Newcastle welcome Crystal Palace to St James’ Park in the Premier League this evening as both sides look to build upon wins in their last outings in the top flight.
Newcastle had lost five straight in the division before upsetting Everton 2-0 at Goodison Park on Saturday thanks to a Callum Wilson double, while Palace earned a 1-0 home victory over Wolves on the same day to regain some momentum of their own after a tepid run.
Eberechi Eze was the goalscorer for Roy Hodgson’s side in that Palace win, and Eagles fans will hope the exciting young midfielder can be central to another big result here.
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But Newcastle will be buoyed by their impressive victory against Everton, and Magpies fans will hope Wilson’s fine brace last time out sets up another match-winning performance on home turf tonight.
Here’s all you need to know about the Premier League meeting between 15th Newcastle and 13th Palace.
When is it?
The match will kick off at 8.15pm GMT tonight.
How can I watch it?
The game will air live on BT Sport 2, and subscribers can also stream it live on the BT Sport website and app.
What is the team news?
Newcastle captain and defender Jamaal Lascelles will miss up to three weeks of action after picking up a hamstring issue against Everton at the weekend. Federico Fernandez is also out of the Magpies’ back line.
Palace, meanwhile, saw James McCarthy injured at the weekend, though there is still a chance the midfielder is involved here. Jeffrey Schlupp, Mamadou Sakho and James Tomkins are all missing from the Eagles’ defence, but the good news for Palace fans is that new signing Jean-Philippe Mateta could make his debut tonight.
Predicted line-ups
Newcastle: Darlow; Manquillo, Schar, Clark, Lewis; Almiron, Hayden, Shelvey, M. Longstaff, Saint-Maximin; Wilson
Palace: Guaita; Clyne, Kouyate, Dann, Van Aanholt; Riedewald, Milivojevic; Townsend, Eze, Zaha; Mateta
Odds
Newcastle: 9/5
Draw: 11/5
Palace: 8/5
Prediction
Newcastle finally ended a dismal run by upsetting Everton 2-0 at the weekend, while Palace also regained some momentum with a 1-0 victory over Wolves. Newcastle, 15th in the table, and Palace, 13th, could well cancel each other out here. Newcastle 1-1 Palace.
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