Newcastle's victory over Manchester United at the weekend has moved the Magpies to within a point of third-placed Nottingham Forest and the race for the Champions League places is starting to centre stage in the Premier League.
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Newcastle vs Crystal Palace prediction: Jacob Murphy to shine?
Key Stats
- Newcastle winger Jacob Murphy has 17 goal contributions in the Premier League this season.
- 55% of Newcastle's matches in the Premier League this season have ended with both teams scoring.
- BTTS has landed in 58% of Crystal Palace's Premier League matches so far this season.
Correct score prediction: Newcastle 2-1 Crystal Palace
Newcastle are scoring an average of exactly 2.00 goals per home game in the Premier League this season, whilst conceding an average of 1.27 goals. With this in mind, we're backing the Magpies to secure a 2-1 home win against a Crystal Palace side that have only failed to score in 13% of their away trips.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Newcastle the bookmaker's choice
- HOME: 8/11 (1.73) – 57.9%
- DRAW: 31/10 (4.10) – 24.4%
- AWAY: 4/1 (5.00) – 20%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Newcastle are the expected winner of this game with a probability of 57.9% and we agree with the bookmakers on this selection.
You can find all our predictions for today's games on our football betting tips page.
Most recent H2Hs: The Magpies lead
Newcastle have won two, drawn two and lost one of their last five competitive encounters with Crystal Palace. The pair played out a 1-1 draw when they met in November for their reverse league meeting.
England Premier League 30/11/24
Crystal Palace
Newcastle
England Premier League 24/04/24
Crystal Palace
Newcastle
England Premier League 16/03/24
Crystal Palace
Newcastle
England Premier League 21/10/23
Newcastle
Crystal Palace
England Premier League 21/01/23
Crystal Palace
Newcastle
Newcastle preview: Barnes at the double
At the weekend, Newcastle secured their first league double over Manchester United since 1930-31, scoring four goals in a league game against the Red Devils for the first time since September 2001.
Harvey Barnes became just the second Newcastle player to score a brace against Manchester United in the Premier League, along with Alan Shearer in December 2000. The Magpies ran out 4-1 winners at St James' Park with Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes scoring the other two goals.
Lewis Hall, Jamaal Lascelles, Sven Botman and Joseph Willock make up the four main injury concerns for Eddie Howe's side heading into Wednesday's clash with the Eagles.
Predicted lineup: Pope (GK), Trippier, Schar, Burn, Livramento, Murphy, Guimaraes, Barnes, Tonali, Joelinton & Isak
England Premier League 19/04/25
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Aston Villa
4
Newcastle
1
England Premier League 16/04/25
W
Crystal Palace
0
Newcastle
5
England Premier League 13/04/25
W
Man Utd
1
Newcastle
4
England Premier League 07/04/25
W
Leicester
0
Newcastle
3
England Premier League 02/04/25
W
Brentford
1
Newcastle
2
Crystal Palace preview: Blew a two-goal lead
Despite establishing a two-goal lead at the Etihad Stadium in Saturday's early kick-off in the Premier League, Crystal Palace ended up well beaten by Manchester City.
Eberechi Eze continued his fine form with the opening goal of the game after eight minutes, and Chris Richards headed home from a 21st-minute corner to put the Eagles 2-0 up. The Citizens scored twice before the break to get back to level terms and then added three further goals in the second 45 to wrap up a 5-2 victory.
Edward Nketiah and Marc Guehi are both back from suspension but Chadi Riad and Cheick Doucoure will both miss the trip to St James' Park through injury.
Predicted lineup: Henderson (GK), Munoz, Lacroix, Mitchell, Guehi, Lerma, Kamada, Eze, Wharton, Nketiah & Sarr
England Premier League 19/04/25
D
Bournemouth
0
Crystal Palace
0
England Premier League 16/04/25
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Newcastle
5
Crystal Palace
0
England Premier League 12/04/25
L
Man City
5
Crystal Palace
2
England Premier League 05/04/25
W
Brighton
1
Crystal Palace
2
England Premier League 02/04/25
D
Southampton
1
Crystal Palace
1
Player to watch: Harvey Barnes
Despite some impressive performances, Harvey Barnes has failed to nail down a regular spot in Eddie Howe's starting lineup this season but we have selected the England international as our player to watch on Wednesday night following his brace against Manchester United at the weekend.
Barnes has scored eight times in the Premier League this season, making him Newcastle's second-highest goalscorer ahead of Jacob Murphy by one.
Joint-top scores for Newcastle this season
We're expecting Barnes to keep his place in the Magpies' starting lineup for the midweek clash with Crystal Palace at St James' Park and wouldn't be surprised if he scored for a third successive Premier League game.