Fabian Hurzeler describes what he saw during Newcastle 1 Brighton 2 | OneFootball

Fabian Hurzeler watched on as his Brighton team won 2-1 at St James’ Park.

A Danny Welbeck goal finally decided the FA Cup tie with six minutes of extra time remaining.

A match full of incident.

Three goals, two red cards and a whole lot more.

Interesting to see how the Brighton boss saw it, as Fabian Hurzeler and his team made it five wins in a row.

The Seagulls now with a home draw against Forest or Ipswich in the quarter-finals.

Fabian Hurzeler reflecting on Newcastle 1 Brighton 2 (AET):

“It was a very emotional game, with lots of ups and downs.

“The key was that we stayed together, stayed calm and tried to find solutions.

“They had a big chance, hitting the post, but then I thought we were controlling the game.

“The penalty was out of nowhere.

“We played with a lot of courage.

“We had some small chances and then after we conceded, we showed a brilliant reaction.

“We focused on our solutions and staying clam.

“In the second half, we were very dominant.

“We suffered a little bit when we received the red card but, overall, it was a great performance.

“We have to understand it is always about togetherness.

You need special players like Solly [March] with the assist, Danny [Welbeck] with the finish to win games like this here.

“But we also have to see how hard the other players worked for this win.

“They always stayed together and that was the key for today.

“Not only the character but also I think the performance was quite impressive.

“Of course we had some setbacks during the game but we reacted always in a good way.

“We stayed very calm.

“We found the good balance between defensive stability and controlling the game in possession.

“Then we had of course some phases of the game where we had to suffer.

“In the end, we did it in quite an impressive way.”

Fabian Hurzeler asked about Brighton now having won five games in a row:

“We can only win something if we stay together, that’s what we must focus on.

“In football, there is not a lot of momentum, but we have to understand why it’s like this in the moment.”

Newcastle 1 Brighton 2 (AET) – Sunday 2 March 2025 1.45pm

(Stats via BBC Sport)

Goals:

Newcastle United:

Isak 22 pen, Gordon red card 83

Brighton:

Minteh 44, Lamptey red card 90+1, Welbeck 114 extra time

Possession was Newcastle 48% Brighton 52%

Total shots were Newcastle 15 Brighton 21

Shots on target were Newcastle 5 Brighton 5

Corners were Newcastle 6 Brighton 5

Touches in the box Newcastle 38 Brighton 45

Newcastle team v Brighton:

Dubravka, Livramento, Trippier (Targett 69), Schar, Burn, Joelinton (Willock 56), Tonali, Miley (Bruno 56), Gordon, Isak (Wilson 86), Barnes (Murphy 56)

Unused subs:

Pope, Krafth, Osula, Longstaff

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