Crystal Palace FC vs Newcastle United FC: the preview

Sunday, October 25 · Selhurst Park Premier League 2026/27

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Crystal Palace FC #14 · 7 pts

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The lack of separation in the market reflects two sides struggling to establish consistency in the lower half of the standings. Crystal Palace FC and Newcastle United FC arrive with identical records across their last six fixtures and identical problems closing out matches on opposing turf. Crystal Palace FC defends home territory after securing just one victory in three attempts at Selhurst Park, while Newcastle United FC travels with a matching single win from three away outings. Neither side manages to impose possession or control defensive leakage, leaving the outcome entirely open.

Updated on Sunday, October 18, 2026 at

Key facts

  • Crystal Palace FC failed to score in 3 of their 7 games in the competition.

  • 30% of Newcastle United FC's goals come in the first fifteen minutes.

Current form

Crystal Palace FC struggles defensively at Selhurst Park despite averaging more shots on target per match than Newcastle United FC. The visitors manage higher possession figures overall, yet convert fewer attempts into goals while conceding at a high rate on the road.

The odds

Crystal Palace FC 37.4%
Draw 26.7%
Newcastle United FC 35.9%
Crystal Palace FC 2.5 Draw 3.5 Newcastle United FC 2.6

Implied probability, normalised so the three add up to 100.

The pricing assigns virtually identical probabilities to both sides, mirroring their shared struggles to secure wins on the road and at home respectively. With each club claiming only a single victory across three attempts in their current venues, the bookmakers bypass recent negative momentum and rely instead on the overall table parity to split the baseline expectations evenly.

Where they stand

Group A
Team MP GD Pts
1 Manchester City FC 7 +12 21
2 Arsenal FC 7 +6 18
3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 7 +18 16
4 Chelsea FC 7 +4 13
5 Liverpool FC 7 +1 12
6 Brentford FC 7 +5 10
7 Leeds United FC 7 +3 10
8 Everton FC 7 +1 10
9 Hull City AFC 7 +1 9
10 Ipswich Town FC 7 -4 9
11 Aston Villa FC 7 -3 8
12 Newcastle United FC 7 -4 8
13 Manchester United FC 7 0 7
14 Crystal Palace FC 7 -8 7
15 AFC Bournemouth 7 -4 6
16 Tottenham Hotspur FC 7 -5 6
17 Coventry City FC 7 -8 6
18 Fulham FC 7 -3 5
19 Nottingham Forest FC 7 -4 5
20 Sunderland AFC 7 -8 4

The difference-makers

Crystal Palace FC. Crystal Palace FC relies primarily on Tyrick Mitchell to anchor the scoring burden with two conversions, leaving the attacking structure thin if the defender fails to find space. Without those contributions, the remaining output depends on sporadic efforts from Ben Chilwell, Anan Khalaili, Jörgen Strand Larsen and Daichi Kamada, exposing a heavy reliance on defensive support to sustain…

Playing style

Newcastle United FCCrystal Palace FC
52% Possession 43.3%
3.6 Remates al arco 3.7
12.3 Remates totales 10.1
4.6 Corners 3.1
12.1 Fouls 10

Average of the most recent matches with stats available (7 and 7 respectively).

Crystal Palace FC cede la iniciativa a domicilio pero compensa con mayor efectividad en el arco rival frente a un Newcastle United FC que maneja porcentajes superiores de posesión. La diferencia en la producción ofensiva y el alto promedio de tantos en sus presentaciones recientes anticipa un desarrollo condicionado por la escasa solidez defensiva de ambos bloques.

When they settle games

Crystal Palace FC 8 goals

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Newcastle United FC 10 goals

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Newcastle United FC concentrates its primary scoring impact inside the opening fifteen minutes where it claims a high share of its conversions, overlapping directly with Crystal Palace FC's defensive vulnerability during the same early stretch.

Head to head

Head-to-head record · last 20 matches
7Newcastle United FC won
8Draws
5Crystal Palace FC won
Goals in the head-to-head22 – 12
Matches20
Last win for Newcastle United FC01/2026
Last win for Crystal Palace FC04/2026

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Crystal Palace FC holds the recent upper hand at Selhurst Park after taking the victory in their most recent home meeting with Newcastle United FC. Despite the visitors claiming three wins across the overall head-to-head record compared to two for the hosts, that single positive result on this turf highlights how difficult it is for Newcastle United FC to maintain defensive stability away from home.

Who scored in these meetings

J. Mateta 4 Callum Wilson 3 J. Murphy 2
ALMIRON MIGUEL 1
SHELVEY JONJO 1
RIEDEWALD JAIRO 1

72 1 · in 15 meetings

The absence of several historical contributors from the current squads forces a heavier reliance on secondary figures, while the elevated caution reflected in past bookings points to a tightly contested physical battle when attacking phases break down.

Then they play

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