Crystal Palace vs Newcastle United Live Stream, Predictions

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Crystal Palace

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Crystal Palace will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following a 5-2 Premier League victory over West Ham United.

In that match, Crystal Palace had 62% possession and 18 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. For Crystal Palace, the goalscorers were Michael Olise (7'), Eberechi Eze (16'), Jean-Philippe Mateta (31', 64') and Dean Henderson (89' Own goal). On the other side, West Ham United got 4 shots at goal with 1 on target. Emerson (20' Own goal) and Michail Antonio (40') scored for West Ham United.

It has not been often in recent times where Crystal Palace haven’t conceded. In fact, Crystal Palace have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, letting in 8 goals during that time. We will just have to see whether or not that trend can be sustained in this game.

Coming into this clash, Crystal Palace are winless against Newcastle United in their last 5 league games.

Newcastle United

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Newcastle United will go into this encounter following a 4-0 Premier League win in the defeat of Tottenham Hotspur in their previous outing.

In that game, Newcastle United had 27% possession and 18 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. For Newcastle United, the scorers were Alexander Isak (30', 51'), Anthony Gordon (32') and Fabian Schär (87'). Tottenham Hotspur got 11 attempts at goal with 2 on target.

Proving their predisposition for fruitful matches, goals have been seen as many as 21 times in the last 6 matches in which Newcastle United have played, yielding a mean average of 3.5 goals each fixture. Their opponents have got 9 from this total.

Their previous form shows that Newcastle United:

• have not registered a win against Crystal Palace in games played away from home for the previous 2 matches in the league.
• remain unbeaten by Crystal Palace when having played them away from home in the previous 3 league matches.

👥 Head to head

Looking at their past head-to-head meetings going back to 23/10/2021 shows us that Crystal Palace have won 0 of these & Newcastle United 2, with the tally of draws standing at 4.

An aggregate of 7 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 1 for The Eagles and 6 netted by The Magpies. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 1.17.

The last league meeting featuring these sides was Premier League match day 9 on 21/10/2023 when it ended Newcastle United 4-0 Crystal Palace.

That day, Newcastle United managed 60% possession and 10 shots at goal with 7 on target. The scorers were Jacob Murphy (4'), Anthony Gordon (44'), Sean Longstaff (45') and Callum Wilson (66').

At the other end, Crystal Palace got 17 attempts on goal with 3 on target.

The referee was Tim Robinson.

ℹ️ Team News: Crystal Palace

Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Hamstring injury), Marc Guéhi (Knee problems), Cheick Doucouré (Achilles tendon rupture) and Sam Johnstone (Elbow injury) will not be taking part for Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner.

In our view, The Eagles may well use the 3-4-2-1 formation in the match with Dean Henderson, Nathaniel Clyne, Joachim Andersen, Chris Richards, Daniel Munoz, Tyrick Mitchell, Naouirou Ahamada, Will Hughes, Michael Olise, Eberechi Eze and Jean-Philippe Mateta.

📰 Team News: Newcastle United

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Nick Pope (Shoulder injury), Matt Targett (Achilles tendon problems), Miguel Almirón (Knee injury), Lewis Miley (Back injury), Joe Willock (Achilles tendon problems), Joelinton (Groin surgery), Sven Botman (Cruciate ligament surgery) and Jamaal Lascelles (Cruciate ligament injury) are not able to play.

From our viewpoint, The Magpies could decide to make use of a 4-3-3 lineup, choosing Martin Dubravka, Jacob Murphy, Emil Krafth, Fabian Schaer, Daniel Burn, Sean Longstaff, Bruno Guimaraes, Elliot Anderson, Anthony Gordon, Alexander Isak and Harvey Barnes.

💭 Prediction

In our view, Crystal Palace have the firepower to score against this Newcastle United team, but a single goal likely won’t prevent defeat.

Our selection here is for a tight encounter finishing with a 1-2 advantage for Newcastle United at full-time. There shouldn’t be much in it, either way.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 20:02 23/04/2024