A 2-0 win at West Ham United on the opening day of the 2020/21 season gave Newcastle fans hope that last season would be one of dramatic change. It took Brighton just four minutes to quash the Toon Army's hope and the Seagulls would run riot at St James' Park.
French forward Neal Maupay scored twice in the opening seven minutes, with Aaron Connelly adding a third in the 83rd minute. The Magpies failed to register a single shot on target against the Gulls.
Much has changed at Newcastle since that game, which was to be a dark omen of things to come. When Brighton arrive on Tyneside this weekend, they will face a United team on a high following a seven-match unbeaten Premier League run, and with Eddie Howe transforiming the club's fortunes.
