It is back on the road again after seeing the end of an unbeaten away run at the hands of the outgoing champions.
MATCH INFORMATION
| 7.30pm kick off – 16 April 2025 |
| St James’ Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 4ST |
PREVIOUS MEETING
| 21/10/2023 – It certainly was not one to remember as the last trip to take on Newcastle ended in a heavy defeat as the hosts netted through Jacob Murphy, Anthony Gordon, Sean Longstaff, and Callum Wilson. |
| WHO SCORED MAN OF THE MATCH – Jacob MURPHY (9.3) |
MATCH OFFICIALS
| Referee | Darren England |
| Assistant | Nick Greenhalgh |
| Assistant | Akil Howson |
| Fourth Official | Tom Bramall |
| VAR | Craig Pawson |
| Assistant VAR | Constantine Hatzidakis |
TEAM NEWS
PALACE – Chadi Riad, and Cheick Doucoure continue to miss out through injury while Matt Turner and Romain Esse are passed fit. Marc Guehi and Eddie Nketiah return from suspension.
NEWCASTLE – Lewis Hall, Jamaal Lascelles, and Sven Botman are unavailable. Joe Willock is expected to return from concussion protocols.
DISCIPLINARY RECORD
This is the section of our match preview that highlights those that have not been the best of friends with match officials as the season goes on. Of course, they all begin with a clean slate, but we will start to see those that will be heading for a ban or two as the campaign progresses.
| RED CARDS – Daichi Kamada (1), Eddie NKETIAH (1), Marc GUEHI (1), Fabian SCHAR (1) |
| YELLOW CARDS (over 6.5) – Will Hughes (10), Joelinton (9), Dan Burn (8), Daniel Munoz (7), Marc Guehi (7) |
FORM GUIDE
Last FIVE meetings between the two sides;
| 30/11/2024 | Palace 1-1 Newcastle |
| 24/04/2024 | Palace 2-0 Newcastle |
| 21/10/2023 | Newcastle 4-0 Palace |
| 21/01/2023 | Palace 0-0 Newcastle |
| 09/11/2022 | Newcastle 0-0 Palace |
Last FIVE results for Palace:
| 12/04/2025 | City 5-2 Palace |
| 05/04/2025 | Palace 2-1 Brighton |
| 02/04/2025 | Saints 1-1 Palace |
| 29/03/2025 | Fulham 0-3 Palace |
| 08/03/2025 | Palace 1-0 Ipswich |
Last FIVE results for Newcastle:
| 13/04/2025 | Newcastle 4-1 United |
| 07/04/2025 | Leicester 0-3 Newcastle |
| 02/04/2025 | Newcastle 2-1 Brentford |
| 16/03/2025 | Liverpool 1-2 Newcastle |
| 10/03/2025 | West Ham 0-1 Newcastle |
LEAGUE POSITION
Heading into the fixture, Palace are 12th in the Premier League with 43 points from 31 games played, while Newcastle are 4th with 56 points from the same games played.
RECORD AGAINST NEWCASTLE
| Played | 55 |
| Won | 13 |
| Drawn | 13 |
| Lost | 29 |
FORM PLAYERS ACCORDING TO WHO SCORED
This is the section of our match preview where we list two players from each side that are top of the ratings by our friends over at Who Scored. Obviously, there are no ratings to share at the moment but that will soon change!
| Alexander ISAK | 7.42 |
| Ebere Eze | 7.10 |
| Daniel Munoz | 7.10 |
| Anthony Gordon | 7.02 |
ONE TO WATCH
| BRUNO GUIMARAES |
| FORMER CLUBS – Audax Rio, Audax, Athletico Paranaense (loan), Lyon |
| The Brazilian midfielder has been instrumental in a season that has already seen Newcastle end a long wait for silverware by winning the League Cup and looking in good shape to qualify for the Champions League next season. |
THE NUMBERS
Newcastle have kept a clean sheet in their last 3home league matches against Palace and in 6 of the last 8 versus the Eagles at St James’ Park.
Palace have only won 1 of their last 7 league games against the Geordies (D4, L2).
In the reverse fixture Newcastle drew 1-1 despite having just one shot, with their goal coming from Marc Guehi. It was only the eighth time since records were kept from 2003-04 that a side had avoided defeat despite having one shot or fewer in a Premier League match.
Palace could score in 14 top-flight games in succession for only the third time after August to November 1979, and between May and October 1991.
Defeat to Manchester City on Saturday was only their fourth in their last 20 league games. It also ended their club record run of 10 away top-flight matches without defeat.
Palace’s tally of 15 goals from set pieces (excluding penalties) is the most by a Premier League side this season.
Eberechi Eze has contributed 2 goals and 6 assists in his last 11 league games.
KEY CLASH
| ADAM WHARTON v BRUNO GUIMARAES |
| The young Palace midfielder will be up against a very tricky opponent in this midweek clash in what will be one of key battles in this fixture, particularly if the Eagles are to return back South with anything. |
PRE-MATCH STATS
This is the section of our match preview where we keep a tally on the statistics for Palace players as the campaign continues and how they compare to other Premier League players.
| Goals | Jean-Philippe MATETA 13 (10th) |
| Assists | Ebere EZE 8 (8th) |
| Passes | Marc GUEHI 1504 (25th) |
| Tackles | Daniel MUNOZ 100 (2nd) |
| Touches | Marc GUEHI 1900 (32nd) |
| Shots | Ebere EZE 89 (5th) |
| Fouls | Will HUGHES 53 (8th) |
| Dispossessed | Ebere EZE 42 (17th) |
| Saves | Dean HENDERSON 87 (7th) |
| Clearances | Maxence LACROIX 161 (8th) |
| Big Chances Missed | Jean-Philippe MATETA 15 (5th) |
TEB PREDICTION
This is a key fixture for the hosts who are chasing a top four finish in the Premier League, while the Eagles will be looking to bounce back from the disappointment of the hefty defeat by Manchester City. The visitors do travel to the North East with a stronger squad than at the weekend, free of suspensions and illness so we could see a reaction. A point from this game will be very good heading back to Selhurst Park this weekend.
| PREDICTED SCORE: 1-1 |
