Newcastle suffered a severe case of deja vu on the south coast as they were dumped out of the FA Cup by Brighton for the second successive season, going down 2-0 in their third round clash.
| Brighton and Hove Albion | Team Statistics | Newcastle United |
| 2 | Goals | 0 |
| 1 | 1st Half Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Shots on Target | 3 |
| 4 | Shots off Target | 3 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 4 | Corners | 3 |
| 5 | Fouls | 8 |
| 6 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 84.9 | Passing Success | 79.3 |
| 18 | Tackles | 23 |
| 50 | Tackles Success | 73.9 |
| 61.1 | Possession | 38.9 |
| 42.3 | Territorial Advantage | 57.7 |
| 578 | Total Passes | 363 |
| 17 | Total Crosses | 13 |
| 148 | Lost Balls | 140 |
| 58 | Recoveries | 47 |
| 58.6 | 1st Half Poss. | 41.4 |
| 64.9 | 2nd Half Poss. | 35.1 |