The Eagles head off on the long trip to the North East with plenty to think about after losing the lead in the last two league games which is something that will have been a hot topic on the training ground.
TIME/ DATE/ VENUE
3pm – 3rd September 2022 – St James’ Park, Barrack Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4ST
PREVIOUS MEETING
The last time the Eagles made the long trip North was back in April when a single first half goal from Miguel Almiron was enough to seal the points for the hosts.
WHO SCORED MAN OF THE MATCH – Bruno Guimaraes (8.2)
OFFICIALS
- Referee: Michael Salisbury
- Assistants: Neil Davies, Natalie Aspinall
- Fourth official: Paul Tierney
- VAR: Lee Mason
- Assistant VAR: Richard West
TEAM NEWS
PALACE – Nathan Ferguson, Jack Butland, James McArthur and James Tomkins all continue to be ruled out
NEWCASTLE – Jonjo Shelvey, Callum Wilson, Emil Krafth and Allan Saint-Maximin all miss out through injury while Alexander Isak, Jamaal Lascelles and Bruno Guimaraes are slight doubts
DISCIPLINARY THIS SEASON
RED CARDS – none
YELLOW CARDS (2+) – Fabian Schar (3), Joelinton (2), Kieran Trippier (2)
FORM GUIDE
Last FIVE meetings between the two sides;
- 20/04/22 Newcastle 1-0 Palace
- 23/10/21 Palace 1-1 Newcastle
- 02/02/21 Newcastle 1-2 Palace
- 27/11/20 Palace 0-2 Newcastle
- 22/02/20 Palace 1-0 Newcastle
Last FIVE results for Palace:
- 30/08/22 Palace 1-1 Brentford
- 27/08/22 City 4-2 Palace
- 23/08/22 Oxford 0-2 Palace
- 20/08/22 Palace 3-1 Villa
- 15/08/22 Liverpool 1-1 Palace
Last FIVE results for Newcastle;
- 31/08/22 Liverpool 2-1 Newcastle
- 28/08/22 Wolves 1-1 Newcastle
- 24/08/22 Tranmere 1-2 Newcastle
- 21/08/22 Newcastle 3-3 Manchester City
- 13/08/22 Brighton 0-0 Newcastle
LEAGUE POSITION
Heading into the fixture, Newcastle are 11th in the Premier League with 6 points from 5 games played, while Palace sit in 13th with 5 points
RECORD AGAINST NEWCASTLE
- Played 49
- Won 12
- Drawn 9
- Lost 28
FORM PLAYERS ACCORDING TO WHO SCORED
- Allan Saint-Maximin 7.48
- Joelinton 7.42
- Wilfried Zaha 7.32
- Joachim Andersen 7.27
ONE TO WATCH
ALEXANDER ISAK
FORMER CLUBS – AIK, Borussia Dortmund, WillemII, Real Sociedad
The new signing got off to a dream start at Anfield in the week with an excellent goal on his debut after waiting patiently for a work permit to come through. He promises to be an exciting addition to the Premier League but this is a marquee signing for the Toon Army – a deal that could end up costing around £60million.
KEY CLASH
TYRICK MITCHELL v MIGUEL ALMIRON
Assuming the young Palace full back is fully fit to start the game, he will likely be up against our nemesis from the last visit. The Paraguayan scored an excellent goal in this fixture last season and will be a threat again in the game at the weekend.
PRE-MATCH FACTS
- Palace have scored in each of their last 5 games
- Newcastle have drawn their last 3 league matches
- Palace have won 2 of the last 4 games at St James’ Park
- Newcastle have won 4 of the last 6 league games at St James’ Park, all 1-0
- Of the last 5 games between the two sides, both have won twice with 1 draw
- Palace’s last win at St James’ Park was
- Newcastle have scored at least 2 goals in their last 3 home matches in the league
PRE-MATCH STATS
- GOALS – Wilfried Zaha (4 – 3rd in PL)
- ASSISTS – Eberechi Eze (2 – 5th in PL)
- PASSES – Joachim Andersen (294 – 20th in PL)
- TACKLES – Jeffrey Schlupp (12)
- TOUCHES – Joachim Andersen (381 – 16th in PL)
- SHOTS – Wilfried Zaha (12 – 12th in PL)
- SAVES – Vicente Guaita (11 – 13th in PL)
DID YOU KNOW?
Newcastle has won four League Titles – 1904-05, 1906-07, 1908-09, and 1926-27
PREDICTION
This is a match-up between two entertaining sides. Palace will be a real threat on the break playing away from home while the pressure will be on the hosts to take the game to the visitors and push on for all three points. It is unlikely to be one of the most talked about games of the weekend, but will be just as intriguing as any other. We are going for Palace to do enough to take a point.
FINAL SCORE: 1-1
BETTING ODDS
- Home – 19/20
- Draw – 12/5
- Away – 14/5
- Both teams to score – 4/5
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