Crystal Palace vs Newcastle United Matchday Stats Preview

Crystal Palace vs Newcastle United Matchday Stats Preview 

Crystal Palace won this exact fixture 2-0 in April, last winning consecutive league meetings with Newcastle between 1971 and 1972 (a run of three).

After winning their first four Premier League away games against Crystal Palace, Newcastle have won just one of their last nine visits to Selhurst Park in the competition (D5 L3).

Newcastle have kept 14 clean sheets in their 26 Premier League games against Crystal Palace. Only against Aston Villa (19) and Arsenal (15) have they recorded more in the competition, while it’s their highest percentage of clean sheets against sides they’ve faced 20+ times (54%).

Having been unbeaten in eight Premier League away games against London sides between October 2022 and October 2023 (W4 D4), Newcastle have now lost six of their last eight visits to the capital (W2), shipping at least two goals in seven of those games.

Just three of Crystal Palace’s 10 Premier League goals this season have been scored in home games, both a league-low total and percentage (30%) in the division so far.

Newcastle won 3-1 against Nottingham Forest in their last Premier League away game, but haven’t won consecutively on the road since February (3-1 v Aston Villa, 3-2 v Nottingham Forest).

Crystal Palace have just one win and eight points from their 12 Premier League games this season, their lowest points haul at this stage since 2018-19 (also 8), and fewest wins since 2017-18 (also 1). This will be the first time they’ve played a Premier League match while starting the day in the bottom two of the table since December 2017 (2-1 v Watford).

Newcastle have lost three of their last five Premier League games (W2), as many as they had in their previous 17 combined (W9 D5).

No side have scored fewer first half goals than Newcastle in the Premier League this season (4). Meanwhile, the Magpies have also conceded a league-high share 69% of their goals in the opening 45 minutes (9/13).

All five of Jean-Philippe Mateta’s goals for Crystal Palace in all competitions this season have come in home games. Since Oliver Glasner’s first game in charge of the Eagles in February, Mateta has scored 16 goals in just 13 starts at Selhurst Park in all competitions.