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Newcastle Utd. travel to take on Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon,
The last time the two teams met at Crystal Palace was back in November 1997, over five years ago, with Newcastle Utd. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Eagles in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 09 Jan | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Eagles in those games, with 6 conceded.
The Magpies have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Magpies, and 13 goals against.
Crystal Palace are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 12 points from 13 matches. Newcastle Utd.'s 16 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An interesting game for the Magpies to play at the moment, and one from which I believe will see Newcastle Utd. take away one point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Newcastle Utd. | An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |