Crystal Palace vs Newcastle Predictions

• The last seven meetings between Crystal Palace and Newcastle produced under 2.5 goals.
• Crystal Palace beat Newcastle 1-0 in two of the clubs’ last three meetings.
• Newcastle failed to score in each of their last two Premier League assignments.
• Newcastle haven’t won a league game at Selhurst Park since 2013.

Palace hoping to bounce back

Crystal Palace became the first team to lose a Premier League match against Burnley this season when the Eagles were shot down 1-0 at Turf Moor on Monday evening, though Roy Hodgson’s men might have earned a point in Lancashire had they not met Nick Pope in such top form between the sticks for the hosts.

The defeat was Palace’s second loss to nil on the road in succession, and the absence of their talismanic and self-isolating Wilfried Zaha against Burnley was telling.

Nevertheless, the Eagles’ return of 13 points from 9 top flight tussles has them handily placed in 11^th and within swinging distance of 6^th ahead of their encounter with Newcastle on Friday.

Magpies continue to toil

Newcastle’s results and performances continue to deteriorate, and the Magpies were worryingly abject for large swathes of their 2-0 reverse at home to Chelsea last Saturday.

The loss, which was United’s second on the bounce and their third in five Premier League matches overall, saw Newcastle drop to 15^th position, and the Magpies lack of cutting edge remains a massive problem.

So far this season, Newcastle are averaging a paltry 8.0 attempts on goal per game – a figure that makes them the division’s least threatening team statistically.

Few goals likely at Selhurst Park

Games between Crystal Palace and Newcastle have rarely produced fireworks in recent seasons, in fact, the last seven Premier League encounters between the teams produced under 2.5 goals.

Friday’s latest tussle between the low-scoring outfits promises to be just as low-key, and the evidence suggests the under 2.5 goals market is worth considering at the prices available.

A total of just seven goals combined hit the net in Palace’s last seven meetings with Newcastle, while the net rippled just once in the last two head-to-heads between the clubs at Selhurst Park.

Patrick van Aanholt notched the game’s crucial deciding goal for the Eagles when they last played and beat United in Croydon back in February, and with Newcastle’s final third output regressing by the week, a similar outcome looks likely again when the teams renew acquaintances at the same venue on Friday evening.

Crystal Palace have in fact, beaten Newcastle 1-0 in two of their last three league skirmishes with the Magpies, and our correct score prediction backs the Eagles to complete a hattrick of slender victories over Steve Bruce’s side this week.

Crystal Palace injuries and team news

Conor Wickham, Nathan Ferguson and Wayne Hennessy are still sidlined for Crystal Palace, while James Tomkins is also rated as doubtful.

Midfielder Luka Milivojevic will serve the final game of his three-match ban, while Wilfried Zaha is still doubtful having come into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.

Newcastle injuries and team news

Injured trio Martin Dubravka, Dwight Gayle and Paul Dummett are still out for Newcastle, though Steve Bruce will hope he is able to call on the services of Callum Wilson, Jamall Lascelles, Ryan Fraser and Matt Ritchie.

Team news to follow…..