Promoted clubs need more goals to stay up


Soccer Football - Premier League - Brighton & Hove Albion vs Newcastle United - Amex Stadium, Brighton, Britain - September 24, 2017 Newcastle United's Ayoze Perez in action with Brighton’s Shane Duffy Action Images via Reuters/Tony O'Brien

(Reuters) - The evidence of a weekend when promoted Newcastle United, Brighton and Hove Albion and Huddersfield Town found the net once between them is that the crucial matter of goalscoring may decide whether any of the trio avoid relegation this season.

Rarely in the Premier League era have all three promoted clubs avoided dropping back down to the second tier.

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