Brighton vs Newcastle Bet Builder Tips, Preview

With 6 goals and 5 assists, Anthony Gordon is having another impressive campaign with the Magpies, and we’re expecting another good performance in front of goal from the England international on Sunday.

Gordon has featured 30 times in the Premier League for Newcastle this season and during that time he has taken 55 shots. Whilst only 16 of those shots have hit the target, leaving Gordon with a shots on target ratio of just 29.1%, the 24-year-old is averaging 2.25 shots per 90 minutes and that’s all that counts for this tip.

The former Everton man had 2 shots against Ipswich Town last time out and we’re expecting the talented midfielder/forward to continue in that same vein this weekend against Brighton.

Danny Welbeck is enjoying his best season in front of goal for Brighton, scoring 9 league goals so far, in fact, the former England international hasn’t scored this many goals since the 2013/14 campaign during his Man Utd days.

Welbeck has managed to take 54 shots in his 27 Premier League appearances for the Seagulls and is averaging2.58 shots per 90 minutes. The 34-year-old has seen 20 of his efforts hit the target, which makes for a shots on target ratio of 37.7%, and the striker is currently averaging 0.97 shots on target per 90 minutes.

We’re backing Welbeck to get at least 1 shot on target against Newcastle just as he has done in 3 of his last 4 outings in the Premier League.

Fabian Schar has been in good form for Newcastle this season, but the Swiss defender sits fourth on the list for most fouls committed for the Magpies. Only Joelinton, Bruno Guimaraes and Sandro Tonali have committed more fouls than Schar who currently sits on 31 fouls in 30 Premier League appearances.

With Schar averaging 1.03 fouls per game and going up against a Brighton side that have plenty of attacking players that are well versed in drawing fouls from the opposition, you can see why we’ve backed the Swiss international to commit 1+ fouls on Sunday.

In recent games against Crystal Palace and Manchester United, Schar committed exactly 3 fouls in each of those matches, the most of any Newcastle player.

Newcastle midfielder Bruno Guimaraes never shies away from a challenge, in fact, the Brazilian has committed the second highest number of fouls for the Magpies this season (54). However, none of his teammates can come close to the number of fouls he has won for his team this season.

The 27-year-old has drawn 99 fouls in his 34 Premier League games this season, which makes for an average of 2.91 fouls won per appearance. Bruno is so good on the ball, really quick thinking, which makes it difficult for the opposition players to put in a fair challenge to win the ball from the Brazil international.

We’re backing Guimaraes stay on trend and draw 2+ fouls against Brighton this weekend.