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Newcastle Utd. play host to Crystal Palace at St. James' Park on Wednesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 12 wins out of 18 previous matches.
The last time the two teams met at Newcastle Utd. was just over four years ago, in April 2005, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 22 Aug | Crystal Palace | 0 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Magpies, with 2 goals against.
The Eagles have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Eagles's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.
Newcastle Utd. are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 25 games giving them a return of 52 points. Crystal Palace's 37 points from 25 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Newcastle Utd. are starting to turn St. James' Park into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 15 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Crystal Palace | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 7 games since last defeat. |