Evan Ferguson scored his first senior hat-trick as Brighton & Hove Albion beat Newcastle 3-1 at Amex Stadium in the Premier League. The loss was a third on the bounce for Eddie Howe's Newcastle, who sit 14th in the table with a 5-1 win over Aston Villa in their season opener feeling like a long time ago. Brighton move up to fourth position, sitting on nine points from their opening four games.