Newcastle v Crystal Palace Tips & Predictions

Wednesday | 18:30 UTC | St James’ Park | Premier League

Newcastle United welcome Crystal Palace to St James’ Park on Wednesday night as the Premier League run-in continues, and with Champions League football in sight, this is another big opportunity for Eddie Howe’s side.

Newcastle Chasing European Dream

Newcastle come into this midweek fixture flying. A dominant 4-1 win over Manchester United on Sunday marked their 4th straight league victory, putting the Magpies on the brink of a Top 3 spot. A point here would see them go ahead of Nottingham Forest. They’ve scored 10 goals in that 4 match run and look full of attacking confidence at home.

Palace Bounce Back Needed

For Crystal Palace, the momentum was halted at the Etihad. A 5-2 loss to Man City ended a 7 match unbeaten stretch in all competitions. Despite that, Oliver Glasner’s side have shown improvement since February and currently sit 12th in the table. A win here would lift them above Brentford and give them a strong chance of finishing in the top half of the league.

Bookies Expect Toon to Keep Rolling

Newcastle are odds-on at 1.68 (Instant Casino) to make it 5 league wins on the spin. Palace are priced at 4.80 to take all three points, with a draw available at 3.85. With both teams in decent attacking form, a match involving goals at both ends feels likely.

Head-to-Head: Tight Matchups Recently

3 of the last 5 meetings between these two have ended level, including the 1-1 draw earlier this season at Selhurst Park. Recent fixtures have often been closely contested, and with Palace’s improved discipline under Glasner, this could stay tight again. BTTS & Over 2.5 Bookings is available at 2.12.

Players to Watch

Alexander Isak is Newcastle’s leading man up top. He didn’t score against United, but he did set up Tonali’s opener and continues to be heavily involved in final-third play.

Eberechi Eze got on the scoresheet for Palace against City and has now netted 3 league goals this season.

Will Hughes is expected to return to the starting XI after coming off the bench at the Etihad. The Palace midfielder has been booked 10 times in 26 league appearances this season and is 3.50 to be carded.

Predicted Lineups

Newcastle: Pope; Trippier, Schar, Burn, Livramento; Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton; Murphy, Isak, Barnes
Crystal Palace: Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Hughes, Wharton, Mitchell; Sarr, Eze, Mateta