Newcastle United

Premier League

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2:0

Finished

Kick-off was 4 Jan, 15:00 UTC

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Venue: St James' Park City: Newcastle

In the Premier League game on 4 January 2026, Newcastle United beat Crystal Palace 2:0. Match numbers: shots on target 7:1, corners 8:6.

Key numbers

Possession, % 59 – 41

Shots on target 7 – 1

Shots off target 3 – 5

Expected goals 2.08 – 0.70

19' A. Gordon — var_goal_cancelled_-_offside 🟨 33' B. Johnson — Yellow card ⇄ 38' J. Lerma — Substitution 🟨 49' T. Mitchell — Yellow card ⇄ 52' N. Clyne — Substitution 🟨 55' M. Guehi — Yellow card 🟨 62' A. Gordon — Yellow card ⇄ 63' A. Gordon — Substitution ⇄ 63' S. Tonali — Substitution ⇄ 63' L. Hall — Substitution ⚽ 71' Bruno Guimaraes — Goal ⇄ 72' B. Johnson — Substitution ⇄ 78' Y. Wissa — Substitution ⚽ 78' M. Thiaw — Goal ⇄ 87' J. Mateta — Substitution ⇄ 87' A. Wharton — Substitution ⇄ 87' Y. Pino — Substitution ⇄ 88' J. Murphy — Substitution

Match events

19' 0:0 Newcastle United var_goal_cancelled_-_offside A. Gordon
33' 0:0 Crystal Palace Yellow card B. Johnson
38' 0:0 Crystal Palace Substitution J. Lerma off: J. Canvot
49' 0:0 Crystal Palace Yellow card T. Mitchell
52' 0:0 Crystal Palace Substitution N. Clyne off: J. Devenny
55' 0:0 Crystal Palace Yellow card M. Guehi
62' 0:0 Newcastle United Yellow card A. Gordon
63' 0:0 Newcastle United Substitution A. Gordon off: H. Barnes
63' 0:0 Newcastle United Substitution S. Tonali off: J. Ramsey
63' 0:0 Newcastle United Substitution L. Hall off: V. Livramento
71' 1:0 Newcastle United Goal Bruno Guimaraes assist: L. Miley
72' 1:0 Crystal Palace Substitution B. Johnson off: C. Uche
78' 1:0 Newcastle United Substitution Y. Wissa off: N. Woltemade
78' 2:0 Newcastle United Goal M. Thiaw
87' 2:0 Crystal Palace Substitution J. Mateta off: J. Drakes-Thomas
87' 2:0 Crystal Palace Substitution A. Wharton off: K. Rodney
87' 2:0 Crystal Palace Substitution Y. Pino off: R. Esse
88' 2:0 Newcastle United Substitution J. Murphy off: J. Willock

Statistics

59 Possession, % 41

7 Shots on target 1

3 Shots off target 5

2.08 Expected goals 0.70

5 Big chances 1

8 Corners 6

5 Fouls 12

11 Free kicks 4

5 Offsides 2

1 Yellow cards 3

9 Goal kicks 4

16 Throw-ins 17

All statistics

20/3754% Aerial duels 17/3746%

75 Backward passes 50

2 Blocked shots 5

35 Clearances 45

7/3123% Crosses 2/1513%

15/2952% Dribbles 8/1267%

1.98 Expected assists 1.13

86 Failed passes 105

1 Goalkeeper saves 5

7 Interceptions 11

8 Key passes 7

25/5248% Long passes 11/4425%

84 Passes into the final third 74

283 Passes in the opposition half 239

242 Passes in own half 120

0.58 Shot accuracy 0.09

1 Shots from outside the box 2

11 Shots inside the box 9

9/1656% Tackles 11/2839%

494 Total passes 344

Line-ups

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Nicholas David Pope	1
3	Lewis Kieran Hall	3
5	Fabian Lukas Schär	5
12	Malick Laye Thiaw	12
67	Lewis Miley	67
7	Joelinton	7
8	Sandro Tonali	8
39	Bruno Guimarães	39
9	Yoane Wissa	9
10	Anthony Michael Gordon	10
23	Jacob Kai Murphy	23

Substitutes
#	Player	number
32	Aaron Ramsdale	32
2	Kieran John Trippier	2
4	Sven Adriaan Botman	4
21	Valentino Francisco Livramento	21
37	Alex Murphy	37
11	Harvey Lewis Barnes	11
28	Joseph George Willock	28
41	Jacob Matthew Ramsey	41
27	Nick Woltemade	27

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Crystal Palace

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Dean Henderson	1
5	Maxence Lacroix	5
6	Addji Keaninkin Marc-Israel Guéhi	6
8	Jefferson Andrés Lerma Solís	8
3	Tyrick Kwon Mitchell	3
17	Nathaniel Edwin Clyne	17
19	William James Hughes	19
20	Adam James Wharton	20
10	Yeremy Jesús Pino Santos	10
11	Brennan Johnson	11
14	Jean-Philippe Mateta	14

Substitutes
#	Player	number
44	Walter Daniel Benítez	44
23	J. Canvo	23
24	Borna Sosa	24
72	D. Ben Amar	72
12	M. Pachon	12
21	Romain Ess	21
42	Kaden Kai Rodney	42
55	Justin Devenny	55
86	J. Drake-Thomas	86

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