Newcastle beat Crystal Palace 2-0 on Sunday, 04 January 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by John Brooks. It was played at St. James' Park.
First half: VAR intervened at 20' for Newcastle (Goal cancelled). B. Johnson received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 33'. Crystal Palace made their 1st substitution at 38', with J. Lerma replacing J. Canvot.
Second half: T. Mitchell received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 49'. Crystal Palace made their 2nd substitution at 52', with N. Clyne replacing J. Devenny. M. Guéhi received a yellow card for Crystal Palace at 55'. A. Gordon received a yellow card for Newcastle at 62'. Newcastle made their 1st substitution at 63', with S. Tonali replacing J. Ramsey. Newcastle made their 2nd substitution at 63', with L. Hall replacing T. Livramento. Newcastle made their 3rd substitution at 63', with A. Gordon replacing H. Barnes. Newcastle extended the lead at 71' when Bruno Guimarães scored, with the assist credited to L. Miley, making the score 2-0. Crystal Palace made their 3rd substitution at 72', with B. Johnson replacing Christantus Uche. Newcastle made their 4th substitution at 78', with Y. Wissa replacing N. Woltemade. Newcastle extended the lead at 78' when M. Thiaw scored, making the score 3-0. Crystal Palace made their 4th substitution at 87', with Yeremy Pino replacing R. Esse. Crystal Palace made their 5th substitution at 87', with A. Wharton replacing K. Rodney. Crystal Palace made their 6th substitution at 87', with J. Mateta replacing J. Drakes-Thomas. Newcastle made their 5th substitution at 88', with J. Murphy replacing J. Willock.
Newcastle used 5 substitutions while Crystal Palace used 6 substitutions. Newcastle got 1 yellow card, while Crystal Palace got 3 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (12-11).
- Newcastle controlled possession (59%).
- Newcastle had the sharper finishing (7-1 shots on target).
