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Newcastle United vs Crystal Palace

Premier League
2-0
Final
St. James' Park
TV: Fubo

Match pulse

NEWAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTCRY
59%Possession41%
12Shots11
7On target1
8Corners6
1Saves5
5Fouls12
33'Brennan JohnsonCRY49'Tyrick MitchellCRY55'Marc GuéhiCRY62'Anthony GordonNEW
Team1H2HT
NEW022
CRY000

Who won: Newcastle 2-0

Newcastle United beat Crystal Palace 2-0 on Sunday, January 4, 2026 at St. James' Park. Goals for Newcastle: Bruno Guimarães (71') and Malick Thiaw (78').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.7Malick ThiawCD-R
  2. 27.5Bruno GuimarãesRM
  3. 37.4Nick PopeG
  4. 47.3Lewis MileyRB
  5. 56.9Fabian SchärCD-L
  6. 66.7Lewis HallLB
  7. 76.5Yoane WissaF
  8. 86.5Dean HendersonG
  9. 96.4Sandro TonaliCM
  10. 106.3Jacob MurphyRF
  11. 116.3Harvey BarnesSUB
  12. 126.2JoelintonLM

Team stats

NEWCRY
5Fouls12
1Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
5Offsides2
8Corner Kicks6
1Saves5
59.4Possession40.6
12SHOTS11
7ON GOAL1
0.6On Target %0.1
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
408Accurate Passes239
494Passes344
0.8Pass Completion %0.7
7Accurate Crosses2
31Crosses15
0.2Cross %0.1
52Long Balls44
25Accurate Long Balls11
0.5Long Balls %0.3
2Blocked Shots5
9Effective Tackles11
16Tackles28
0.6Tackle %0.4
7Interceptions11
35Effective Clearances45
35Clearances45

Player of the game

Malick Thiaw

NEW · 1 G

7.7

Deserved to win

10%
NEW · 0.12 xG
82%
Draw
7%
CRY · 0.09 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Newcastle United 2, Crystal Palace 0.
  2. Second Half ends, Newcastle United 2, Crystal Palace 0.
  3. 90'+5'

    Free kick won

    Jacob Ramsey (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  4. 90'+5'

    Foul

    Foul by Romain Esse (Crystal Palace).

  5. 90'+4'

    Free kick won

    Nick Woltemade (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  6. 90'+4'

    Foul

    Foul by Kaden Rodney (Crystal Palace).

  7. 90'+2'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Joe Willock (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.

  8. 90'+2'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace). Assisted by Bruno Guimarães with a through ball.

    H. Barnes

  9. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

  10. 88'

    Foul

    Foul by Joél Drakes-Thomas (Crystal Palace).

  11. 88'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Murphy

    Substitution, Newcastle United. Joe Willock replaces Jacob Murphy because of an injury.

    J. Willock

  12. 87'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Wharton

    Substitution, Crystal Palace. Kaden Rodney replaces Adam Wharton.

    K. Rodney

  13. 87'
    Sub

    Subbed on for Y. Pino

    Substitution, Crystal Palace. Romain Esse replaces Yéremy Pino.

    R. Esse

  14. 87'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Mateta

    Substitution, Crystal Palace. Joél Drakes-Thomas replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta.

    J. Drakes-Thomas

  15. 86'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Harvey Barnes with a cross.

    J. Murphy

  16. 82'

    Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Joelinton.

  17. 81'

    Offside

    Offside, Newcastle United. Tino Livramento is caught offside.

  18. 80'

    Attempt blocked. Christantus Uche (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

  19. 80'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

    M. Guéhi

  20. GOAL78'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    M. Thiaw

    Goal! Newcastle United 2, Crystal Palace 0. Malick Thiaw (Newcastle United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.

    NEW 2 - 0 CRY
  21. 78'
    Sub

    Subbed on for Y. Wissa

    Substitution, Newcastle United. Nick Woltemade replaces Yoane Wissa.

    N. Woltemade

  22. 77'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Jaydee Canvot.

  23. 77'

    Header saved

    Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace). Assisted by Fabian Schär with a cross.

    H. Barnes

  24. 77'

    Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.

  25. 76'

    Offside

    Offside, Crystal Palace. Yéremy Pino is caught offside.

Leaders

NEWCRY
Total Shots
Harvey Barnes
3
Will Hughes
4
Accurate Passes
Lewis Miley
59
Will Hughes
32
Saves
Nick Pope
1
Dean Henderson
5