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Crystal Palace vs Newcastle: Prediction, team news, TV, live stream, h2h results - Premier League preview

<p>Crystal Palace beat Newcastle at Selhurst Park back in February</p> (ES Composite)

Crystal Palace beat Newcastle at Selhurst Park back in February

(ES Composite)

Crystal Palace make a swift return to Premier League action as they host Newcastle tonight.

Roy Hodgson’s mid-table side will be itching to make amends for Monday night’s drab defeat at Burnley, where an early Chris Wood effort sealed the Clarets’ first top-flight win of the season.

Palace badly missed the influence of key forward Wilfried Zaha at Turf Moor following a positive coronavirus test and must find a more effective way of playing without their talisman on Friday as the Ivory Coast international continues to self-isolate.

Newcastle travel to Selhurst Park after successive 2-0 defeats to Southampton and Chelsea either side of the international break.

The visitors’ recent away record is poor - as have been their results in SE25 over the last few years - and manager Steve Bruce will want to see a reaction to a couple of really underwhelming outings.

Date, time and venue

Crystal Palace vs Newcastle is scheduled for an 8pm GMT kick-off tonight (Friday, November 27, 2020).

As it stands, with London set to be placed under Tier 2 restrictions when the national lockdown ends next week, it will be Palace's last home fixture without fans in attendance.

How to watch

TV channel and live stream: Tonight’s match will be shown live and exclusive on Amazon Prime Video.

Amazon Prime subscribers - at no extra cost - can watch the contest via the Prime Video app, which is compatible with many smart TVs, set-top boxes and Fire TV/other streaming services.

Team news and lineups

<p>Wilfried Zaha remains absent for Crystal Palace as he completes a period of self-isolation</p>Pool via REUTERS

Wilfried Zaha remains absent for Crystal Palace as he completes a period of self-isolation

Pool via REUTERS

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Clyne, Cahill, Dann, van Aanholt, Kouyate, McArthur, Townsend, Schlupp, Eze, Ayew

Subs: Butland, Ward, Tomkins, Sakho, Benteke, Batshuayi, Riedewald

Newcastle XI: Darlow, Manquillo, Fernandez, Clark, Lewis, Hendrick, Sean Longstaff, Shelvey, Almiron, Joelinton, Wilson

Subs: Matthew Longstaff, Schar, Ritchie, Yedlin, Murphy, Gillespie, Anderson

Referee: Graham Scott

<p>But Newcastle striker Callum Wilson is fit to feature after a thigh injury</p>Getty Images

But Newcastle striker Callum Wilson is fit to feature after a thigh injury

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Jonjo Shelvey and Matt Ritchie could also be back tonight, but Martin Dubravka, Jamaal Lascelles, Dwight Gayle, Paul Dummett and Andy Carroll are all still sidelined.

Bruce also confirmed at his pre-match press conference that “two or three individuals” in the Newcastle squad are currently self-isolating, though he wouldn’t be drawn on the identities of the players in question.

Prediction: Crystal Palace 1-1 Newcastle

Palace’s attacking deficiencies when Zaha doesn’t feature were made abundantly clear once again against Burnley and you struggle to see how they will create many chances without him here.

The Eagles have won only two of their last seven Premier League matches, while goal-shy Newcastle have lost three of five and struggle to win on the road.

A low-scoring draw seems the most likely outcome tonight.

Head to head (h2h) history and results

  • Crystal Palace wins: 4

  • Newcastle wins: 9

  • Draws: 5

  • Last meeting: Crystal Palace 1-0 Newcastle (February 22, 2020)

Betting odds and tips (subject to change)

  • Crystal Palace win: 7/5

  • Newcastle win: 5/2

  • Draw: 9/4

  • Under 2.5 goals: 5/7

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