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 10 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
- Crystal Palace FC 10 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Stuart Attwell
- Referee Simon Long
- Referee Craig Pawson
- Referee Richard West
6 games this season
🟨 5.2/game
⚽ 11.5 goals/game
🟥 2 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal FC | 10 | 27 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 10 | 22 |
| 3 | Manchester City FC | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | Liverpool FC | 10 | 18 |
| 5 | Chelsea FC | 10 | 16 |
| 6 | Everton FC | 10 | 16 |
| 7 | AFC Bournemouth | 10 | 15 |
| 8 | Brentford FC | 10 | 14 |
| 9 | Leeds United FC | 10 | 14 |
| 10 | Aston Villa FC | 10 | 13 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 10 | 12 |
| 12 | Newcastle United FC | 10 | 12 |
| 13 | Hull City AFC | 10 | 11 |
| 14 | Ipswich Town FC | 10 | 11 |
| 15 | Fulham FC | 10 | 10 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest FC | 10 | 9 |
| 17 | Coventry City FC | 10 | 9 |
| 18 | Manchester United FC | 10 | 8 |
| 19 | Sunderland AFC | 10 | 8 |
| 20 | Crystal Palace FC | 10 | 7 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #12 | Position | #20 |
| 12 | Points | 7 |
| 10 | Played | 10 |
| 3 / 3 / 4 | W / D / L | 2 / 1 / 7 |
| 13 | Scored | 10 |
| 16 | Conceded | 24 |
| -3 | GD | -14 |
| 1.20 | PPG | 0.70 |
| 30% | Win % | 20% |
Key Stats
24%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
H2H (17 games)
24%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
20%
Clean Sheets
Newcastle United FC this season
Newcastle United FC this season
10%
Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season
Crystal Palace FC this season
Newcastle United FC are 12th (12 pts). Crystal Palace FC are 20th (7 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Newcastle United FC
0-15
3/2
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/3
46-60
3/4
61-75
3/1
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Crystal Palace FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
–/3
31-45
3/4
46-60
2/7
61-75
1/1
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Newcastle United FC
| Harvey Barnes | 2 G | 2 A |
| 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' That's the starting whistle at St. James' Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Newcastle United FC and Crystal Palace FC.
- 5' It’s high time Rafael Benitez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Rafael Benitez will be considering his options from the bench.
- 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 20' Crystal Palace FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 25' Newcastle United FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 30' Newcastle United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
- 35' Crystal Palace FC is showing some good football. However, Crystal Palace FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 45' Crystal Palace FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
- 50' Crystal Palace FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 55' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jamaal Lascelles is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Newcastle United FC.
- 60' Newcastle United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Crystal Palace FC backline.
- 65' Time for substitution for Newcastle United FC. Florian Lejeune is replaced by Paul Dummett.
- 70' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Newcastle United FC and Crystal Palace FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 73' Crystal Palace FC ring the changes. James Tomkins has done his job and it is now time for Scott Dann to step up.
- 76' Newcastle United FC make a change. Ki Sungyueng trudges off to be replaced by Jonjo Shelvey on 76 minutes.
- 79' That is a Yellow card for Newcastle United FC. Isaac Hayden will be fuming at that decision.
- 81' Luka Milivojevic adds to his 0 season tally! Crystal Palace FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
- 85' The Crystal Palace FC manager makes a substitution. Andros Townsend departs to be replaced by Cheikhou Kouyate.
- 90' The referee has no hesitation. Christian Benteke is booked for Crystal Palace FC — Yellow card on 90.
- 90' Christian Atsu gets the nod from Newcastle United FC. He replaces Matt Ritchie and will look to change the dynamic.
- It finishes all square. Newcastle United FC and Crystal Palace FC share the spoils 0-1.
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 |
| Christian Benteke | 2 |
| Jacob Murphy | 2 |
| Miguel Almiron | 2 |
| William Osula | 2 |
| Harvey Barnes | 2 |
| Fabian Schar | 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
1.72
Newcastle United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1
Crystal Palace FC xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Crystal Palace FC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.72
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 75% |
|
25% |
| ± 2.5 | 50% |
|
50% |
| ± 3.5 | 29% |
|
71% |
| ± 4.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
Double Chance
Newcastle United FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Crystal Palace FC
52%
Newcastle United FC or Crystal Palace FC
73%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
1 – 0
10.5%
2 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.5%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
5.4%
3 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 2
3.2%
3 – 2
2.8%
Asian Handicap — Newcastle United FC
| Handicap | Newcastle United FC covers | Push | Crystal Palace FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| -2 | 13% | 16% | 70% |
| -1.5 | 30% | — | 70% |
| -1 | 30% | 23% | 47% |
| -0.5 | 53% | — | 47% |
| +0.5 | 79% | — | 21% |
| +1 | 79% | 13% | 8% |
| +1.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
| +2 | 92% | 6% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet
37%
✓
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
19%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

