English Premier League

FT Sunday, January 4, 2026
Crystal Palace DLLLD 0
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Newcastle United LWDLW 2
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St. James' Park · 51,979 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Bruno Guimarães scores again as Newcastle edge Crystal Palace

Bruno Guimarães was Newcastle's hero as they edged past Crystal Palace to claim a second successive Premier League victory.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
5
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
5
6
Corner Kicks
8
5
Saves
1
40.6
Possession
59.4
11
SHOTS
12
1
ON GOAL
7
0.1
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
239
Accurate Passes
408
344
Passes
494
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
7
15
Crosses
31
0.1
Cross %
0.2
44
Long Balls
52
11
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
2
11
Effective Tackles
9
28
Tackles
16
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
11
Interceptions
7
45
Effective Clearances
35
45
Clearances
35

Head to Head

NEW leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

NEW · 4-3-3

  1. 1Nick PopeG
  2. 5Fabian SchärCD-L
  3. 12Malick ThiawCD-R
  4. 3Lewis HallLB
  5. 67Lewis MileyRB
  6. 8Sandro TonaliCM
  7. 7JoelintonLM
  8. 39Bruno GuimarãesRM
  9. 9Yoane WissaF
  10. 10Anthony GordonLF
  11. 23Jacob MurphyRF

Substitutes

  1. 11Harvey BarnesSUB
  2. 21Tino LivramentoSUB
  3. 41Jacob RamseySUB
  4. 27Nick WoltemadeSUB
  5. 4Sven BotmanSUB
  6. 28Joe WillockSUB
  7. 2Kieran TrippierSUB
  8. 32Aaron RamsdaleSUB
  9. 37Alex MurphySUB

CRY · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Dean HendersonG
  2. 5Maxence LacroixCD
  3. 6Marc GuéhiCD-L
  4. 8Jefferson LermaCD-R
  5. 19Will HughesCM-L
  6. 20Adam WhartonCM-R
  7. 3Tyrick MitchellLM
  8. 17Nathaniel ClyneRM
  9. 14Jean-Philippe MatetaF
  10. 10Yéremy PinoCF-L
  11. 11Brennan JohnsonCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Borna SosaSUB
  2. 86Joél Drakes-ThomasSUB
  3. 12Christantus UcheSUB
  4. 72Dean BenamarSUB
  5. 42Kaden RodneySUB
  6. 55Justin DevennySUB
  7. 44Walter BenítezSUB
  8. 21Romain EsseSUB
  9. 23Jaydee CanvotSUB

Timeline

  1. 33' Brennan Johnson (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 38' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jaydee Canvot replaces Jefferson Lerma because of an injury.
  3. 49' Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 52' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Justin Devenny replaces Nathaniel Clyne.
  5. 55' Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 62' Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 63' Substitution, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes replaces Anthony Gordon.
  8. 63' Substitution, Newcastle United. Tino Livramento replaces Lewis Hall.
  9. 63' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Ramsey replaces Sandro Tonali.
  10. 71' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Crystal Palace 0. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lewis Miley following a set piece situation.
  11. 72' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Christantus Uche replaces Brennan Johnson.
  12. 78' Substitution, Newcastle United. Nick Woltemade replaces Yoane Wissa.
  13. 78' 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.
  14. 87' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Joél Drakes-Thomas replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta.
  15. 87' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Romain Esse replaces Yéremy Pino.
  16. 87' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Kaden Rodney replaces Adam Wharton.
  17. 88' Substitution, Newcastle United. Joe Willock replaces Jacob Murphy because of an injury.

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