A changed line up did the job against United in midweek by earning a creditable draw and Patrick Vieira will be keen for Palace to build on that foundation against a side that are a surprise name in the current top four this season.
TIME/ DATE/ VENUE
- 3pm
- 21st January 2023
- Selhurst Park, Holmesdale Road, London SE25 6PU
PREVIOUS MEETING
The last time Newcastle made the trip down to Selhurst was October 2021 and took a point back to St James’ Park. Christian Benteke gave the Eagles the lead not long after the break before Callum Wilson found an equaliser a little more than ten minutes later.
WHO SCORED MAN OF THE MATCH – Christian Benteke (8.1)
OFFICIALS
- Referee: Craig Pawson
- Assistants: Marc Perry, Scott Ledger
- Fourth official: Anthony Taylor
- VAR: Jarred Gillett
- Assistant VAR: Gary Beswick.
TEAM NEWS
PALACE – James McArthur and Nathan Ferguson continue to miss out while Joachim Andersen remains sidelined for at least another week with a calf injury.
NEWCASTLE – Jonjo Shelvey, Matt Targett and Emil Krafth are all injured while Bruno Guimaraes could also miss the game with an ankle problem.
DISCIPLINARY THIS SEASON
RED CARDS – Tyrick Mitchell (1), James Tomkins (1)
YELLOW CARDS (5+) – Cheick Doucoure (6), Marc Guehi (6), Joelinton (6)
FORM GUIDE
Last FIVE meetings between the two sides;
- 09/11/22 Newcastle 0-0 Palace
- 03/09/22 Newcastle 0-0 Palace
- 20/04/22 Newcastle 1-0 Palace
- 23/10/21 Palace 1-1 Newcastle
- 02/02/21 Newcastle 1-2 Palace
Last FIVE results for Palace:
- 18 01 23 Palace 1-1 United
- 15/01/23 Chelsea 1-0 Palace
- 07/01/23 Palace 1-2 Southampton
- 04/01/23 Palace 0-4 Spurs
- 31/12/22 Bournemouth 0-2 Palace
Last FIVE results for Newcastle;
- 15/01/23 Newcastle 1-0 Fulham
- 10/01/23 Newcastle 2-0 Leicester
- 07/01/23 Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Newcastle
- 03/01/23 Arsenal 0-0 Newcastle
- 31/12/22 Newcastle 0-0 Leeds
LEAGUE POSITION
Heading into the fixture, Palace are 12th in the Premier League with 23 points from 19 games played while Newcastle are 4th with 38 points from the same amount of games.
RECORD AGAINST NEWCASTLE
- Played 51
- Won 12
- Drawn 11
- Lost 28
FORM PLAYERS ACCORDING TO WHO SCORED
- Kieran Trippier 7.66
- Bruno Guimaraes 7.30
- Wilfried Zaha 6.89
- Eberechi Eze 6.89
ONE TO WATCH
KIERAN TRIPPIER
FORMER CLUBS – Manchester City, Barnsley (loan), Burnley (loan), Tottenham Hotspur, Atletico Madrid
The England full back has made quite an impact since his move back to these shores from Atletico last January. Trippier has provided some much needed quality and experience to the backline and it has really shone through this season.
KEY CLASH
CHRIS RICHARDS v CALLUM WILSON
The American international defender did an excellent job against United in the week so it will be interesting to see how he fairs against Wilson who was a surprise including in the England World Cup squad.
PRE-MATCH FACTS
- Palace have won only 2 of their 11 league home games against Newcastle (D4, L5)
- This will be a third meeting of the season between the 2 in all competitions – the previous 2 have finished goalless
- Palace have 1 win in their past 8 games in all competitions (D2, L5)
- The Eagles have earned 13 points from losing positions so far this season – only Tottenham have a better record, with 14
- Palace have lost 4 league matches at home this season, equalling their record for the whole of 2021-22
- Patrick Vieira’s side are on 23 points from their first 19 fixtures – exactly the same record as at this stage of each of the previous 2 campaigns
- Wilfried Zaha could go 7 consecutive league appearances without a goal for the first time since a run of 16 between 2019 and 2020
- Newcastle are looking to set a club record of 15 top-flight matches without defeat (W9, D5)
- The Magpies have kept a clean sheet in each of their last 5 league games – their longest ever run
- They have conceded just 11 goals, the fewest of any other team in the Premier League, while their 11 clean sheets is also the most in the division
- Eddie Howe’s side have 2 wins and 1 draw from their 3 away league fixtures in London so far this season
- Alexander Isak can become the first Newcastle player to score in 4 of his first 5 league appearances.
- The Toon are without a win in the 3 league games that Bruno Guimaraes hasn’t featured in this season (D2, L1)
PRE-MATCH STATS
- GOALS – Wilfried Zaha (6 – 15th in PL)
- ASSISTS – Michael Olise (4 – 12th in PL)
- PASSES – Marc Guehi (1080 – 14th in PL)
- TACKLES – Cheick Doucoure (47 – 7th in PL)
- TOUCHES – Marc Guehi (1294 – 17th in PL)
- SHOTS – Wilfried Zaha (41 – 15th in PL)
- SAVES – Vicente Guaita (56 – 8th in PL)
DID YOU KNOW?
Back in 1892, the newly-formed Newcastle United wore red and white. It was changed two years later to the now infamous black and white stripes. The colours red and white are the team colours of their arch rivals, Sunderland.
PREDICTION
The visitors have been in fine form but one statistic we can cling to is the fact that they have not won a game with their Brazilian Guimaraes midfielder missing from the starting line up. Having said that, while he will be a big miss, is the Eagles play like they have in the last two games they will have a great chance of taking all three points and that is exactly what we are going for ahead of kick off.
FINAL SCORE: 2-1
BETTING ODDS
- Home – 10/3
- Draw – 12/5
- Away – 17/20
- Both teams to score – 9/10
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