90' 3 minutes will be added to the second half.
90' Robert Kenedy for Newcastle United gets in a strike but fails to hit the target.
90' Yves Bissouma for Brighton & Hove Albion FC gets in a strike but fails to hit the target.
90' Jürgen Locadia of Brighton & Hove Albion FC smashes in a shot on target. The keeper saves, though.
90' The whistle has gone to end the second half. The match finishes 0 - 1.
81' Newcastle United's Joselu gets his shot away but it misses the target.
80' Yves Bissouma is on a sub for Jose Izquierdo for Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
80' Robert Kenedy (Newcastle United) goes for goal but the shot is blocked by an alert defence.
80' Newcastle United are caught offside.
79' Newcastle United have been awarded a corner by Andre Marriner.
79' Jonjo Shelvey gets his shot on target but fails to score for Newcastle United.
79' Newcastle United drive forward and Robert Kenedy gets in a shot. Without netting, however.
75' Corner awarded to Newcastle United.
74' Joselu is replacing Yoshinori Muto for Newcastle United at St James' Park.
74' Brighton & Hove Albion FC's Alireza Jahanbakhsh has been booked in Newcastle upon Tyne.
71' Alireza Jahanbakhsh of Brighton & Hove Albion FC gets in a strike, but is off target.
68' Chris Hughton (Brighton & Hove Albion FC) is making a second change, with Bernardo replacing the possibly injured Bruno Saltor.
66' The match in Newcastle upon Tyne is underway once more.
65' The match has been stopped briefly for attention to the injured Bruno Saltor.
64' Newcastle United attack but Federico Fernandez's header doesn't find the target.
62' Newcastle United's Robert Kenedy gets his shot away but it misses the target.
60' Newcastle United's Robert Kenedy breaks free at St James' Park. But the strike goes wide of the post.
59' Newcastle United's Matt Ritchie breaks free at St James' Park. But the strike goes wide of the post.
58' Jonjo Shelvey for Newcastle United gets in a strike but fails to hit the target.
57' Corner awarded to Newcastle United.
54' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are pushing forward but Solomon March's finish is wide of the goal.
54' Newcastle United are coming forward and Matt Ritchie gets in a strike, it misses the target, however.
53' Newcastle United push upfield and Matt Ritchie gets his head to the ball. The attempt is cleared by an alert Brighton & Hove Albion FC defence.
47' In Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle United drive forward through Jonjo Shelvey. His shot is on target but it's saved.
47' Newcastle United drive upfield and Ayoze Perez gets in a shot. The strike is blocked by a Brighton & Hove Albion FC defender.
46' The second-half is now underway.
45' The whistle has gone to end the first-half.
45' 8 minutes will be added to the first half in Newcastle upon Tyne.
45' Robert Kenedy (Newcastle United) gets in a strike but the shot is blocked by a defender.
45' Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) is first to the ball but his header is off-target.
45' Newcastle United have been awarded a corner by Andre Marriner.
45' In Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle United attack through Mohamed Diame. The finish is off target, however.
45' In Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle United attack through Robert Kenedy. The finish is off target, however.
44' Newcastle United's Yoshinori Muto misses with an attempt on goal.
43' At St James' Park, Beram Kayal has been yellow-carded for the away team.
43' Jonjo Shelvey of Newcastle United gets in a strike, but is off target.
42' Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) goes for goal but the shot is blocked by an alert defence.
39' Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) gets up for a header but cannot keep the ball on target.
36' Newcastle United have been awarded a corner by Andre Marriner.
35' Corner awarded to Newcastle United.
35' Robert Kenedy (Newcastle United) is given an opening but the shot is blocked by a defender.
33' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are too eager and fall into an offside trap.
31' Newcastle United's Jonjo Shelvey gets his shot away but it misses the target.
29' Brighton & Hove Albion FC drive upfield and Jose Izquierdo gets in a shot. The strike is blocked by a Newcastle United defender.
29' 1 instrumental with a fine assist.
29' Brighton & Hove Albion FC have been awarded a corner by Andre Marriner.
29' Brighton & Hove Albion FC take a 1 - 0 lead thanks to Beram Kayal.
28' In Newcastle upon Tyne, Jose Izquierdo of Brighton & Hove Albion FC is presented with a shooting opportunity. But the strike is blocked by the covering defence.
26' Corner awarded to Newcastle United.
26' Newcastle United push forward at St James' Park and Matt Ritchie gets in a strike. This is blocked, however, by a determined Brighton & Hove Albion FC defence.
25' Jürgen Locadia for Brighton & Hove Albion FC gets in a strike but fails to hit the target.
21' Newcastle United's Mohamed Diame gets in a shot but it is blocked by a Brighton & Hove Albion FC defender.
19' Brighton & Hove Albion FC have been awarded a corner by Andre Marriner.
16' The away team have substituted Glenn Murray with Jürgen Locadia. Chris Hughton is thus making his first change.
16' Andre Marriner has blown to resume play in Newcastle upon Tyne.
16' Federico Fernandez for Newcastle United is back on the field again.
9' Federico Fernandez is down and play has been interrupted for a few moments.
9' Play has been interrupted briefly in Newcastle upon Tyne to check on Glenn Murray, who is grimacing with pain.
8' The match at St James' Park is underway again.
8' Mathew Ryan has recovered and rejoins the match in Newcastle upon Tyne.
7' Attention is being given to Brighton & Hove Albion FC’s Mathew Ryan and play has been suspended briefly.
6' Corner awarded to Newcastle United.
5' Matt Ritchie for Newcastle United drives towards goal at St James' Park. But the finish is unsuccessful.
5' Newcastle United have been awarded a corner by Andre Marriner.
2' Corner awarded to Newcastle United.
1' The match has started.
50329 spectators have come along to St James' Park today.
Rafael Benitez and Chris Hughton have now revealed their starting line-ups.