Crystal Palace vs Newcastle preview
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Friday 21 February 2020 15:16, UK
Team news, key stats and ways to follow ahead of Crystal Palace vs Newcastle on Saturday (3pm kick-off).
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Team news
Crystal Palace hope to have Cenk Tosun (hamstring) and Martin Kelly (calf) available for the visit of Newcastle.
Saturday's fixture comes too early for midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp (thigh), who has been out of action since December.
Newcastle forwards Dwight Gayle and Yoshinori Muto are fit again and could be called upon to bolster the Magpies' misfiring attack.
Joelinton (thigh) is expected to recover in time for the trip to London but Christian Atsu (illness) is doubtful while Ciaran Clark (ankle) is out.
How to follow
Follow the match in our dedicated live blog, while highlights will also be published on the Sky Sports digital platforms and the Sky Sports Football YouTube channel at 5.15pm.
Opta stats
- Crystal Palace have registered just three wins in 17 Premier League games against Newcastle United (D5 L9), failing to score in nine of those games.
- Since winning five consecutive away league games against Crystal Palace between 1994 and 2013, Newcastle have won none of their last four visits (D3 L1).
- Since Crystal Palace's fifth goal in their 5-1 win over Newcastle in November 2015, none of the last 92 shots in open play in Premier League meetings between the teams has been scored - all six goals in games since then have come via set pieces.
- Newcastle have won two away Premier League games in London this season, beating Spurs and West Ham - they last won three in a season back in 2013-14, with their wins that season coming against Spurs, West Ham and Crystal Palace.
- Crystal Palace are the only side who haven't scored more than twice in a Premier League match this season. There have been seven occasions of a side going all season without scoring more than twice in a game in the competition, with all of those sides being relegated.
Charlie's prediction
This is another one I find hard to separate. Over the last few weeks, the predictions have been harder and harder to make. Newcastle still have work to do. The safety net for points is probably 39, which means Newcastle need three wins or so to get there. They have been good away from home - they got ripped by Arsenal but only in the second half, while they always look promising on the counter-attack.
Crystal Palace did have a really good spell, but are they safe? They are 14th and sit only six points above West Ham. They do not score goals either. I do see many draws coming this weekend, and this is the first of them.
CHARLIE PREDICTS: 1-1 (5/1 with Sky Bet)
