Crystal Palace accumulated a total of 24 points from their final 13 Premier League matches last season under manager Oliver Glasner, and Eagles supporters were hoping to see their team build on their 10th-placed finish this term.
However, Glasner and co have picked up just eight points from their opening 12 top-flight fixtures, with their solitary win at home to Tottenham Hotspur (1-0) on October 27 followed by two draws and a defeat in their last three league games.
Palace were seemingly on course to collect three precious points away against Aston Villa last weekend, as they were leading 2-1 heading into the final quarter on an hour courtesy of goals from Ismaila Sarr and Justin Devenny – the latter celebrated netting his first PL goal. However, Ross Barkley‘s 77th-minute header forced both teams to share the spoils.
Sitting 19th in the table and only one point adrift of safety, Palace can climb out of the relegation zone if they beat a Newcastle side whom they beat in this exact fixture by a 2-0 scoreline in April of last season. The Eagles last won consecutive games against the Magpies back in 1971 and 1972 (a run of three).
Palace will need to rectify their home form if they wish to come out on top this weekend, though, as they have picked up the second-fewest Premier League points (five) in front of their own fans after six games, while just three of their 10 top-flight goals have been scored at home; both a league-low total and percentage (30%) in the division thus far.
After claiming three impressive wins on the bounce, following up a 2-0 EFL Cup success over Chelsea with back-to-back Premier League victories against Arsenal (1-0) and Nottingham Forest (3-1), Newcastle were brought back down to earth by West Ham on Monday.
Goals either side of half time from Tomas Soucek and Aaron Wan-Bissaka condemned the Magpies to their fourth league loss of the campaign, and while manager Eddie Howe was “pretty pleased” with his side’s display in the opening 60 minutes, he “didn’t enjoy” the final half-hour and was ultimately left ruing “individual mistakes” for both goals conceded.
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With 18 points from 12 matches, Newcastle currently sit 10th in the Premier League table, but a positive run of form put together in the coming weeks would see them shoot right up the standings as they are only four points behind the top four and five behind an out-of-sorts Man City in second.
The Magpies have struggled on their travels to the capital, though, as they have lost six of their eight visits to London, having previously put together an eight-game unbeaten away run in the city between October 2022 and October 2023 (W4 D4).
Newcastle have also had limited success when playing at Selhurst Park, as they have come out on top in just one of their last nine Premier League visits (D5 L3) after winning each of their first four top-flight away meetings with Crystal Palace.
