Crystal Palace (home)
- Palace have won 1 and lost 2 of their 3 Premier League 2026/2027 home games this season.
- Crystal Palace and Newcastle both enter Sunday's Premier League 2026/2027 contest at Selhurst Park on the back of 2-game losing streaks, with the Eagles losing in the Europa League 3-2 away to Lyon and then hammered 5-0 by Brighton in the Premier League, while the Magpies have suffered 2 successive league defeats following a 4-1 loss at Coventry and a 1-0 home reverse against Aston Villa.
- Palace boss Pierre Sage has installed a back-three structure and high-energy, high-intensity pressing system at Palace that brings out the best in the Eagles, but they've now registered just 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats across their last 5 matches in all competitions.
- Palace have scored 2.00 goals per home game on average this term.
Newcastle (away)
- Newcastle have won 1 and lost 2 of their 3 Premier League 2026/2027 away games this term.
- Despite the recent downturn, Palace (14th, 7 points from 7 games) and Newcastle (11th, 8 points from 7) remain roughly level with each other and the general consensus for this weekend's matchup is that it will be close and open.
- However, Newcastle have been far more impressive under Matthias Jaissle, who has installed a high-intensity, Red Bull-style energy system that wins the ball back in the attacking third and allows the Magpies to transition quickly on the counter-attack.
- Newcastle have already conceded 8 goals in 3 away games.
Head-to-Head
- The last time these sides met in the Premier League 2026/2027, Palace won 2-1 and also come into this matchup unbeaten in their last 3 home games against Newcastle.
- The overall recent head-to-head record is also even with both sides winning 2 of the last 5 and 1 draw.
Betting Insights
- The both-team-to-score option at 1.53 looks solid for that reason, while Over 2.5 goals at 1.65 is also appealing.
- The visitors are 2.4 favourites for this game, but with Palace unbeaten in the away side's last 3 visits to Selhurst Park, the odds of 2.68 and 3.55 for the hosts and draw respectively look very live here.
- The two systems should cancel each other out, so the game will probably be fast, open and played on the break, with both clubs desperate to press and counter.
Key Players
- Daichi Kamada has been Palace's biggest attacking spark so far in the season, notching 3 assists in 5 Premier League 2026/2027 appearances and scoring 2 of their goals in their last 5 games.
- Joseph Willock has scored 2 goals in his last 5 appearances for Newcastle, but these account for a big slice of the club's goals during that period.
- Palace's Tyrick Mitchell is another option in the anytime scorer market after scoring 2 goals in 5 Premier League 2026/2027 games.
- Newcastle's Anthony Elanga has 2 goals in his 3 Premier League 2026/2027 outings to lead the club's scoring charts, so he's the sharpest blade in their attack this weekend.
