Crystal Palace vs Newcastle preview: form and team news

Crystal Palace and Newcastle’s recent form

Palace’s last five results across competitions include a 2-2 draw at Beşiktaş, defeats to Brighton and Lyon, a 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest and a loss to Bristol City. Their Thursday match means they have had less time to prepare and recover than Newcastle, as well as travel back from Turkey.

Newcastle have lost three of their last four Premier League games, according to Sky Sports. Their recent results across all competitions include league defeats to Aston Villa, Coventry and Leeds, with wins against Hull City and Millwall. The league table shows a narrow difference between the sides, although Newcastle have one more point.

Home and away numbers in the Premier League

Palace have scored an average of 2.0 goals per home league match this season and conceded 2.7. Newcastle’s away figures are 1.3 goals scored and 2.7 conceded per game. Both teams have played seven league matches, so these figures offer an early-season snapshot rather than a long-term measure.

The head-to-head record across the last five meetings is evenly split between wins: Palace have won twice, Newcastle twice, and one match finished level. The latest meeting listed was a 2-1 Palace win in April 2026, while Newcastle’s biggest win in that set was 5-0 in April 2025. Those results show contrasting outcomes rather than a clear pattern.

Crystal Palace vs Newcastle team news

Starting line-ups have not been published and are normally released around 30 minutes before kick-off, so team news remains provisional. The data provider lists Chadi Riad and Takehiro Tomiyasu as missing for Palace, while Dean Henderson, Jørgen Strand Larsen and Quinten Timber are marked as questionable. Sky Sports reports that Timber has a hamstring injury but no confirmed availability update for this match.

For Newcastle, the provider lists Eliott Jaouen and Valentino Livramento as missing, with Anthony Elanga and Jacob Ramsey questionable. Palace manager Pierre Sage is under pressure, Sky Sports reports, and the Newcastle fixture is among the matches identified as an opportunity to improve results and performances. Any late team news could affect the match picture, so uncertainty remains.

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