | Newcastle | Dan Burn | 2-0 |
| 61' | Normal Goal | Brighton | J. Hinshelwood | 2-1 |
| 85' | Yellow Card | Newcastle | Sandro Tonali | 2-1 |
| 87' | Yellow Card | Newcastle | Yoane Wissa | 2-1 |
| 90' | Normal Goal | Newcastle | H. Barnes | 3-1 |
| 90+2' | Yellow Card | Brighton | Jan Paul van Hecke | 3-1 |