Newcastle 2-0 Crystal Palace (Jan 4, 2026)

NEW

CRY

33'

Brennan Johnson

38'

Jaydee Canvot

Jefferson Lerma

HT 0-0

49'

Tyrick Mitchell

52'

Justin Devenny

Nathaniel Clyne

55'

Marc Guéhi

62'

Anthony Gordon

63'

Harvey Barnes

Anthony Gordon

63'

Valentino Livramento

Lewis Hall

63'

Jacob Ramsey

Sandro Tonali

71'

Bruno Guimarães

Assist: Lewis Miley

72'

Christantus Uche

Brennan Johnson

78'

Nick Woltemade

Yoane Wissa

78'

Malick Thiaw

87'

Joél Drakes-Thomas

Jean-Philippe Mateta

87'

Romain Esse

Yeremi Pino

87'

Kaden Rodney

Adam Wharton

88'

Joe Willock

Jacob Murphy

FT 2-0

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Team Stats

CRY

Possession

59%

41%

2.58

xG

0.72

12 (7)

Shots (On Target)

11 (1)

35

Touches in Opp Box

26

8

Corners

6

Top Performers

Rating

8.3

Thiaw

NEW

xG

0.66

Gordon

NEW

Chances Created

3

Pino

CRY

Take-ons

5

Miley

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Premier League Table

	Team	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Arsenal	20	15	3	2	26	48
2	Man City	20	13	3	4	26	42
3	Aston Villa	20	13	3	4	9	42
4	Liverpool	20	10	4	6	4	34
5	Chelsea	20	8	7	5	11	31
6	Man United	20	8	7	5	4	31
7	Brentford	20	9	3	8	4	30
8	Sunderland	20	7	9	4	2	30
9	Newcastle	20	8	5	7	4	29
10	Brighton	20	7	7	6	3	28
11	Fulham	20	8	4	8	-1	28
12	Everton	20	8	4	8	-2	28
13	Tottenham	20	7	6	7	4	27
14	Crystal Palace	20	7	6	7	-1	27
15	Bournemouth	20	5	8	7	-7	23
16	Leeds	20	5	7	8	-7	22
17	Nottm Forest	20	5	3	12	-14	18
18	West Ham	20	3	5	12	-20	14
19	Burnley	20	3	3	14	-19	12
20	Wolves	20	1	3	16	-26	6

Game Summary

Newcastle United emerged victorious over Crystal Palace, 2 to 0, in the Premier League yesterday.

Game Info

Premier League Matchweek 20

January 4, 2026

St James' Park

Newcastle upon Tyne, England

0° C

Referee John Brooks

Assistant Ref Simon Bennett

Assistant Ref Eddie Smart

Fourth Official Thomas Bramall

Video Referee Matt Donohue

NEW

4-3-3

1

7.1

Pope

3

63'

6.9

Hall

5

7.3

Schär

12

8.3

Thiaw

67

8.3

Miley

6.4

Joelinton

63'

6.8

Tonali

8.1

Guimarães

63'

6.1

Gordon

78'

6.1

Wissa

88'

5.5

Murphy

1

7.1

Henderson

6.2

Guéhi

5

6.4

Lacroix

8

38'

6.8

Lerma

3

5.4

Mitchell

19

5.4

Hughes

87'

6.5

Wharton

17

52'

5.6

Clyne

87'

5.9

Pino

72'

6.4

Johnson

87'

6.3

Mateta

CRY

3-4-2-1

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Managers

CRY

Eddie Howe

Oliver Glasner

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Substitutes

CRY

8.1

11

Barnes

63'

6.8

23

Canvot

38'

7.0

21

Livramento

63'

6.4

55

Devenny

52'

7.0

41

Ramsey

63'

6.6

12

Uche

72'

6.8

27

Woltemade

78'

6.6

21

Esse

87'

6.0

28

Willock

88'

6.4

42

Rodney

87'

32

Ramsdale

6.7

86

Drakes-Thomas

87'

2

Trippier

44

Benítez

4

Botman

24

Sosa

37

Murphy

72

Benamar

3'

Y. Wissa made a shot on target.

6'

W. Hughes misses the shot.

7'

W. Hughes made a shot on target.

7'

A. Wharton is caught offside.

8'

A. Wharton takes a corner.

9'

B. Guimarães is caught offside.

12'

J. Mateta commits a foul.

17'

L. Hall takes a corner.

17'

F. Schär made a shot on target.

18'

L. Hall takes a corner.

19'

B. Guimarães is caught offside.

22'

A. Wharton takes a corner.

22'

M. Lacroix misses the shot.

23'

A. Wharton takes a corner.

28'

B. Guimarães is caught offside.

29'

L. Hall commits a foul.

31'

Joelinton commits a foul.

33'

B. Johnson commits a foul.

33'

B. Johnson receives a yellow card.

38'

M. Lacroix commits a foul.

38'

J. Canvot enters the game. J. Lerma leaves the game.

42'

L. Miley takes a corner.

42'

L. Hall made a shot on target.

43'

F. Schär is caught offside.

44'

W. Hughes misses the shot.

45'

A. Wharton commits a foul.

45'

J. Mateta made a shot on target.

45'

Y. Pino takes a corner.

45'

Y. Pino takes a corner.

45'

M. Guéhi misses the shot.

45'

W. Hughes misses the shot.

46'

J. Mateta commits a foul.

48'

S. Tonali commits a foul.

49'

T. Mitchell receives a yellow card.

52'

J. Devenny enters the game. N. Clyne leaves the game.

52'

L. Miley takes a corner.

53'

L. Hall takes a corner.

55'

M. Guéhi commits a foul.

55'

M. Guéhi receives a yellow card.

56'

L. Hall commits a foul.

60'

B. Johnson made a shot on target.

62'

Joelinton misses the shot.

62'

S. Tonali made a shot on target.

62'

A. Gordon commits a foul.

62'

A. Gordon receives a yellow card.

63'

H. Barnes enters the game. A. Gordon leaves the game.

63'

V. Livramento enters the game. L. Hall leaves the game.

63'

J. Ramsey enters the game. S. Tonali leaves the game.

65'

B. Johnson made a shot on target.

65'

Y. Pino commits a foul.

68'

B. Guimarães takes a corner.

69'

H. Barnes made a shot on target.

69'

A. Wharton commits a foul.

71'

B. Guimarães scores a goal. L. Miley assists on the shot.

72'

C. Uche enters the game. B. Johnson leaves the game.

75'

A. Wharton commits a foul.

76'

J. Mateta is caught offside.

77'

L. Miley takes a corner.

77'

H. Barnes made a shot on target.

78'

N. Woltemade enters the game. Y. Wissa leaves the game.

78'

B. Guimarães takes a corner.

78'

M. Thiaw scores a goal.

80'

M. Guéhi made a shot on target.

80'

C. Uche made a shot on target.

81'

H. Barnes is caught offside.

83'

A. Wharton takes a corner.

86'

J. Murphy misses the shot.

87'

J. Drakes-Thomas enters the game. J. Mateta leaves the game.

87'

R. Esse enters the game. Y. Pino leaves the game.

87'

K. Rodney enters the game. A. Wharton leaves the game.

88'

J. Willock enters the game. J. Murphy leaves the game.

88'

J. Drakes-Thomas commits a foul.

90'

H. Barnes made a shot on target.

90'

J. Willock misses the shot.

90'

K. Rodney commits a foul.

90'

R. Esse commits a foul.

All

1st

2nd

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Attacking Stats

CRY

Possession

59%

41%

2.58

xG | Expand

0.72

12

Shots

11

7

Shots on Target

1

5

Shots off Target

10

2

Shots Blocked

5

1

Hit Woodwork

0

3

Big Chances Missed

2

748

Touches

574

35

Touches in Opp Box

26

15/29 (52%)

Take-ons

8/12 (67%)

8

Corners

6

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Passing Stats

CRY

1.93

xA | Expand

1.13

3

Big Chances Created

1

8

Chances Created

7

406/494 (82%)

Passes

248/349 (71%)

7

Key Passes

7

56

Long Ball Passes

45

128

Final Third Passes

127

7/31 (23%)

Crosses

2/15 (13%)

0/0 (0%)

Through Balls

3/4 (75%)

5

Offsides

2

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Defending Stats

CRY

16

Tackles

29

8

Tackles Won

11

2

Last Man Tackles

0

7

Interceptions

10

34

Clearances

45

56

Recoveries

53

0

Errors Leading to Shot

0

Errors Leading to Goal

0

Penalties Conceded

0

1

Goalkeeper Saves

5

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Other Stats

CRY

1

Yellow Cards

3

0

Red Cards

0

5

Fouls

12

61

Duels Won

58

19

Aerials Won

17

8

Corners Won

6

163

Possessions Lost

157

15

Times Dispossessed

12

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CRY

Player	Rating	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Shots on Target	xG
Malick Thiaw M. Thiaw #12	8.3	90	1	0	1	0.46
Lewis Miley L. Miley #67	8.3	90	0	1	0	0.00
Bruno Guimarães B. Guimarães #39	8.1	90	1	0	1	0.26
Harvey Barnes H. Barnes #11	8.1	28	0	0	2	0.19
Fabian Schär F. Schär #5	7.3	90	0	0	1	0.15
Valentino Livramento V. Livramento #21	7.0	28	0	0	0	0.00
Jacob Ramsey J. Ramsey #41	7.0	28	0	0	0	0.00
Lewis Hall L. Hall #3	6.9	62	0	0	1	0.02
Nick Woltemade N. Woltemade #27	6.8	13	0	0	0	0.00
Sandro Tonali S. Tonali #8	6.8	62	0	0	0	0.22
Joelinton Joelinton #7	6.4	90	0	0	0	0.06
Yoane Wissa Y. Wissa #9	6.1	77	0	0	1	0.12
Anthony Gordon A. Gordon #10	6.1	62	0	0	0	0.66
Joe Willock J. Willock #28	6.0	3	0	0	0	0.43
Jacob Murphy J. Murphy #23	5.5	87	0	0	0	0.01