Albion face Newcastle today – and here some key facts going into the game.
1. Neal Maupay has scored four goals for Albion while Pascal Gross is still their only player with two assists.
2. Callum Wilson has four goals and Allan St-Maximin three assists for Newcastle.
3. Newcastle did the double over Albion when both teams were promoted from the Championship in 2016-17 but the Seagulls are unbeaten in eight meetings since then, winning four.
4. Albion and Newcastle have the most yellow cards in the Prem with 26 apiece - but Toon also have one red.
5. Despite the above stat, Albion commit a modest 9.2 fouls per game. Only five teams have committed fewer.
6. Albion midfielder Adam Lallana and Newcastle wing-back Javi Manquillo were colleagues at Liverpool in the 2014-15 season.
7. Newcastle have the Prem’s lowest possession share at 37.7% (Albion rank sixth with 54.3%).
8. Allan St-Maximin averages 4.3 dribbles per game, a number only topped by Adama Traore at Wolves.
9. Three players go into the game on four yellow cards - Joel Veltman, Shane Duffy and Matt Ritchie.
10. Newcastle are allowing 16.3 shots per game, the most in the Prem. Albion’s 12.7 is mid-table.
11. Albion are a second-half team, with a goal difference of 7-3, while Newcastle have scored five and conceded 15 after the break.
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