Newcastle United FC vs Crystal Palace FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Newcastle United FC vs Crystal Palace FC — Premier League at St. James' Park.
- Newcastle United FC 5 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
- Crystal Palace FC 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Stuart Attwell
- Referee Simon Long
- Referee Craig Pawson
- Referee Richard West
3 games this season
🟨 6.0/game
⚽ 15.0 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City FC | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | Arsenal FC | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Brentford FC | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | Leeds United FC | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Liverpool FC | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | Everton FC | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | Hull City AFC | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | Newcastle United FC | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | Chelsea FC | 5 | 7 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town FC | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | Manchester United FC | 5 | 5 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest FC | 5 | 5 |
| 14 | Sunderland AFC | 5 | 4 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace FC | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | Aston Villa FC | 5 | 4 |
| 17 | AFC Bournemouth | 5 | 3 |
| 18 | Coventry City FC | 5 | 3 |
| 19 | Fulham FC | 5 | 2 |
| 20 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 5 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Apr | Crystal Palace FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 01 Apr | Arsenal FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 16 Mar | AFC Bournemouth | A | 2–2 | D |
| 09 Mar | Everton FC | H | 3–2 | W |
| 02 Mar | West Ham United FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 26 Feb | Burnley FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Apr | Newcastle United FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 03 Apr | Tottenham Hotspur FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 30 Mar | Huddersfield Town AFC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 16 Mar | Watford FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 09 Mar | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 02 Mar | Burnley FC | A | 3–1 | W |
Season Stats
| Newcastle United FC | Crystal Palace FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #9 | Position | #15 |
| 8 | Points | 4 |
| 5 | Played | 5 |
| 2 / 2 / 1 | W / D / L | 1 / 1 / 3 |
| 9 | Scored | 6 |
| 9 | Conceded | 11 |
| +0 | GD | -5 |
| 1.60 | PPG | 0.80 |
| 40% | Win % | 20% |
Key Stats
25%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
H2H (16 games)
25%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
20%
Clean Sheets
Newcastle United FC this season
Newcastle United FC this season
20%
Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season
Crystal Palace FC this season
Newcastle United FC are 9th (8 pts). Crystal Palace FC are 15th (4 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Newcastle United FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/1
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Crystal Palace FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Newcastle United FC
| Joe Willock | 2 G | |
| Anthony Elanga | 2 G | |
| Yoane Wissa | 1 G | 1 A |
Crystal Palace FC
| Tyrick Mitchell | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Newcastle United FC and Crystal Palace FC is underway.
- 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Andros Townsend is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Newcastle United FC.
- 20' Crystal Palace FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 25' Salomon Rondon has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
- 30' Newcastle United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Crystal Palace FC backline.
- 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jamaal Lascelles, as he is very good at scoring at St. James' Park with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
- 40' Michy Batshuayi is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Crystal Palace FC tonight.
- 45' Poor challenge from Martin Kelly. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Rafael Benitez will be considering his options from the bench.
- 55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
- 60' It’s high time Rafael Benitez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 65' Another change for Newcastle United FC made on 65 minute. Florian Lejeune leaves to be changed by Paul Dummett.
- 70' Both keepers have barely been tested. Newcastle United FC and Crystal Palace FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 73' A change in the Crystal Palace FC ranks — James Tomkins exits the field as Scott Dann enters on 73.
- 76' Newcastle United FC ring the changes. Ki Sungyueng has done his job and it is now time for Jonjo Shelvey to step up.
- 79' Isaac Hayden picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 81' The Serbia Luka Milivojevic breaks the deadlock on 81 minutes. 0-1!
- 85' The whistle greets Andros Townsend as he departs to be replaced by Cheikhou Kouyate.
- 90' Controversy at the stadium! Christian Benteke argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
- 90' The Newcastle United FC bench stirs into life. Matt Ritchie is withdrawn and Christian Atsu gets his opportunity.
- What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Newcastle United FC 0-1 Crystal Palace FC.
Lineups
Newcastle United FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
-
4
Ki Sungyueng ↓ Jonjo Shelvey 76'
- 12
- 6
- 14
- 22
-
20
Florian Lejeune ↓ Paul Dummett 65'
-
11
Matt Ritchie ↓ Christian Atsu 90'
- 17
- 9
- 24
Bench
- 13
- 26
-
3
Paul Dummett ↑ 65'
- 19
-
8
Jonjo Shelvey ↑ 76'
-
30
Christian Atsu ↑ 90'
- 18
Coach
Rafael Benitez
Crystal Palace FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 31
- 4
- 34
-
5
James Tomkins ↓ Scott Dann 73'
- 15
- 3
- 18
- 10
- 29
- 11
- 23
Bench
-
8
Cheikhou Kouyate ↑ 85'
- 14
- 13
- 2
-
6
Scott Dann ↑ 73'
-
17
Christian Benteke ↑ 65'
- 35
Coach
Roy Hodgson
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | 4 |
| Callum Wilson | 3 |
| Jacob Murphy | 2 |
| Miguel Almiron | 2 |
| Christian Benteke | 2 |
| Sean Longstaff | 1 |
| Luka Milivojevic | 1 |
| Anthony Gordon | 1 |
Head to Head
Newcastle United FC Form
2019-04-06
Newcastle United FC
0–1
Crystal Palace FC
L
2019-04-01
Arsenal FC
2–0
Newcastle United FC
L
2019-03-16
AFC Bournemouth
2–2
Newcastle United FC
D
2019-03-09
Newcastle United FC
3–2
Everton FC
W
2019-03-02
West Ham United FC
2–0
Newcastle United FC
L
2019-02-26
Newcastle United FC
2–0
Burnley FC
W
Crystal Palace FC Form
2019-04-06
Newcastle United FC
0–1
Crystal Palace FC
W
2019-04-03
Tottenham Hotspur FC
2–0
Crystal Palace FC
L
2019-03-30
Crystal Palace FC
2–0
Huddersfield Town AFC
W
2019-03-16
Watford FC
2–1
Crystal Palace FC
L
2019-03-09
Crystal Palace FC
1–2
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
L
2019-03-02
Burnley FC
1–3
Crystal Palace FC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.02
Newcastle United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17
Crystal Palace FC xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 60%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Crystal Palace FC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.19
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 83% |
|
17% |
| ± 2.5 | 61% |
|
39% |
| ± 3.5 | 39% |
|
61% |
| ± 4.5 | 22% |
|
78% |
Double Chance
Newcastle United FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Crystal Palace FC
50%
Newcastle United FC or Crystal Palace FC
75%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.3%
1 – 0
7.7%
3 – 1
6.3%
0 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
5.5%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
5.5%
0 – 1
Actual
3 – 2
3.8%
4 – 1
3.3%
Asian Handicap — Newcastle United FC
| Handicap | Newcastle United FC covers | Push | Crystal Palace FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 17% | — | 83% |
| -2 | 17% | 17% | 66% |
| -1.5 | 34% | — | 66% |
| -1 | 34% | 22% | 44% |
| -0.5 | 56% | — | 44% |
| +0.5 | 79% | — | 21% |
| +1 | 79% | 12% | 8% |
| +1.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
| +2 | 92% | 6% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet
32%
✓
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
14%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

