Premier League · Sun, 4 Jan 2026 ·
Newcastle vs Crystal Palace — 2 - 0
St. James' Park · Referee: J. Brooks
Match report
Newcastle beat Crystal Palace 2-0
Newcastle beat Crystal Palace 2-0 in Premier League matchday 20 on Sunday, 4 January 2026 at St. James' Park. Bruno Guimaraes (71') and M. Thiaw (78') scored for Newcastle. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Newcastle had 59% of the ball and 12 shots (7 on target) against Crystal Palace’s 11 (1 on target). Malick Thiaw (Newcastle) was the top-rated player with 9.7. The result leaves Newcastle 9th in the Premier League table on 8 points and Crystal Palace 15th on 4.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | 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 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sun, 12 Apr 2026, Crystal Palace 2-1 Newcastle
Match events
- 20'VAR decisionAnthony GordonGoal cancelled
- 33'yellow cardBrennan JohnsonYellow Card
- 38'substitutionJ. LermaOff: J. Canvot
- 49'yellow cardTyrick MitchellYellow Card
- 52'substitutionN. ClyneOff: J. Devenny
- 55'yellow cardMarc GuéhiYellow Card
- 62'yellow cardAnthony GordonYellow Card
- 63'substitutionS. TonaliOff: J. Ramsey
- 63'substitutionA. GordonOff: H. Barnes
- 63'substitutionL. HallOff: V. Livramento
- 71'goalBruno GuimaraesAssist: L. Miley
- 72'substitutionB. JohnsonOff: C. Uche
- 78'substitutionY. WissaOff: N. Woltemade
- 78'goalM. ThiawNormal Goal
- 87'substitutionA. WhartonOff: K. Rodney
- 87'substitutionY. PinoOff: R. Esse
- 87'substitutionJ. MatetaOff: J. Drakes-Thomas
- 88'substitutionJ. MurphyOff: J. Willock
Lineups
Newcastle
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Eddie Howe
Starting XI
- 1N. PopeG
- 67L. MileyD
- 12M. ThiawD
- 5F. ScharD
- 3L. HallD
- 39Bruno GuimaraesM
- 8S. TonaliM
- 7JoelintonM
- 23J. MurphyF
- 9Y. WissaF
- 10A. GordonF
Substitutes
- 32A. RamsdaleG
- 2K. TrippierD
- 28J. WillockM
- 4S. BotmanD
- 41J. RamseyM
- 27N. WoltemadeF
- 11H. BarnesM
- 21V. LivramentoD
- 37A. MurphyD
Crystal Palace
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Oliver Glasner
Starting XI
- 1D. HendersonG
- 8J. LermaD
- 5M. LacroixD
- 6M. GuehiD
- 17N. ClyneM
- 20A. WhartonM
- 19W. HughesM
- 3T. MitchellM
- 11B. JohnsonF
- 10Y. PinoF
- 14J. MatetaF
Substitutes
- 44W. BenitezG
- 24B. SosaD
- 23J. CanvotD
- 42K. RodneyM
- 21R. EsseM
- 12C. UcheM
- 72D. BenamarD
- 55J. DevennyM
- 86J. Drakes-ThomasF
Match statistics
- 59%Possession41%
- 2.08Expected goals (xG)0.70
- 12Total shots11
- 7Shots on target1
- 3Shots off target5
- 2Blocked shots5
- 11Shots inside the box9
- 1Shots outside the box2
- 8Corners6
- 5Offsides2
- 5Fouls12
- 1Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 1Goalkeeper saves5
- 494Passes344
- 408Accurate passes239
- 83%Pass accuracy69%
- 0.65Goals prevented0.65
Player statistics
Newcastle
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nick PopeG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 3Lewis HallD | 63 | 7.3 | ||
| 5Fabian SchärD | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 12Malick ThiawDTop rated | 90 | 9.7 | 1 | |
| 67Lewis MileyD | 90 | 8.7 | 1 | |
| 7JoelintonM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 8Sandro TonaliM | 63 | 6.7 | ||
| 39Bruno GuimarãesM | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 9Yoane WissaF | 78 | 6.0 | ||
| 10Anthony GordonF | 63 | 6.7 | ||
| 23Jacob MurphyF | 88 | 6.6 | ||
| 32Aaron RamsdaleG | – | – | ||
| 2Kieran TrippierD | – | – | ||
| 4Sven BotmanD | – | – | ||
| 21Valentino LivramentoD | 27 | 6.9 | ||
| 37Alex MurphyD | – | – | ||
| 11Harvey BarnesM | 27 | 7.5 | ||
| 28Joe WillockM | 8 | 6.3 | ||
| 41Jacob RamseyM | 27 | 6.6 | ||
| 27Nick WoltemadeF | 12 | 6.7 |
Crystal Palace
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dean HendersonG | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 5Maxence LacroixD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 6Marc GuéhiD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 8Jefferson LermaD | 38 | 7.0 | ||
| 3Tyrick MitchellM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 17Nathaniel ClyneM | 52 | 6.6 | ||
| 19Will HughesM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 20Adam WhartonM | 87 | 7.0 | ||
| 10Yéremy PinoF | 87 | 7.0 | ||
| 11Brennan JohnsonF | 72 | 6.2 | ||
| 14Jean-Philippe MatetaF | 87 | 5.9 | ||
| 44Walter BenítezG | – | – | ||
| 23Jaydee CanvotD | 52 | 6.7 | ||
| 24Borna SosaD | – | – | ||
| 72Dean BenamarD | – | – | ||
| 12Christantus UcheM | 18 | 6.3 | ||
| 21Romain EsseM | 9 | 6.7 | ||
| 42Kaden RodneyM | 9 | 6.5 | ||
| 55Justin DevennyM | 38 | 6.3 | ||
| 86Joel Drakes-ThomasF | 9 | 6.5 |