Thursday , 2 July 2026

Newcastle United FC vs Crystal Palace FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Newcastle United FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Crystal Palace FC
Tue 2 Feb 2021 · 20:15 UTC St. James' Park HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Jonjo Shelvey 29' Y
Y 51' Nathaniel Clyne
Y 72' Luka Milivojevic
Y 90' Jordan Ayew

Overview

Match Preview

Newcastle United FC vs Crystal Palace FC — Premier League at St. James' Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Darren England
  • Referee Nicholas Hopton
  • Referee Andre Marriner
  • Referee Martin Atkinson
  • Referee Gary Beswick

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

6
5
5
Newcastle United FC 16 games · Avg 1.8 goals Crystal Palace FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-02-02 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Crystal Palace FC 2020-11-27 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 Newcastle United FC 2020-02-22 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Newcastle United FC 2019-12-21 Newcastle United FC 1–0 Crystal Palace FC 2019-04-06 Newcastle United FC 0–1 Crystal Palace FC

Recent Form

Newcastle United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Feb Crystal Palace FC H 1–2 L
30 Jan Everton FC A 2–0 W
26 Jan Leeds United FC H 1–2 L
23 Jan Aston Villa FC A 0–2 L
18 Jan Arsenal FC A 0–3 L
12 Jan Sheffield United FC A 0–1 L
Crystal Palace FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Feb Newcastle United FC A 2–1 W
30 Jan Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 1–0 W
26 Jan West Ham United FC H 2–3 L
17 Jan Manchester City FC A 0–4 L
14 Jan Arsenal FC A 0–0 D
08 Jan Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Newcastle United FC Crystal Palace FC
#19 Position #22
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Newcastle United FC are 19th (0 pts). Crystal Palace FC are 22nd (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Newcastle United FC vs Crystal Palace FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 2' A goal from the England international Jonjo Shelvey! He fires home on 2 to make it 1-0!
  • 7' Jordan Ayew needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 12' Newcastle United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 17' Crystal Palace FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 21' What a moment for Jairo Riedewald! That strike on 21 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 25' Gary Cahill does the damage! The net is bulging and Crystal Palace FC surge ahead!
  • 29' Jonjo Shelvey picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 34' Newcastle United FC is showing some good football. However, Newcastle United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 39' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andros Townsend made 322 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 44' 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.
  • 49' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 51' It’s a booking for Crystal Palace FC player. Nathaniel Clyne gets a Yellow card.
  • 56' Newcastle United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Crystal Palace FC's shape.
  • 58' Another change for Crystal Palace FC made on 58 minute. Wilfried Zaha leaves to be changed by Andros Townsend.
  • 63' Allan Saint-Maximin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jeff Hendrick at the 63 minute mark.
  • 68' Over 68 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 72' Controversy at the stadium! Luka Milivojevic argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 73' Crystal Palace FC ring the changes. Michy Batshuayi has done his job and it is now time for Christian Benteke to step up.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Dwight Gayle. He replaces Javier Manquillo on 77 minute.
  • 82' It looks surprising Crystal Palace FC does not make any changes. Luka Milivojevic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 87' Crystal Palace FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 89' A change in the Newcastle United FC ranks — Ciaran Clark exits the field as Andy Carroll enters on 89.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jordan Ayew.
  • 90' A change in the Crystal Palace FC ranks — Jairo Riedewald exits the field as Cheikhou Kouyate enters on 90.
  • The final score is 1-2.

Lineups

Newcastle United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Bruce

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jean-Philippe Mateta 4
Callum Wilson 3
Christian Benteke 2
Jacob Murphy 2
Miguel Almiron 2
Fabian Schar 1
Gary Cahill 1
Alexander Isak 1

Head to Head

2021-02-02 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Crystal Palace FC 2020-11-27 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 Newcastle United FC 2020-02-22 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Newcastle United FC 2019-12-21 Newcastle United FC 1–0 Crystal Palace FC 2019-04-06 Newcastle United FC 0–1 Crystal Palace FC

Newcastle United FC Form

2021-02-02 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Crystal Palace FC L 2021-01-30 Everton FC 0–2 Newcastle United FC W 2021-01-26 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Leeds United FC L 2021-01-23 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Newcastle United FC L 2021-01-18 Arsenal FC 3–0 Newcastle United FC L 2021-01-12 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Newcastle United FC L

Crystal Palace FC Form

2021-02-02 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Crystal Palace FC W 2021-01-30 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2021-01-26 Crystal Palace FC 2–3 West Ham United FC L 2021-01-17 Manchester City FC 4–0 Crystal Palace FC L 2021-01-14 Arsenal FC 0–0 Crystal Palace FC D 2021-01-08 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–0 Crystal Palace FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
0.56 Newcastle United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.6 Crystal Palace FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 88% + Under — clean sheet likely 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Newcastle United FC28% Draw42% Crystal Palace FC30%
Actual: Crystal Palace FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes22% 0% No78%
Avg goals/match: 1.16
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 66%
34%
± 1.5 33%
67%
± 2.5 12%
88%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Newcastle United FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Crystal Palace FC
72%
Newcastle United FC or Crystal Palace FC
58%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Newcastle United FC15% Draw69% Crystal Palace FC16%
Actual: Crystal Palace FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
34.1%
0 – 1
16.9%
1 – 0
15.7%
1 – 1
11.8%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 0
4.4%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
3.1%
2 – 2
1.1%
0 – 3
1%
3 – 0
0.8%
1 – 3
0.7%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United FC

Handicap Newcastle United FC covers Push Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 19% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 21% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet
55% ✗
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
57% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.