Here is our Brighton predicted lineup for their clash with Newcastle United this weekend.<\/p>\n
Heading into Matchday 8 of the English Premier League, Brighton have been very consistent this season having won three, drawn three and lost just once in an impressive start for the new man leading the Seagulls.<\/p>\n
31-year-old German Fabian Hurzeler took over as head coach from Roberto De Zerbi in June, becoming the youngest head coach in Premier League history.<\/p>\n
Read More<\/strong>: FPL Tips: Three Forwards You Need to Transfer in for Gameweek 8 Including \u2018Selfless\u2019 Footballer<\/a><\/p>\n His great success story so far is taking St Pauli from the second tier of German football and winning promotion to the Bundesliga.<\/p>\n On the South Coast, Hurzeler is working with a club who have certainly been forward thinking in their approach to using data analytics for recruitment and tactical planning.<\/p>\n Read More: <\/strong>La Liga Matchday 10 Predictions<\/a><\/p>\n So how will they fare against Eddie Howe and his Newcastle side, a team who\u2019ve gained the same number of points from their opening seven matches? The atmosphere will be electric at St. James’ Park.<\/p>\n Hurzeler has expressed his gratitude to predecessor De Zerbi for laying the foundations to Brighton\u2019s style of play. Passing out from the back is pretty much commonplace to most clubs and Brighton are no different. Lewis Dunk has been renowned for his range of passing and composure on the ball for a few years now and has been well supported by both Jan Paul Van Hecke and Adam Webster. Van Hecke\u2019s impressive start to the season even earned him a first Netherlands call up in September.<\/p>\n Read More: <\/strong>FPL Tips: Three Goalkeepers to Transfer in for Gameweek 8<\/a><\/p>\n Brighton have been missing striker Joao Pedro but have coped very well. Scoring three in a comeback win over Spurs was inspiring stuff and it could easily have been more. It\u2019s admirable that Brighton score multiple goals in a good number of matches and that drive to keep going and raise standards comes from the new manager.<\/p>\n In what is regarded as a very high-risk art of defending, it\u2019s interesting to note Brighton are just behind both Spurs and Manchester City in taking a high line of defence. Hurzeler, in an interview<\/a> with Sky Sports highlighted the need for continual hard work. \u201cI\u2019m convinced that if you run more than the opponent, you do more sprints, you do more high-speed metres, you increase the percentage of winning. These are things we can influence every minute, every game, every second.\u201d<\/p>\n Two young players who started in Brighton\u2019s outstanding 3-2 win over Spurs after coming back from a two-goal deficit were 20-year-old Cameroonian Carlos Quomah Baleba and 19-year-old Englishman Jack Hinshelwood. The stats tell you that Brighton are intense in their counter-press \u2013 quick ball regains after losing it. It’s early in the season but Brighton have the most distance covered by any team in the Premier League this season.<\/p>\nData, Analytics Forward Thinking for Brighton<\/h3>\n
Style of Play Sets the Tone<\/h3>\n
High Line Defending in Manner of Manchester City and Spurs.<\/h3>\n
New Talent Taking Chance to Shine<\/h3>\n