Allan Saint-Maximin 3, Andy Carroll 4; Tariq Lamptey 9, Neal Maupay 8: Newcastle v Brighton player ratings

Seagulls outplay Magpies from start to finish with superb 3-0 win at St James' Park

NEWCASTLE RATINGS: Karl Darlow - 7: No chance with any of the goals, made a coupe of other decent stops. Left badly exposed by those in front of him. PA

Javier Manquillo - 6: The Spanish right-back was arguably the best of Newcastle's defence but there really wasn't much competition. Getty

Federico Fernandez - 4: Usually reliable Argentine had a bad day at the office, like the rest of his teammates. Communication with partner Lascelles poor throughout. Guilty of constantly backing off rather than closing down Brighton's attackers. Getty

Jamaal Lascelles - 4: Poor show from the captain. Booked in first half as he lost his cool in the face of relentless Brighton pressure. Couldn't cope with Brighton's attackers and their third goal, when he failed to close down Connolly before his fine finish, summed up Lascelles' performance. Getty

Jamal Lewis - 5: Given torrid time by Lamptey in first 45 minutes - but received no help from Saint-Maximin for most of it. Booked for reckless lunge on the flying wingback. A boot in the face from Bissouma late on put the finishing touch to a tough afternoon. PA

Isaac Hayden - 5: Another normally rock-solid performer who was off the pace today. Lost the midfield battle alongside Shelvey. Reuters

Jonjo Shelvey - 5: Let his frustrations get the better of him with first-half booking as Brighton dominated. Unusually poor decision-making with his passing. Still frustrated when he was substituted with 20 minutes left. Getty

Jeff Hendrick - 5: Back down to earth with a bump after his goalscoring debut last week. Switched flanks in first half to try and stop Lamptey's marauding runs. Had little or no influence on the game. Reuters

Allan Saint-Maximin - 3: Gave away early penalty with stupid challenge on Lamptey, turned over his ankle soon after and downed tools from there. Hobbled around a bit before finally sitting on the floor and asking to come off with little over half an hour gone. One to forget for the French attacker. AFP

Andy Carroll - 4: Nothing went right for the big striker. Not a sniff of a goal, poor control, hold-up play non-existent and hooked at half time. Can have little complaints. PA

Callum Wilson - 6: Another whose goalscoring debut against West Ham last week must have felt like a lifetime ago. Was nearly through on goal in first half but denied by brilliant Lamptey challenge. Missed golden opportunity to pull a goal back for Newcastle but could only head over with goal at his mercy. Getty

SUBS: Ryan Fraser - (On for Sanit-Maximin 33') 6: At least offered some energy and attacking threat for Newcastle without looking like repeating his midweek League Cup goal against Blackburn. AFP

Miguel Almiron - (On for Carroll 45') 6: Newcastle looked slightly more solid after the Paraguayan's introduction. Should have been booked for one embarrassing attempt to win a penalty. AFP

Joelinton - (On for Shelvey 72') 4: Barely touched the ball after coming on. Getty

BRIGHTON RATINGS: Mathew Ryan - 7: Australian goalkeeper will probably not enjoy an easier afternoon all season. Not a shot on target from Newcastle's powderpuff attack. AFP

Adam Webster - 7: The Seagulls' defensive trio were all excellent and never gave Newcastle a sniff. PA

Lewis Dunk - 8: Easily snuffed out the attacking threat of Carroll and helped keep Wilson quiet. Unlike his Newcastle counterpart, his was a real captain's performance. AFP

Ben White - 7: Solid performance and helped nullify the danger of what little Newcastle offered as an attacking threat. Getty

Tariq Lamptey - 9: Tore Newcastle to shreds in first half. Brought down for penalty, started move for Maupay's second and was denied a goal of his own by Darlow. At the other end, produced a magnificent sliding tackle to stop Wilson getting clear on goal. Picked up a knock, though, and had to come off before the hour mark - much to Newcastle's relief. PA

Steven Alzate - 7: Helped Brighton control the middle of the park alongside Bissouma. Played his part in Brighton relentlessly pressuring Newcastle in possession. AP

Yves Bissouma - 6: Bossed the midfield in the first half and was the fulcrum of Brighton's play. Wayward shooting had been the only blot on his copybook until a dangerous swing of the boot caught Lewis full in the face and was given a straight red after a VAR intervention late on. Getty

Solly March - 7: Played his part as Brighton dominated midfield, and the game, as manager Potter got his tactics and formation spot on. PA

Leandro Trossard - 7: Perfect ball across the box set up Maupay's second. Buzzed around, caused Newcastle plenty of problems and nearly scored when his shot from 20 yards hit the post with 20 minutes left. Getty

Neal Maupay - 8: Flying start for the striker, calmly hitting a penalty straight down the middle after four minutes, then enjoying all the space of St James' Park to finish the second a few minutes later. Great run and pass helped set up Connolly for the third goal. Blazed over with chance for hat-trick late on. Reuters

Aaron Connolly - 8: Harassed and harried the Newcastle defence from the start. Unlucky to see second-half finish bounce out off the post. Deserved his goal and produced beautiful curling finish with seven minutes left to seal an excellent Brighton win. PA

SUBS: Dan Burn - (On for Lamptey 58') 7: Slotted straight in as Brighton continued to dominate despite loss of Lamptey through injury. AP

Adam Lallana - (On for March 78') NA. No opportunity for the veteran to make an impact. Reuters

Alireza Jahanbakhsh - (On for Connolly 90') NA. Reuters

Neal Maupay scored twice in the opening seven minutes to set Brighton on their way to a 3-0 victory at Newcastle United in the Premier League on Sunday.

Aaron Connolly wrapped up the victory with seven minutes left with the only blot on the Seagulls' copybook coming with seconds remaining when midfielder Yves Bissouma was sent-off for catching Jamal Lewis in the face with his studs

Maupay took full advantage of Allan Saint-Maximin’s woeful challenge on Tariq Lamptey inside the box to fire the visitors ahead from a fourth-minute penalty, and the lead was doubled before the Magpies could reset.

The French attacker looked to be well offside when the ball was played out to Leandro Trossard on the right, but timed his run to meet the Belgian’s cross and fire home as the flag went up, only for a VAR review to compound Newcastle's misery in the seventh minute.

Newcastle, who lost Saint-Maximin to injury 12 minutes before the break, created nothing of note as the hosts attempted to work their way back into the game – without any joy.

Miguel Almiron replaced the ineffective Andy Carroll at the break as Newcastle manager Steve Bruce, who saw his team win their opening match against West Ham 2-0 last week, looked to drag the Magpies back into the game and his side immediately looked more compact.

Brighton were unfortunate not to extend their lead with 18 minutes remaining when Trossard’s skidding attempt came back off the post, but Connolly made sure of the win as time ran down with a fine curling finish after more poor Newcastle defending.

"When you're 2-0 down after seven minutes then it becomes difficult against a team who base their style on possession," Bruce said after match in which his team failed to register a single shot on target.

"We've been beaten badly at home so we have to expect what's coming. You can't go up and down, which in the 15-16 months I've been here has happened. We've gone from having a decent week to throwing in a hand grenade like that so we have to accept the criticism."