Newcastle 2:0 Crystal Palace

Newcastle beat Crystal Palace 2:0 in the Premier League Regular Season 20 at St. James' Park on 4 January 2026, with the half time score at 0:0; below are the full timeline of goals, cards and substitutions, the complete match statistics, both confirmed lineups with formations, and the top rated players on each side.

Newcastle

2 : 0

HT 0 : 0

Crystal Palace

4 January 2026
Kickoff: 15:00 UTC
Venue: St. James' Park | Newcastle upon Tyne
Referee: J. Brooks

Form and Table

Newcastle 12th 49 pts LossWinDrawWinLoss
Crystal Palace 15th 45 pts LossDrawLossDrawLoss

Full table: Premier League

Team News

Newcastle

V. Livramento Questionable | Hamstring Injury
N. Woltemade Questionable | Illness
L. Miley Questionable | Knee Injury
Bruno Guimaraes Questionable | Ankle Injury
Bruno Guimaraes Questionable | Ankle Injury
S. Botman Questionable | Lower Back Injury
A. Elanga Questionable | Knee Injury
V. Livramento Questionable | Knee Injury

Crystal Palace

M. Lacroix Questionable | Muscle Injury
E. Nketiah Questionable | Thigh Injury
C. Doucoure Questionable | Knee Injury
D. Kamada Questionable | Hamstring Injury
N. Clyne Questionable | Muscle Injury
E. Nketiah Questionable | Thigh Injury
W. Hughes Questionable | Injury
C. Richards Questionable | Foot Injury

Match Events

Newcastle: Anthony GordonVAR | Goal cancelled
20'
33'
Crystal Palace: Brennan JohnsonYellow Card | Foul
38'
Crystal Palace: J. CanvotSubstitution | Off: J. Lerma
49'
Crystal Palace: Tyrick MitchellYellow Card | Time wasting
52'
Crystal Palace: J. DevennySubstitution | Off: N. Clyne
55'
Crystal Palace: Marc GuéhiYellow Card | Foul
Newcastle: Anthony GordonYellow Card | Foul
62'
Newcastle: J. RamseySubstitution | Off: S. Tonali
63'
Newcastle: H. BarnesSubstitution | Off: A. Gordon
63'
Newcastle: V. LivramentoSubstitution | Off: L. Hall
63'
Newcastle: Bruno GuimaraesGoal | Assist: L. Miley
71'
72'
Crystal Palace: C. UcheSubstitution | Off: B. Johnson
Newcastle: N. WoltemadeSubstitution | Off: Y. Wissa
78'
Newcastle: M. ThiawGoal
78'
87'
Crystal Palace: K. RodneySubstitution | Off: A. Wharton
87'
Crystal Palace: R. EsseSubstitution | Off: Y. Pino
87'
Crystal Palace: J. Drakes-ThomasSubstitution | Off: J. Mateta
Newcastle: J. WillockSubstitution | Off: J. Murphy
88'

Match Stats

Newcastle
Crystal Palace

59% Ball Possession 41%

2.08 Expected Goals 0.70

12 Total Shots 11

7 Shots on Goal 1

3 Shots off Goal 5

2 Blocked Shots 5

11 Shots Inside Box 9

1 Shots Outside Box 2

8 Corner Kicks 6

5 Offsides 2

5 Fouls 12

1 Yellow Cards 3

Red Cards

1 Goalkeeper Saves 5

494 Total Passes 344

408 Accurate Passes 239

83% Pass Accuracy 69%

0.65 Goals Prevented 0.65

Lineups

Newcastle

Formation: 4-3-3

N. Pope

L. Hall F. Schar M. Thiaw L. Miley

Joelinton S. Tonali Bruno Guimaraes

A. Gordon Y. Wissa J. Murphy

Substitutes

32 | A. Ramsdale | G
2 | K. Trippier | D
28 | J. Willock | M
4 | S. Botman | D
41 | J. Ramsey | M
27 | N. Woltemade | F
11 | H. Barnes | M
21 | V. Livramento | D
37 | A. Murphy | D

Coach: Eddie Howe

Crystal Palace

Formation: 3-4-2-1

D. Henderson

M. Guehi M. Lacroix J. Lerma

T. Mitchell W. Hughes A. Wharton N. Clyne

Y. Pino B. Johnson

J. Mateta

Substitutes

44 | W. Benitez | G
24 | B. Sosa | D
23 | J. Canvot | D
42 | K. Rodney | M
21 | R. Esse | M
12 | C. Uche | M
72 | D. Benamar | D
55 | J. Devenny | M
86 | J. Drakes-Thomas | F

Coach: Oliver Glasner

Player Ratings: Top 5

Newcastle
Player	Minutes	Rating
Malick Thiaw	90	9.7
Lewis Miley	90	8.7
Bruno Guimarães	90	7.9
Fabian Schär	90	7.9
Harvey Barnes	27	7.5

Crystal Palace
Player	Minutes	Rating
Dean Henderson	90	7.7
Adam Wharton	87	7.0
Yéremy Pino	87	7.0
Tyrick Mitchell	90	7.0
Jefferson Lerma	38	7.0

Updated: 10 Jun 2026, 10:47 UTC