Crystal Palace beat Newcastle 2-1 as J. Mateta scores twice

Match report

Crystal Palace beat Newcastle 2-1 in Premier League matchday 32 on Sunday, 12 April 2026 at Selhurst Park. J. Mateta (80', 90' pen) scored for Crystal Palace, while W. Osula (43') found the net for Newcastle. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Crystal Palace had 41% of the ball and 11 shots (5 on target) against Newcastle’s 7 (3 on target). Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) was the top-rated player with 8.5. The result leaves Crystal Palace 15th in the Premier League table on 4 points and Newcastle 9th on 8.

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Form, table and head-to-head

Crystal Palace

15th · 4 points · P 5 W 1 D 1 L 3

Form

Newcastle

9th · 8 points · P 5 W 2 D 2 L 1

Form

Premier League table around both teams
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
8	Hull City	5	+2	8
9	Newcastle	5	0	8
10	Chelsea	5	-2	7
14	Sunderland	5	-4	4
15	Crystal Palace	5	-5	4
16	Aston Villa	5	-5	4

Full Premier League table

Last meetings

No previous meetings on record.

Next meeting: Sun, 25 Oct 2026, Crystal Palace – Newcastle

Full Crystal Palace vs Newcastle head-to-head

Match events

43'goalW. OsulaAssist: L. Miley
64'substitutionB. JohnsonOff: I. Sarr
64'substitutionW. HughesOff: A. Wharton
65'substitutionJ. S. LarsenOff: J. Mateta
68'yellow cardMalick ThiawYellow Card
71'substitutionA. GordonOff: H. Barnes
74'yellow cardJoelintonYellow Card
76'substitutionY. PinoOff: D. Kamada
80'goalJ. MatetaAssist: T. Mitchell
84'substitutionJoelintonOff: J. Ramsey
84'substitutionW. OsulaOff: N. Woltemade
90'penaltyJ. MatetaPenalty
90+3'yellow cardAaron RamsdaleYellow Card
90+5'substitutionJ. MurphyOff: Y. Wissa
90+5'substitutionS. TonaliOff: A. Elanga
90+6'substitutionT. MitchellOff: B. Sosa

Lineups

Crystal Palace

Formation 3-4-3 · Coach Oliver Glasner

Starting XI

Substitutes

Newcastle

Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Eddie Howe

Starting XI

Substitutes

Match statistics

41%Possession59%
2.56Expected goals (xG)1.13
11Total shots7
5Shots on target3
3Shots off target1
3Blocked shots3
9Shots inside the box5
2Shots outside the box2
2Corners4
1Offsides0
17Fouls12
0Yellow cards3
–Red cards–
2Goalkeeper saves3
380Passes542
303Accurate passes437
80%Pass accuracy81%
1.22Goals prevented1.22

Player statistics

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1Dean HendersonG	90	6.2				27 · 52%
5Maxence LacroixD	90	6.7				39 · 90%		2	9/14
23Jaydee CanvotD	90	7.3			1 (0)	57 · 86%		2	5/9
26Chris RichardsD	90	6.7				35 · 77%		1	2/2
2Daniel MuñozM	90	6.6			2 (2)	28 · 75%	1	6	8/17
3Tyrick MitchellM	89	7.3		1		34 · 79%	2	4	6/11
8Jefferson LermaM	90	7.3			1 (0)	47 · 85%			3/7
19Will HughesM	64	6.5				28 · 71%		1	2/3
10Yéremy PinoF	76	8.2			2 (1)	37 · 97%	2	2	3/8
11Brennan JohnsonF	64	6.7				12 · 67%	1		1/2
22Jørgen Strand LarsenF	65	6.5				13 · 77%		1	4/12
44Walter BenítezG	–	–
17Nathaniel ClyneD	–	–
24Borna SosaD	1	–				2 · 100%
34Chadi RiadD	–	–
18Daichi KamadaM	14	6.5				7 · 57%
20Adam WhartonM	26	6.9				8 · 75%			0/2
55Justin DevennyM	–	–
7Ismaïla SarrF	26	6.9				4 · 75%		1	1/3
14Jean-Philippe MatetaFTop rated	25	8.5	2		2 (2)	2 · 50%	1	1	5/7

Newcastle

Newcastle player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
32Aaron RamsdaleG	90	6.6				38 · 76%			1/2
3Lewis HallD	90	6.5			1 (1)	63 · 86%	1		3/7
4Sven BotmanD	90	5.9			1 (0)	89 · 88%			7/14
12Malick ThiawD	90	7.3				62 · 87%		3	7/13
21Valentino LivramentoD	90	6.9				56 · 86%			6/8
7JoelintonM	84	6.2				29 · 76%			1/6
8Sandro TonaliM	89	6.7				69 · 74%	1		3/6
67Lewis MileyM	90	6.6		1		44 · 86%	1	1	5/6
10Anthony GordonF	71	6.7				26 · 73%			3/7
18William OsulaF	84	7.7	1		2 (2)	9 · 78%		1	5/14
23Jacob MurphyF	89	6.2				35 · 60%	1	1	3/8
1Nick PopeG	–	–
2Kieran TrippierD	–	–
33Dan BurnD	–	–
11Harvey BarnesM	19	6.5				12 · 67%			1/2
28Joe WillockM	–	–
41Jacob RamseyM	16	6.6				8 · 100%			3/3
9Yoane WissaF	1	–
20Anthony ElangaF	1	–				1 · 0%
27Nick WoltemadeF	16	6.5				1 · 0%			0/1