Albion were handed their first defeat of the season – and had Sam Baldock sent-off for the first time in his career.

The striker saw yellow for the second tie after a collision with home goalkeeper Matz Sels as the Seagulls lost 2-0 at Newcastle.

Albion were 1-0 down but enjoying their best spell of the game, in which Anthony Knockaert hit the bar, when Baldock closed down Sels on 55 minutes.

The Argus:

Sels cleared and there was contact as the keeper followed through with his left foot. Referee Keith Stroud deemed it was of Baldock’s making and showed him a second yellow.

It was Baldock's first dismissal in a career spanning more than 300 games Newcastle, who led through a Jamaal Lascelles header, doubled their lead minutes later as Jonjo Shelvey curled home a super free-kick.

The Argus:

Albion got lots of high balls into the home box but failed to make anything of them.

By contrast, Toon took the lead on the quarter-hour when Lascelles lost his marker at a free-kick to send home a header to which Stockdale got a hand.

The Argus:

Yoann Gouffran hit the bar and half-volleyed over as the hosts made all the running.

But Albion were brighter in the second period and Knockaert had seen a shot flick the bar and go over just before Baldock departed.