Newcastle United goalkeeper Nick Pope proved to be top of the stops for Eddie Howe on the South Coast. Key saves in both halves by the England international enabled United to take a point against Brighton & Hove Albion on a day when things did not click at the other end.
For all that, this should still be regarded as a decent point against the team that beat Manchester United last weekend. The Magpies only managed one shot on target on the day but remain unbeaten in the Premier League and are yet to concede a goal.
Playing in a one off kit to avoid a colour clash with Brighton the Magpies got the game under with great backing from the 3,100 travelling Geordie fans. The supporters hade made it despite the long journey south and regardless of the fact, that there were travel issues caused by industrial strike action.
