You suspect the Newcastle United supporters present on Saturday did not even remember the last time they had last watched Brighton in the flesh at St James' Park. The 0-0 draw in 2019 was that uneventful.
Joelinton won't have forgotten that day, however, after a bruising encounter up front against the Seagulls. Steve Bruce even admitted that Joelinton was starting to realise how 'difficult' it was in the Premier League after the club's record signing was bullied by Brighton's towering defenders, who were 'used to the physical confrontations'.
Well, 896 days on, Joelinton was the aggressor and never was that more apparent than in the closing stages. After staring the game in midfield, Joelinton was moved over to the right wing to try and stop the influential Marc Cucurella after Bruno Guimaraes replaced winger Ryan Fraser late on.
