It was defeat on the Tyne yet again for the Eagles who faced a long journey back south contemplating how they can get back on track in a week of three key fixtures.
MATCH INFORMATION
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4 January 2026 – 3pm |
|
Newcastle United 2-0 Crystal Palace |
|
Premier League |
|
St James’ Park |
PLAYER RATINGS
|
1 |
Dean HENDERSON |
7.1 |
|
17 |
Nathaniel CLYNE (55 Justin DEVENNY 52 mins) |
6.3 (5.8) |
|
6 |
Marc GUEHI © |
6.2 |
|
5 |
Maxence LACROIX |
7.2 |
|
8 |
Jefferson LERMA (23 Jaydee CANVOT 38 mins) |
6.6 (6.8) |
|
3 |
Tyrick MITCHELL |
6.6 |
|
20 |
Adam WHARTON (42 Kaden RODNEY 87 mins) |
7.2 (6.0) |
|
19 |
Will HUGHES |
6.3 |
|
11 |
Brennan JOHNSON (12 Christantus UCHE 72 mins) |
6.3 (5.7) |
|
10 |
Yeremy PINO (21 Romain ESSE 87 mins) |
6.8 (6.0) |
|
14 |
Jean-Philippe MATETA (86 Joel DRAKES-THOMAS 87 mins) |
6.0 (6.1) |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES – 24 Borna SOSA, 44 Walter BENITEZ, 72 Dean BENAMAR
|
1 |
Nick POPE |
7.0 |
|
3 |
Lewis HALL (21 Tino LIVRAMENTO 63 mins) |
7.3 (6.6) |
|
5 |
Fabian SCHAR |
7.5 |
|
12 |
Malick THIAW |
9.3 |
|
67 |
Lewis MILEY |
8.6 |
|
7 |
JOELINTON |
7.3 |
|
8 |
Sandro TONALI (41 Jacob RAMSAY 63 mins) |
6.7 (6.4) |
|
39 |
Bruno GUIMARAES |
8.2 |
|
23 |
Jacob MURPHY (28 Joe WILLOCK 88 mins) |
6.6 (5.9) |
|
10 |
Anthony GORDON (11 Harvey BARNES 63 mins) |
5.9 (7.1) |
|
9 |
Yoane WISSA (27 Nick WOLTEMADE 78 mins) |
6.5 (6.3) |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES – 2 Kieran TRIPPIER< 4 Sven BOTMAN, 32 Aaron RAMSDALE, 37 Alex MURPHY,
POST GAME QUOTES
OLIVER GLASNER
It was a good performance but in the last four defeats we lost three just from set pieces. It’s not acceptable and I have to find solutions to support the players better. We can’t afford to give so many goals away from set pieces. it’s the reason we lost today. I was pleased with how we moved the ball and defended.
MATCH STATISTICS
|
Star Man |
Malick THIAW (9.3) |
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Goals |
Bruno GUIMARAES (71), Malick THIAW (78) |
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Assists |
Lewis MILEY (71) |
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Most shots |
Will HUGHES (4) |
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Most tackles |
Adam WHARTON (7) |
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Most dribbles |
Lewis MILEY (5) |
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Team rating |
7.08 – 6.41 |
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Total shots |
12 – 11 |
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Shots on target |
7 – 1 |
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Yellow cards |
Brennan JOHNSON (33), Tyrick MITCHELL (49), Marc GUEHI (55), Anthony GORDON (62) |
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Red cards |
None |
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Possession |
59% – 41% |
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Pass success |
82% – 70% |
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Passes |
487 – 346 |
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Dribbles |
15 – 8 |
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Aerials won |
19 – 17 |
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Tackles |
16 – 29 |
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Fouls |
5 – 12 |
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Corners |
8 – 6 |
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Saves |
1 – 5 |
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Dispossessed |
15 – 12 |
TEB VERDICT
The Eagles fall to a fourth league defeat in five games with set pieces suddenly becoming a real Achilles heel for them.
This was a tight game until two quick fire second half goals but the fact is, Palace were in it until the hosts made a trio of substitutions which perhaps says everything you need to know and backs up the huge miss that the injured players are.
Add to that a concussion for Jefferson Lerma in the first half and an early second half exit for Nathaneil Clyne forcing unplanned changes for Oliver Glasner would have disrupted any plans off the bench.
Add to that Jean-Philippe Mateta looking a shadow of his former self, it’s certainly a tough period and the sooner we get back to one game a week the better.
It is expected that we will start to see players return towards the end of the month, as well as Ismaila Sarr returning from the AFCON which is much needed as the squad as it is are really struggling, but it is baffling how they now seem to be vulnerable defending set pieces which Glasner has described as unacceptable in his post-match comments.
Regardless, Adam Wharton shone for the Eagles as did Maxence Lacoix and Jaydee Canvot who was introduced earlier than expected due to the Lerma head injury.
LEAGUE POSITION
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|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
PTS |
|
13 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
20 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
27 |
|
14 |
Crystal Palace |
20 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
-1 |
27 |
|
15 |
AFC Bournemouth |
20 |
5 |
8 |
7 |
-7 |
23 |
UPCOMING FIXTURES
|
DATE |
TEAM |
LOCATION |
COMPETITION |
KICK OFF TIME |
|
07/01/2026 |
Aston Villa |
Home |
Premier League |
7.30pm |
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10/01/2026 |
Macclesfield Town |
Away |
Premier League |
12.15pm |
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17/01/2026 |
Sunderland |
Away |
Premier League |
3pm |
