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Newcastle Utd. are ready to welcome Crystal Palace to St. James' Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 12 wins out of 17 previous matches.
The previous match played between the two at St. James' Park was more than three years back, in January 2002, with Newcastle Utd. running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 20 Nov | Crystal Palace | 0 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 05 Jan | Newcastle Utd. | 2-0 | Crystal Palace | FAC |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 02 Jan | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | FAC |
| 1997/1998 | Wed 18 Mar | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 2 | Crystal Palace | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 29 Nov | Crystal Palace | 1 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 1994/1995 | Sun 14 May | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 2 | Crystal Palace | PREM |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 15 Oct | Crystal Palace | 0 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These games have seen the Magpies score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 3.
In complete contrast to Newcastle Utd., Crystal Palace are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Eagles have hit 5 goals, 19 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Newcastle Utd. find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 39 points from their 34 matches. Crystal Palace are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 30 points from 35 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Newcastle Utd. may be coming up against a decent side in Crystal Palace, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Magpies. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Crystal Palace | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 13 away matches. |