Crystal Palace vs Newcastle: Preview, Prediction & Betting Tips

Newcastle make the journey south to Selhurst Park to take on Crystal Palace in the Premier League this Wednesday. Palace look to put even more room between themselves and the relegation zone whereas Newcastle look to hold off Manchester United and West Ham.

• Newcastle to win @ 2.30 on SBK
• Over 2.5 goals @ 4/6 on CopyBet
• Both teams to score @ 8/13 on BetUK

These odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Date: 24/04/2024

Kick off time: 20:00

Location: Selhurst Park

Newcastle are likely out of the race for the Europa League spot, ten points behind Tottenham. Crystal Palace do have a gap between themselves and the drop zone and will be looking to close in on the bust mid table above them.

Crystal Palace currently sit 14th in the Premier League after 33 games. The Eagles have nine wins, nine draws and 15 losses, leaving them on 36 points, 11 points above the relegation zone.

The Eagles have been average in front of goal this season, scoring 42 goals in 33 games, an average of 1.27 goals a game. At the other end of the pitch, Crystal Palace have conceded 56 goals and have kept seven clean sheets.

Newcastle, on the other hand, currently sit sixth in the Premier League. In 32 games, The Magpies have 15 wins, five draws and 12 losses which leaves them on 50 points, equal with Manchester United and ten points behind Tottenham.

The Magpies have been amongst the goals this season, scoring 69 goals in 32 games which gives them an average of 2.16 goals a game. Newcastle, however, have struggled defensively, conceding 52 goals but keeping ten clean sheets.

Crystal Palace and Newcastle have met 55 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming back in the 1907 FA Cup. Newcastle have the better record in the fixture with 31 wins in comparison to Crystal Palace’s 12 wins. In fact there have been as many draws in the fixture as Palace wins.

The last five games in this fixture have seen three wins for Newcastle and two draws, with Crystal Palace last winning in 2021. There have been three 0 - 0 draws in the last three games, one being a penalty shootout win for Newcastle.

Crystal Palace Team News

Oliver Glasner will be without Sam Johnstone, Cheick Doucoure, Marc Guehi, Rob Holding, Christopher Richards, Jesurun Rak-Sakyi and Matheus Franca this week.

Newcastle United Team News

Eddie Howe has a big list of injuries to manage. Sven Botman, Jamaal Lascelles, Lewis Miley, Joelinton, Callum Wilson, Nick Pope, Miguel Almiron, Matt Targett and Joe Willock. However, Kieran Trippier could return this week.

In their last five games in all competitions, Crystal Palace have two wins, one draw and two losses.

Jean-Philippe Mateta opened the scoring for Palace in the 11th minute against Nottingham Forest. However, Forest were able to convert one of their five shots on target in the second half, Chris Wood equalising just after the hour mark. Neither team could find the back of the net again as the game finished in a 1 - 1 draw.

The trip to the Coast saw Palace only register two shots on target. Justin Kluivert scored the only goal of the game in the 79th minute to give Bournemouth the 1 - 0 win.

Mateta was on the scoresheet early again for Crystal Palace, finding the back of the net in the fourth minute but Kevin De Bruyne’s first goal made it 1 - 1 at halftime. Rico Lewis put Manchester City ahead just two minutes into the second half and a goal from Erling Haaland and another goal from De Bruyne gave City the 4 - 2 win with Odsonne Edouard scoring late on for Palace.

Eberechi Eze scored the only goal of the game in the 14th minute to give Palace the 1 - 0 win over Liverpool, despite The Reds having 21 shots and 70% of the possession.

The last time out for Crystal Palace was against West Ham. Goals from Michael Olise, Eberechi Eze and Mateta along with an own goal from Emerson Palmieri gave Palace the 4 - 0 lead after 30 minutes. Michail Antonio did get West Ham on the scoresheet before halftime and an own goal from Dean Henderson at the death did give them a second but another goal from Mateta secured the 5 - 2 win for Crystal Palace.

In their last five games in all competitions, Newcastle have three wins, one draw and one loss.

The Quarter Finals of the FA Cup saw Newcastle take on current holders Manchester City. Bernardo Silva scored twice in the first half to give City the 2 - 0 lead, with Newcastle having just one shot on target and 27% of the possession.

Back in the Premier League Newcastle hosted West Ham. Alexander Isak’s first penalty in the sixth minute gave The Magpies the lead but goals from Michail Antonio and Mohammed Kudus gave West Ham the lead at halftime. Jarrod Bowen then added a third early in the second half, but another penalty from Isak and a brace from Harvey Barnes gave ten-man Newcastle the 4 - 3 win, Anthony Gordon sent off late on.

Isak was on the scoresheet again, opening the scoring in the 15th minute for The Magpies. However, a penalty from Dominic Calvert-Lewin in the 88th minute grabbed a 1 - 1 draw for Everton.

Newcastle were back to winning ways against Fulham. Despite having just 33% of the possession, Bruno Guimaraes scored the only goal of the game in the 81st minute to give Newcastle the 1 - 0 win.

The most recent outing for Newcastle was an important game against Tottenham. A two minute period in the first half saw Isak and Gordon score to give Newcastle the 2 - 0 lead at halftime. Isak scored again in the second half and Fabian Schar added another late on to wrap up a 4 - 0 win.

Newcastle are in good form and have had the weekend off, making them a likely candidate for the win, though Palace might at least get on the scoresheet. Crystal Palace 1 - 3 Newcastle.

Crystal Palace vs Newcastle will not be shown on TV in the U.K. but the game can be followed via radio on BBC Sport or TalkSport.

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