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title: "Journalists praise ‘superb’ Schar performance v Brighton"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Crippy Cooke"
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published: "2022-03-07T23:00:30Z"
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# Journalists praise ‘superb’ Schar performance v Brighton

[Newcastle United enjoyed a 2-1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion](https://www.nufc.co.uk/matches/first-team/2021-22/newcastle-united-v-brighton-and-hove-albion/) on Saturday afternoon to make it five wins out of their last six games and Fabian Schar was one of many players to impress.

The 30-year-old started alongside Dan Burn at centre-back and was resolute as the Magpies blocked eight of Brighton’s 15 shots at St James’ Park. Only four ended up hitting the target and just one crept in.

*Jordan Cronin* of [Newcastle World](https://www.newcastleworld.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/best-game-in-a-newcastle-united-shirt-player-ratings-as-magpies-hold-out-against-brighton-3598362) gave Schar a player rating of 8/10 and called his ‘strong’ defensive performance ‘superb’. *Lee Ryder* of [Chronicle Live](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-united-player-ratings-brighton-23299302) gave the 30-year-old a player rating of 9/10 and called him ‘excellent’.

*Grey Whitebloom* of [90min](https://www.90min.com/posts/newcastle-united-2-1-brighton-player-ratings-2021-22) gave Schar a player rating of 6/10 and was critical of his defending from set pieces, but *Dominic Schurr* of [Shields Gazette](https://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/nufc-player-ratings-another-9-as-winger-and-defenders-shine-3598363) gave the Swiss international a player rating of 8/10 and said he was ‘solid at the back’.

[Against Brighton](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1549814/LiveStatistics/England-Premier-League-2021-2022-Newcastle-United-Brighton), Schar played for 90 minutes, had 38 touches, scored one goal, won four aerial duels, completed 62.5% of his 24 passes, made two tackles, had three interceptions, made six clearances and was fouled once.

The 30-year-old has made [17 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fabian-schar/leistungsdaten/spieler/135343) in all competitions this season, scoring one goal with two assists. He’s helped Newcastle win five and draw three of their last eight games, boasting three clean sheets.

***[In other news, Kevin Campbell says Dan Ashworth will help Newcastle ‘achieve ambitions’](https://readnewcastle.com/2022/02/25/kevin-campbell-says-dan-ashworth-will-help-newcastle-achieve-ambitions/)***