Crystal Palace vs Newcastle Prediction: Team News and Lineups Preview

Scott Thornton is back with his Crystal Palace vs Newcastle prediction, team news, lineups and fixtures preview ahead of a busy week in the Premier League. 

Newcastle are ahead of Manchester United in the league and have their sights set on qualifying for Europe once again. Any lingering doubts over Palace being dragged into a relegation battle has vanished in recent weeks. The Eagles are now eleven points clear of the bottom three and any dangers of dropping into the Championship.
In this article:

• Crystal Palace vs Newcastle Tip 1: Both Teams To Score & Over 2.5 Goals
• Crystal Palace vs Newcastle Tip 2: Over 10 Corners
• Crystal Palace vs Newcastle Tip 3: Michael Olise To Score

Crystal Palace vs Newcastle Prediction 1: Attacking Football Will Prevail

England, Premier League, Wednesday, March 24th, 20:00 (UK)

Crystal Palace were at their very best as they hammered West Ham 5-2 at the weekend. Oliver Glasner was able to call upon a front three of Mateta, Eze and Olise and they had a huge impact. The Hammers had no answer for the creative spark provided by the latter pairing. They combined for a total of 149 touches of the ball despite neither of them playing the full 90 minutes. 

The Eagles have looked menacing in their four matches at Selhurst Park under the new manager. They have scored 11 goals in those matches and can cause problems for a resurgent Newcastle here. Palace managed to score twice in their recent home match against City despite having just 25% of the ball. They should have more of a chance to strut their stuff here.

Newcastle matches have seen the most goals in the Premier League with an average of 3.78 per game. Both teams have found the net in five of their last six league matches on the road. Those away games have seen an average of 4.33 goals so expect a glut of goals once again.

• Crystal Palace vs Newcastle Prediction 1: Both Teams To Score & Over 2.5 Goals (TRACKED BET)
• Best Odds: 1.83
• Bookmaker: bet365
• Stake: 8/10

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Crystal Palace vs Newcastle Prediction 2: Head-to-Heads point to Corners

An end-to-end fixture would also lend itself nicely to corner bets. There were 14 corners when Crystal Palace played at St. James’s Park earlier in the season. The last time these sides went toe-to-toe at this ground there was a total of 18 corners, well above the line set by the bookmakers ahead of Wednesday night’s match.

Crystal Palace matches under Glasner have seen an average of 11.12 corners per game. The Eagles’ league matches overall this season have seen an average of 10.9 corners, which is just above the required mark for this tip to win. There have been 11 corners or more in five of Palace’s seven matches with the Glasner at the helm.

Newcastle matches in the league have seen an average of 10.03 corners per game. There were 19 corners in their most recent game against Tottenham. Their last match on the road was at Craven Cottage and there were 17 corners in that one. We could see a sky-high corner count once again with these two sides in good form. 

• Crystal Palace vs Newcastle Prediction 2: Over 10 Corners
• Best Odds: 2.00
• Bookmaker: bet365
• Stake: 7/10

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Crystal Palace vs Newcastle Prediction 3: Olise Earns His Plaudits

Michael Olise looked back to his best in the win over West Ham. The winger was out for a couple of months due to injury but returned to the team when Crystal Palace faced Manchester City on the 6th of April. He has flourished under Glasner and will be looking to finish the season strongly with several clubs rumoured to be interested in his signature this summer.

Olise scored and assisted a goal in Crystal Palace’s last match. Those contributions mean he now has seven goals and four assists in 14 Premier League appearances this season. His average of 0.35 non-penalty goals scored per 90 minutes played put him in the 84th percentile when compared with all other attacking midfielders and wingers across Europe’s top five leagues.

The Frenchman is averaging 5.04 touches in the opposition penalty box this season. His ability to operate in tight spaces and exceptional ball control make him difficult to shackle. He hasn’t made an impact in recent meetings with Newcastle but Palace look a far more attacking outfit under Glasner.

• Crystal Palace vs Newcastle Prediction 3: Michael Olise To Score (TRACKED BET)
• Best Odds: 5.20
• Bookmaker: Unibet
• Stake: 5/10

Crystal Palace vs Newcastle Prediction odds via bet365 as at 07:40, April 22nd, 2024. Odds may now differ.

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Crystal Palace vs Newcastle Team News and Possible Lineups: No Injury Let-Up for Eddie Howe

Palace’s return to form has coincided with Eze and Olise coming back. The win over West Ham was just the sixth time that the pair have started together this season. Despite the recent injury boosts, they are still unable to call upon Guehi, Doucoure and Lerma ahead of this fixture.

Newcastle have been harder by injury than most this season. Willock, and Trippier aren’t expected to be fit for this one. Wison, Almiron and Miley won’t return to the team until May. Botman and Lascelles both have cruciate ligament injuries so it’s difficult to put a timeline on their return.

Crystal Palace possible starting lineup:
Henderson; Clyne, Andersen, Richards; Mnos,  Ahamada, Hughes, Mitchell; Olise, Eze, Mateta

Newcastle possible starting lineup:
Dubravka; Murphy, Krafth, Schar, Burn; Longstaff, Guimaraes, Anderson; Gordon, Isak, Barnes

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The Predicted Crystal Palace vs Newcastle Premier League Standings by BETSiE

Our in-house predictive model, BETSiE, has had a go at predicting the Premier League standings ahead of the Crystal Palace vs Newcastle, currently 14th vs 6th, fixture by utilising the underlying data from the 2023/24 season up until this point.

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Crystal Palace vs Newcastle Standings Prediction

Position	Club	Games	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Manchester City	38	26.0	8.1	3.9	90.0	37.6	52.4	86.2
2	Arsenal	38	26.3	6.1	5.6	88.3	30.3	58.0	84.9
3	Liverpool	38	25.0	9.0	4.0	87.6	38.1	49.5	84.1
4	Aston Villa	38	20.7	7.1	10.2	75.6	58.0	17.6	69.1
5	Tottenham	38	19.9	7.2	10.9	74.4	61.2	13.2	66.9
6	Newcastle	38	17.9	6.2	13.9	81.6	62.0	19.6	59.9
7	Manchester Utd	38	17.1	6.3	14.6	55.3	57.6	-2.3	57.6
8	Chelsea	38	15.8	9.4	12.9	72.9	64.1	8.8	56.7
9	West Ham	38	14.1	9.9	14.0	58.3	69.7	-11.5	52.1
10	Brighton	38	13.0	12.3	12.7	61.3	61.0	0.3	51.3
11	Bournemouth	38	13.4	10.3	14.3	56.2	66.0	-9.7	50.5
12	Wolverhampton	38	13.5	8.2	16.4	52.9	63.3	-10.4	48.5
13	Fulham	38	13.6	7.1	17.3	56.2	60.0	-3.8	47.9
14	Crystal Palace	38	10.3	10.5	17.2	45.8	62.4	-16.6	41.5
15	Brentford	38	9.8	9.1	19.1	54.7	66.5	-11.7	38.4
16	Everton	38	11.3	9.3	17.4	40.8	57.2	-16.4	37.2
17	Nottingham Forest	38	8.8	10.3	18.9	48.1	64.5	-16.4	32.6
18	Luton	38	7.6	8.1	22.2	53.8	79.2	-25.5	31.0
19	Burnley	38	5.4	9.2	23.5	39.1	76.7	-37.6	25.3
20	Sheffield Utd	38	4.6	8.4	25.0	37.1	94.5	-57.4	22.2

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Match Stats: Minimal midweek joy for Palace

• Crystal Palace are winless in their last five Premier League meetings with Newcastle (D3 L2), failing to  score in each of the last four. 
• Having won their first four Premier League away games against Crystal Palace between 1994 and 2013,  Newcastle have won just one of their last eight away to the Eagles (D5 L2). 
• Having been unbeaten in Premier League games in London last season (W4 D3), Newcastle have lost three  of their five in the capital so far this season (W1 D1). However, their sole victory was in their last such visit  (1-0 at Fulham). 
• Crystal Palace have lost 10 of their last 13 Premier League games against sides to finish in the top four the  previous season (W1 D2), with their sole victory in this run coming at Manchester United back in  September. 
• Crystal Palace have lost six of their last nine midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) Premier League  games (W1 D2), with their only win in this run coming against Sheffield United in January (3-2). 
• After a run of one win in 24 Premier League games played on a Wednesday between November 2012 and  December 2020 (D5 L18), Newcastle have won four of their last five such games in the competition (L1). 
• Following victories over Fulham and Tottenham, Newcastle are looking to win three consecutive Premier  League games for the second time this season, previously doing so in September. Away from home, they’ve won three of their last five league games (L2), having won just one of their first 10 this term beforehand (D2 L7). 

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Crystal Palace Fixtures: Eagles Want a Strong Finish

• Vs Fulham (a)
• Vs Manchester United (H)
• Vs Wolves (A)
• Vs Aston Villa (H)

Newcastle Fixtures: Sights Set on Europe

• Vs Sheffield United (H)
• Vs Burnley (A)
• Vs Brighton (H)
• Vs Manchester United (A)
• Vs Brentford (A)

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