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Newcastle United vs Crystal Palace - Predictions, Stats & Odds

Premier League Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 20

Premier League - Gameweek 20

Sunday, 4 Jan 2026 • 15:00

St James Park (Newcastle upon Tyne)

Newcastle United

2 : 0

Crystal Palace

Goals

Bruno Guimarãe...
1 : 0
71'
71'Bruno Guimarães
1 : 0
Malick Thiaw
2 : 0
78'
78'Malick Thiaw
2 : 0

Lineups

Newcastle United

PosPlayer
GK
Nick Pope
DEF
Fabian Schär
DEF
Malick Thiaw
DEF
Lewis Hall
MID
Joelinton
MID
Sandro Tonali
MID
Bruno Guimarães
MID
Lewis Miley
FWD
Jacob Murphy
FWD
Anthony Gordon
FWD
Yoane Wissa

Substitutes

63'Valentino Livramentofor Lewis Hall
63'Jacob Ramseyfor Sandro Tonali
63'Harvey Barnesfor Anthony Gordon
78'Nick Woltemadefor Yoane Wissa
88'Joe Willockfor Jacob Murphy

Crystal Palace

PosPlayer
GK
Dean Henderson
DEF
Nathaniel Clyne
DEF
Tyrick Mitchell
DEF
Maxence Lacroix
DEF
Marc Guéhi
MID
Will Hughes
MID
Jefferson Lerma
MID
Adam Wharton
FWD
Jean-Philippe Mateta
FWD
Yéremy Pino
FWD
Brennan Johnson

Substitutes

38'Jaydee Canvotfor Jefferson Lerma
52'Justin Devennyfor Nathaniel Clyne
72'Christantus Uchefor Brennan Johnson
87'Romain Essefor Yéremy Pino
87'Kaden Rodneyfor Adam Wharton
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
9Newcastle United208572824+429
L
D
L
W
W
14Crystal Palace207672223-127
L
L
L
D
L

Last Games

Newcastle United

@Burnley
3 - 1
@Manchester United
0 - 1
vsChelsea
2 - 2
@Sunderland
0 - 1
vsBurnley
2 - 1

Crystal Palace

vsFulham
1 - 1
vsTottenham Hotspur
0 - 1
@Leeds United
1 - 4
vsManchester City
0 - 3
@Fulham
2 - 1

Head-to-Head

04 Jan 2026
Newcastle United2 - 0Crystal Palace
04 Jan 2026Newcastle United
2 - 0
Crystal Palace
16 Apr 2025
Newcastle United5 - 0Crystal Palace
16 Apr 2025Newcastle United
5 - 0
Crystal Palace
30 Nov 2024
Crystal Palace1 - 1Newcastle United
30 Nov 2024Crystal Palace
1 - 1
Newcastle United
24 Apr 2024
Crystal Palace2 - 0Newcastle United
24 Apr 2024Crystal Palace
2 - 0
Newcastle United
21 Oct 2023
Newcastle United4 - 0Crystal Palace
21 Oct 2023Newcastle United
4 - 0
Crystal Palace

Premier League

Gameweek 20

03 Jan • 12:30
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
3 - 1
03 Jan • 15:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers
West Ham United
3 - 0
03 Jan • 15:00
Brighton and Hove Albion
Burnley
2 - 0
03 Jan • 17:30
Bournemouth
Arsenal
2 - 3
04 Jan • 12:30
Leeds United
Manchester United
1 - 1
04 Jan • 15:00
Everton
Brentford
2 - 4
04 Jan • 15:00
Fulham
Liverpool
2 - 2
04 Jan • 15:00
Newcastle United
Crystal Palace
2 - 0
04 Jan • 15:00
Tottenham Hotspur
Sunderland
1 - 1
04 Jan • 17:30
Manchester City
Chelsea
1 - 1

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.