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Newcastle Utd. travel to take on Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 6 of the 12 previous games, with the hosts winning just 5.
The last time the two teams met at Crystal Palace was just over four years ago, in November 2004, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 0 | Crystal Palace | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
The away form of Newcastle Utd. is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Magpies have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Crystal Palace's 4 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Newcastle Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 7 points from 3 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Newcastle Utd. on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Crystal Palace. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Newcastle Utd. | Not won in previous 7 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |