Race to the Premier League: The stats behind Brighton and Rafa Benitez's Newcastle

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It's first versus second in the Championship on Tuesday evening as the race to pick up advancement to the English top-flight warms up.

The race to the Premier League is entering its last stages. With 13 diversions left to play, there are two champion possibility to guarantee the Championship crown and trade out the prize to set themselves against the finest players the nation brings to the table, and they are set to bolt horns on the south drift on Tuesday. Rafa Benitez drives his Newcastle side to the Amex, where they will be met by Chris Hughton's enduring Brighton and Hove Albion side, hoping to recuperate their status as Championship class pioneers. 

Liverpool achieve another level of humiliating 

Albion right now hold a one-point lead over Newcastle, having sent Jaap Stam's advancement hopefuls Reading home to Berkshire with their tails between their legs on Saturday and a 3-0 vanquish. The Magpies, be that as it may, dropped indicates at home Bristol City. While the 2-2 draw was a baffling one for Newcastle, they are in full learning that their shape far from St James' Park is the most grounded in the division. 

From their 16 installations out and about, they have guaranteed 11 triumphs and two draws, yielding thrashing only three circumstances - Fulham on the opening day of the season, to Nottingham Forest while down to nine men, and a monstrosity result away at battling Blackburn Rovers. Every one of the three misfortunes have been by a solitary objective edge, while they have scored 27 objectives far from home so far this battle and will be certain about puncturing what was the most grounded guard in the main four divisions of English football up until a month prior. Albion have kept 17 clean sheets this season, more than whatever other club in the Championship. 

Brighton have lost only nine diversions in their last 80 group excursions and obviously hold the most grounded home shape in the second-level. Albion have lost only once from 17 excursions at the Amex this season, a 2-0 crush on account of Brentford in September, enrolling 13 wins and three draws. Hughton's men have struck 36 objectives in that time, yielding only nine. For examination, Leeds are positioned second with 12 yielded at home, with Newcastle surrendering 17. 

It's no embellishment, then, to name Tuesday's conflict as the most imperative of the season so far for both clubs. 

The two clubs stand separated from the pursuing pack in practically every angle - more wins, less misfortunes, less surrendered and both have outgunned practically every other club in the division - however there is a conspicuous difference by they way they have both accomplished their position at the top. 

'Ibra is running the Man Utd changing area' 

Albion are filled by their fizzled Premier League offer keep going season, passing up a major opportunity for a main two spot on objective contrast, and in Chris Hughton have a pioneer who knows how to manage a group to the top having done it with Newcastle in the 2009-10 crusade. Reinforced by any semblance of Glenn Murray, Shane Duffy and Oliver Norwood in the mid year, Hughton has connected the gradual approach, losing only four diversions from their 33 trips. 


Newcastle, however, taking after their drop from the Premier League last term, rebuilt in the nearby season and practically £50 million was spent on a first-group squad equipped for seeking a prompt come back to the top-flight with a previous Champions League-winning director in charge set up to lead the charge. Newcastle's mid year net spend is infrequently considered by those scrutinizing the club's off-field issues, however, with enormous cash moves for Moussa Sissoko to Tottenham, Georginio Wijnaldum to Liverpool, and Andros Townsend to Crystal Palace making ready for any semblance of Matt Richie and Dwight Gayle to arrive. 

The previous Crystal Palace striker has been the primary wellspring of objectives this season with 20 in the class, while no other player in the Newcastle squad has enlisted twofold figures - Matt Richie next in accordance with eight - yet will miss the excursion to Sussex on Tuesday. Brighton, be that as it may, have four players who've achieved 10 - Murray (16), Anthony Knockaert (11), Sam Baldock (10) and Tomer Hemed (10), with 14 of Murray's 16 coming at the Amex. 

Not exclusively does Tuesday's meeting present an open door for one of the club's to take a walk on the other, after a long-standing fight this season, it additionally permits them to further themselves from Huddersfield in third place. David Wagner's side are the shape side in the Championship and are gunning for a far-fetched best two complete, however are as of now five focuses behind Newcastle. 

The stage is set. 

Brighton's club maxim - Stand or Fall - includes unmistakably over the Amex's North Stand and goes some approach to portraying the significance of the apparatus, and at last the last push for a spot in the Premier League. Rafa Benitez's Newcastle will be certain about puncturing Albion's advancement trusts and remain top picks to be champions come May, notwithstanding.

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