Jamaal Lascelles (Targett, 74) - N/A. Brought on to help shore up the defence and stop the Magpies from conceding more goals. Reuters
BRIGHTON PLAYER RATINGS: Bart Verbruggen - 6. Provided a crucial save to stop Almiron’s deflected effort. Displayed his confidence with the ball at his feet by calmly dribbling past Wilson when the striker tried to put him under pressure. His distribution was particularly impressive as he repeatedly picked out passes with ease. Reuters
Joel Veltman - 6. Kept Gordon quiet in the first half and dealt well with the threat of Isak in the second. Reuters
Jan Paul van Hecke - 5. Made a good recovery tackle to stop Isak in the second minute. Stood on his feet and stopped Isak again, on the hour. Got beaten too easily by Wilson in the build-up to the visitor's consolation goal. Getty
Lewis Dunk - 7. Another exemplary performance from the Brighton captain. The tall defender put his body on the line several times and didn’t put a foot wrong in defence. Reuters
Pervis Estupinan - 7. Had Almiron in his pocket for most of the game, though he wasn’t as adventurous as usual. Getty
Pascal Gross - 7. Deployed at the base of midfield alongside Gilmour, the experienced Gross kept things simple and never strayed far from his position. Reuters
Billy Gilmour - 8. Picked out Ferguson with an incisive pass early in the game. Had a huge hand in Brighton's opener as his shot was parried into the path of Ferguson to score. Did well to dispossess Guimaraes and find Ferguson in space to double the home side’s lead. Getty
Solly March - 7. Had Targett chasing shadows for most of the game with his silky play, and combined well with Pedro. PA
Joao Pedro - 6. Failed to keep an effort down when Mitoma found him with a layoff in the 28th minute. Had a very good chance to play Ferguson in with a backheel, but he failed to pull it. Reuters
Kaoru Mitoma - 7. Denied by the foot of Pope just before Brighton's opener. Grabbed the assist for the Seagulls’ third goal after a run infield and a simple layoff to Ferguson. AFP
Evan Ferguson - 10. Opened the scoring with a simple finish. Made it two with a well-taken shot into the bottom corner from the edge of the penalty area. Grabbed his first senior hat-trick in the 70th minute after Schar deflected his shot past Pope to make it 3-0. AFP
SUBS: Mahmoud Dahoud (Gilmour, 77) - N/A. A compelling performance from Dahoud after coming on. He was a biting presence in midfield and was aggressive with his tackling. Getty
Tariq Lamptey (Joao Pedro, 77) - N/A. An exciting cameo as his pace caused problems for the Magpies backline. Left Schar on the turf with his pace but failed to find a Brighton shirt with his cut back in the 83rd minute. Getty
Adam Lallana (March, 81) - N/A. Looked confident on the ball and combined well with Lamptey after coming on. PA
James Milner (Ferguson, 81) - N/A. Came on and kept things simple as he helped the home side see out the game. Getty
Simon Adingra (Gross, 89) - N/A. Came on too late to make an impact. Getty
NEWCASTLE PLAYER RATINGS: Nick Pope - 3. Forced into an awkward save when Targett deflected March’s effort in the 10th minute. Then a botched clearance and a poor punch back into the danger area led to the Brighton opener in the 27th minute. AFP
Kieran Trippier - 5. Stood firm against the fleet-footed Mitoma on the right. Stopped Mitoma from making it four by deflecting Lamptey’s cross wide in the last minute of the game. Reuters
Fabian Schar - 4. Unlucky to see Ferguson’s shot deflect off him and into the net to make it three for Brighton. Tried to grab a consolation with a header in the 86th minute, but Verbruggen was equal to his effort. AFP
Dan Burn - 4. Utilised in at centre-back, Burn struggled to deal with the threat of Ferguson and Pedro. Got caught out of position for the first goal. PA
Matt Targett - 4. A tough outing against the tricky March on the left side of defence. Excellent cutback to find Gordon in the 65th minute. AFP
Sandro Tonali - 5. Tried to help conduct things in attack, but he was often left frustrated by Brighton's disciplined backline. Brilliant cutback to find Isak in the third minute, but the striker failed to get his effort on target. Getty
Bruno Guimaraes - 4. A poor outing from the usually reliable Brazilian as Newcastle were second best in the midfield battle. Came out second best in most of his duels. Getty
Joelinton - 4. Should have at least made Verbruggen work when he had a good chance in the 27th minute. Struggled to get going for most of the game and deservedly subbed off early in the second half. Reuters
Miguel Almiron - 3. A below-par outing from the tricky winger. A spectator for most of the first half and subbed off early in the second half. AFP
Anthony Gordon - 4. Frustrating performance from Gordon, who started on the right before switching to the left in the second half. Inexplicably hit an effort wide when he had a chance to reduce the deficit in the 65th minute. PA
Alexander Isak - 5. The most threatening among Newcastle’s attackers, but his finishing left a lot to be desired. Had half a chance to open the scoring in the second minute, but his first touch let him down. Getty
SUBS: Callum Wilson (Joelinton, 58) - 7. Tried to force the Brighton backline into making mistakes by pressing high. His hard work eventually paid off when he beat Van Hecke and finished past Verbruggen to grab a consolation goal. Reuters
Elliot Anderson (Almiron, 58) - 5. Failed to make the desired impact. He was often left chasing shadows as Brighton dominated proceedings. Getty
Sean Longstaff (Tonali, 58) - 6. Grabbed the assist for the visitor's consolation goal with a high ball over Brighton's backline. Reuters
Harvey Barnes (Isak, 74) - N/A. Tried to make an impact after coming on but couldn’t influence the game. Reuters
Jamaal Lascelles (Targett, 74) - N/A. Brought on to help shore up the defence and stop the Magpies from conceding more goals. Reuters
BRIGHTON PLAYER RATINGS: Bart Verbruggen - 6. Provided a crucial save to stop Almiron’s deflected effort. Displayed his confidence with the ball at his feet by calmly dribbling past Wilson when the striker tried to put him under pressure. His distribution was particularly impressive as he repeatedly picked out passes with ease. Reuters
Joel Veltman - 6. Kept Gordon quiet in the first half and dealt well with the threat of Isak in the second. Reuters
Jan Paul van Hecke - 5. Made a good recovery tackle to stop Isak in the second minute. Stood on his feet and stopped Isak again, on the hour. Got beaten too easily by Wilson in the build-up to the visitor's consolation goal. Getty
Lewis Dunk - 7. Another exemplary performance from the Brighton captain. The tall defender put his body on the line several times and didn’t put a foot wrong in defence. Reuters
Pervis Estupinan - 7. Had Almiron in his pocket for most of the game, though he wasn’t as adventurous as usual. Getty
Pascal Gross - 7. Deployed at the base of midfield alongside Gilmour, the experienced Gross kept things simple and never strayed far from his position. Reuters
Billy Gilmour - 8. Picked out Ferguson with an incisive pass early in the game. Had a huge hand in Brighton's opener as his shot was parried into the path of Ferguson to score. Did well to dispossess Guimaraes and find Ferguson in space to double the home side’s lead. Getty
Solly March - 7. Had Targett chasing shadows for most of the game with his silky play, and combined well with Pedro. PA
Joao Pedro - 6. Failed to keep an effort down when Mitoma found him with a layoff in the 28th minute. Had a very good chance to play Ferguson in with a backheel, but he failed to pull it. Reuters
Kaoru Mitoma - 7. Denied by the foot of Pope just before Brighton's opener. Grabbed the assist for the Seagulls’ third goal after a run infield and a simple layoff to Ferguson. AFP
Evan Ferguson - 10. Opened the scoring with a simple finish. Made it two with a well-taken shot into the bottom corner from the edge of the penalty area. Grabbed his first senior hat-trick in the 70th minute after Schar deflected his shot past Pope to make it 3-0. AFP
SUBS: Mahmoud Dahoud (Gilmour, 77) - N/A. A compelling performance from Dahoud after coming on. He was a biting presence in midfield and was aggressive with his tackling. Getty
Tariq Lamptey (Joao Pedro, 77) - N/A. An exciting cameo as his pace caused problems for the Magpies backline. Left Schar on the turf with his pace but failed to find a Brighton shirt with his cut back in the 83rd minute. Getty
Adam Lallana (March, 81) - N/A. Looked confident on the ball and combined well with Lamptey after coming on. PA
James Milner (Ferguson, 81) - N/A. Came on and kept things simple as he helped the home side see out the game. Getty
Simon Adingra (Gross, 89) - N/A. Came on too late to make an impact. Getty
NEWCASTLE PLAYER RATINGS: Nick Pope - 3. Forced into an awkward save when Targett deflected March’s effort in the 10th minute. Then a botched clearance and a poor punch back into the danger area led to the Brighton opener in the 27th minute. AFP
Kieran Trippier - 5. Stood firm against the fleet-footed Mitoma on the right. Stopped Mitoma from making it four by deflecting Lamptey’s cross wide in the last minute of the game. Reuters
Fabian Schar - 4. Unlucky to see Ferguson’s shot deflect off him and into the net to make it three for Brighton. Tried to grab a consolation with a header in the 86th minute, but Verbruggen was equal to his effort. AFP
Dan Burn - 4. Utilised in at centre-back, Burn struggled to deal with the threat of Ferguson and Pedro. Got caught out of position for the first goal. PA
Matt Targett - 4. A tough outing against the tricky March on the left side of defence. Excellent cutback to find Gordon in the 65th minute. AFP
Sandro Tonali - 5. Tried to help conduct things in attack, but he was often left frustrated by Brighton's disciplined backline. Brilliant cutback to find Isak in the third minute, but the striker failed to get his effort on target. Getty
Bruno Guimaraes - 4. A poor outing from the usually reliable Brazilian as Newcastle were second best in the midfield battle. Came out second best in most of his duels. Getty
Joelinton - 4. Should have at least made Verbruggen work when he had a good chance in the 27th minute. Struggled to get going for most of the game and deservedly subbed off early in the second half. Reuters
Miguel Almiron - 3. A below-par outing from the tricky winger. A spectator for most of the first half and subbed off early in the second half. AFP
Anthony Gordon - 4. Frustrating performance from Gordon, who started on the right before switching to the left in the second half. Inexplicably hit an effort wide when he had a chance to reduce the deficit in the 65th minute. PA
Alexander Isak - 5. The most threatening among Newcastle’s attackers, but his finishing left a lot to be desired. Had half a chance to open the scoring in the second minute, but his first touch let him down. Getty
SUBS: Callum Wilson (Joelinton, 58) - 7. Tried to force the Brighton backline into making mistakes by pressing high. His hard work eventually paid off when he beat Van Hecke and finished past Verbruggen to grab a consolation goal. Reuters
Elliot Anderson (Almiron, 58) - 5. Failed to make the desired impact. He was often left chasing shadows as Brighton dominated proceedings. Getty
Sean Longstaff (Tonali, 58) - 6. Grabbed the assist for the visitor's consolation goal with a high ball over Brighton's backline. Reuters
Harvey Barnes (Isak, 74) - N/A. Tried to make an impact after coming on but couldn’t influence the game. Reuters
Jamaal Lascelles (Targett, 74) - N/A. Brought on to help shore up the defence and stop the Magpies from conceding more goals. Reuters
