English Premier League - Newcastle United VS Crystal Palace Prediction

English Premier League - Newcastle United VS Crystal Palace
Match Time:17-04-2025 02:30 Thursday (GMT+8)
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Newcastle United
Eddie Howe will be without Jamaal Lascelles due to a knee injury, Sven Botman due to a knee injury, and Lewis Hall due to an ankle injury. Meanwhile, Joe Willock has a knock.
Newcastle United will shape up in a 4-3-3 formation vs Crystal Palace, with Nick Pope in goal. Valentino Livramento and Matt Targett will start as the full-backs. They will look to contribute at both ends of the pitch. Dan Burn will form the central defensive partnership alongside Fabian Schar.
As for the midfield unit, Bruno Guimaraes, Sandro Tonali and Sean Longstaff will start in the middle of the park. They will look to win the ball back for their side and add control in the middle of the park. Alexander Isak will lead the line for Newcastle United vs Crystal Palace, with Jacob Murphy and Harvey Barnes on either side of him.
Crystal Palace
Oliver Glasner will be without Chadi Riad, and Checik Doucoure due to knee injuries. Crystal Palace will shape up in a 3-4-1-2 formation vs Newcastle United, with Dean Henderson in goal.
Chris Richards will start alongside Maxence Lacroix and Marc Guehi in the back three. They will look to mark Isak out of the game. Daniel Munoz and Tyrick Mitchell will start as the wing-backs. They will look to help out at both ends of the pitch.
As for the midfield unit, Will Hughes and Adam Wharton will add creativity and defensive cover to the side. Eberechi Eze and Ismaila Sarr will start in the attacking midfield roles, and they will look to link up with striker Jean-Philippe Mateta.
Newcastle United possible starting lineup:
Pope; Trippier, Schar, Burn, Livramento; Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton; Gordon, Isak, Barnes
Crystal Palace possible starting lineup:
Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Wharton, Hughes, Mitchell; Sarr, Eze; Mateta
Newcastle United vs Crystal Palace Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
Newcastle United have a good historical record against Crystal Palace and have won 31 out of the 57 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Crystal Palace's 13 victories.
Newcastle United have kept clean sheets in six of their last eight matches against Crystal Palace in the Premier League and have managed to achieve the feat in their last three such games in the competition.
Crystal Palace have won only one of their last seven matches against Newcastle United in the Premier League, with their only such victory during this period coming by a 2-0 margin at home in April last year.
Newcastle United have won 18 of their last 23 matches in the Premier League - more victories than any other team in the competition has achieved during this period.
Prediction: Newcastle United 2-2 Crystal Palace
Palace will be boosted by the return of Guehi in defence, but they could still encounter difficulties at the back given Newcastle's strong performances in recent weeks.
Neither side are likely to keep a clean sheet, and it would not be surprising if the sides played out an entertaining draw, especially considering the visitors have been excellent away from home.
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