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Crystal Palace vs Newcastle United

Competition – English Premier League

Stadium: Selhurst Park

Date: 12th April 2026

Kick-off time – 14:00 GMT

Crystal Palace host Newcastle United at Selhurst Park on Sunday afternoon in a Premier League fixture that carries genuine mid-table significance for both clubs heading into the final stretch of the season.

Crystal Palace head into this one in good form across all competitions. Their most recent result was a 3-0 home win over Fiorentina in the Conference League quarter-final first leg on April 9 — a dominant display that puts them firmly in control of that tie. Prior to that, they won 2-1 away at AEK Larnaca in the Conference League second leg on March 19. Earlier in this run, a 0-0 home draw with Leeds United, a 0-0 home draw with AEK Larnaca in the Conference League first leg, and a 3-1 win away at Tottenham Hotspur complete a sequence of three wins and two draws — a side building momentum on multiple fronts. Crystal Palace sit 14th in the Premier League on 39 points from 30 games — crucially with a game in hand on most of those around them. With 33 goals scored, a goal difference of -2 and 35 conceded, the numbers are modest but improving.

Newcastle United travel to south London in poor recent form. Their most recent result was a 2-1 home defeat to Sunderland in the league on March 22 — a derby loss that will have stung. Prior to that, they were beaten 7-2 away at Barcelona in the Champions League second leg on March 18, ending their European campaign. Earlier in this run, a 1-0 win away at Chelsea in the league, a 1-1 home draw with Barcelona in the first leg, and a 3-1 home FA Cup defeat to Manchester City complete a sequence of three losses, one draw and one win — a side whose season has lost direction since their CL exit. With 44 goals scored and a goal difference of -1, Newcastle’s attacking output is reasonable but the defensive record of 45 conceded has been their undoing. They sit 12th on 42 points.

League Position: Crystal Palace are 14th on 39 points but have played one game fewer than most sides around them. A win here takes them to 42 points — level with 12th-placed Newcastle and 13th-placed Bournemouth. At 42 points with a GD of -2 improving by the margin of victory, Palace would move above both on goal difference with a win of two goals or more, potentially climbing as high as 12th. Newcastle, meanwhile, already sit on 42 points and cannot afford to slip further — defeat here would leave them stationary while Palace close the gap or leapfrog them entirely.

The head-to-head record favours Newcastle, who have won three of the last five meetings, with Crystal Palace claiming one win and one draw. Most recently, Newcastle won 2-0 at home in January 2026 and won 5-0 at home in April 2025. Crystal Palace’s sole win in this run came 2-0 at home in April 2024.

UK and Irish supporters can watch on Sky Sports Action, Sky Go UK and NOW from 14:00 GMT on Sunday. US fans can stream on Peacock. Indian viewers can follow on JioHotstar. Australian supporters can stream via Stan Sport.

Crystal Palace Form — Last 5 Games

Result Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
W Crystal Palace 3-0 Fiorentina Conference League Apr 9, 2026
W AEK Larnaca 1-2 Crystal Palace Conference League Mar 19, 2026
D Crystal Palace 0-0 Leeds United English Premier League Mar 15, 2026
D Crystal Palace 0-0 AEK Larnaca Conference League Mar 12, 2026
W Tottenham Hotspur 1-3 Crystal Palace English Premier League Mar 5, 2026

Newcastle United Form — Last 5 Games

Result Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
L Newcastle United 1-2 Sunderland English Premier League Mar 22, 2026
L Barcelona 7-2 Newcastle United Champions League Mar 18, 2026
W Chelsea 0-1 Newcastle United English Premier League Mar 14, 2026
D Newcastle United 1-1 Barcelona Champions League Mar 10, 2026
L Newcastle United 1-3 Manchester City English FA Cup Mar 7, 2026

Head To Head — Last 5 Games

Home Team Score Away Team Date Competition
Newcastle United 2-0 Crystal Palace Jan 4, 2026 English Premier League
Newcastle United 5-0 Crystal Palace Apr 16, 2025 English Premier League
Crystal Palace 1-1 Newcastle United Nov 30, 2024 English Premier League
Crystal Palace 2-0 Newcastle United Apr 24, 2024 English Premier League
Newcastle United 4-0 Crystal Palace Oct 21, 2023 English Premier League

TV Listings / Streaming

Country Channel(s)
United Kingdom Sky Sports Action, Sky Go UK, NOW
Ireland Sky Sports Action, Sky Go UK, NOW
United States Peacock
Australia Stan Sport
India JioHotstar
Germany Sky Sport 8/HD, Sky Go, WOW
Canada DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
Netherlands Viaplay Netherlands
Norway Viaplay Norway, V Sport Premier League 3
Spain DAZN Spain, DAZN3 Spain, Movistar+

Premier League Table — As of 10th April 2026

Pos Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Arsenal 31 21 7 3 61 22 +39 70
2 Man City 30 18 7 5 60 28 +32 61
3 Man United 31 15 10 6 56 43 +13 55
4 Aston Villa 31 16 6 9 42 37 +5 54
5 Liverpool 31 14 7 10 50 42 +8 49
6 Chelsea 31 13 9 9 53 38 +15 48
7 Brentford 31 13 7 11 46 42 +4 46
8 Everton 31 13 7 11 37 35 +2 46
9 Fulham 31 13 5 13 43 44 -1 44
10 Brighton 31 11 10 10 41 37 +4 43
11 Sunderland 31 11 10 10 32 36 -4 43
12 Newcastle 31 12 6 13 44 45 -1 42
13 Bournemouth 31 9 15 7 46 48 -2 42
14 Crystal Palace 30 10 9 11 33 35 -2 39
15 Leeds 31 7 12 12 37 48 -11 33
16 Nottm Forest 31 8 8 15 31 43 -12 32
17 Tottenham 31 7 9 15 40 50 -10 30
18 West Ham 31 7 8 16 36 57 -21 29
19 Burnley 31 4 8 19 33 61 -28 20
20 Wolves 31 3 8 20 24 54 -30 17

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