Explore predictions, team news and betting tips for the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Crystal Palace on Wednesday 16th April (7:30pm BST).
Tip 1
There isn’t a more in-form Premier League team right now than Newcastle, who’ve won five of their last six matches, scoring 14 goals over this sample while conceding seven.
Eddie Howe’s men are ending the campaign very strongly, winning each of their last five matches, including the EFL Cup final win over soon-to-be Premier League champions Liverpool, as well as three straight wins at St James’ Park – a venue where BTTS has landed in each of the last five fixtures.
Hot on their heels within this chart are Crystal Palace, with 13 points over the same number of games; picking up a draw in place of one fewer victory, while holding a +4 goal difference from 12 goals scored and eight shipped.
Oliver Glasner’s side have bagged at least once in 17 consecutive matches, which includes matches with Chelsea, Brentford, United, Everton, Villa, Fulham, Brighton and City, and can get on the scoresheet again up north midweek.
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Tip 2
Both Newcastle and Palace are primed for high scoring contests individually, so it only makes sense to expect a goal-laden fixture when the two come head-to-head.
The last nine matches staged at St James’ Park have had 3+ goals, while five of the last nine for Palace have met the over 2.5 goals line.
It seems as though Harvey Barnes has returned from injury with a new lease of life. The winger has a goal contribution in his four starts since recovering from a thigh problem, and has scored in his last two matches: a goal against his former club Leicester City before netting a brace against Manchester United last Sunday.
During these four outings, he’s let off 16 shots and looks a tasty price to score his ninth goal of the campaign.
Finally, Will Hughes should be given the nod to partner Adam Wharton in midfield for the visitors having penned a new deal on Tuesday.
While patrolling the middle of the park, Hughes has picked up 10 yellows in 26 league apps and is often associated with being a combative operator.
He’s committed 13 fouls across his last four starts and is set to face a dynamic midfield trio of Guimaraes, Joelinton and Tonali, who’ve drawn a combined 165 fouls in the top flight this term.
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Despite the absence of boss Eddie Howe who is recovering from pneumonia, the Magpies more than did the business on Sunday under the stewardship of his assistant Jason Tindall as Manchester United were subjected to a 4-1 defeat at St James’ Park.
The hosts have three defensive absentees in Jamaal Lascelles, Sven Botman and Lewis Hall – the latter of whom will miss the rest of the campaign after undergoing ankle surgery.
Newcastle Predicted XI: Pope; Trippier, Schar, Burn, Livramento; Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton; Gordon, Isak, Barnes.
Although the full-time score reads 5-2 on Palace’s visit to the Etihad, it could have been a completely different story for the visitors, who were two goals to the good inside 25 minutes and had a goal disallowed by VAR for offside before City’s inspired comeback.
The Eagles have captain Marc Guehi to welcome back for this trip to Tyneside. Midfielder Cheick Doucoure, however, is still unavailable through injury.
Crystal Palace Predicted XI: Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Wharton, Hughes, Mitchell; Sarr, Eze; Mateta.
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