Premier League · 2024

Newcastle United 5–0 Crystal Palace · Premier League

5–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Newcastle United won 5–0.

Shots
1411
Shots on target
74
Expected goals
1.542
Possession
60%40%

Full time

What the match recorded

Newcastle United beat Crystal Palace 5–0. Recorded in this match (Newcastle United – Crystal Palace): shots 14–11, shots on target 7–4, expected goals 1.54–2, possession 60%–40%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Newcastle United's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Newcastle United's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

3 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.91 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for3 goals/match1.91 goals/match1.56 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Newcastle United, Crystal Palace.

3.12 days ▲Rest daysNewcastle United · Crystal Palace4.29 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricNewcastle UnitedCrystal PalaceBaseline
Rest days3.12 days4.29 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots11 shotsNewcastle United 14 shots, Crystal Palace 11 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots4 shotsNewcastle United 7 shots, Crystal Palace 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.54 xG2 xGNewcastle United 1.54 xG, Crystal Palace 2 xG
  • Possession60%40%Newcastle United 60%, Crystal Palace 40%
  • Corners5 corners4 cornersNewcastle United 5 corners, Crystal Palace 4 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls15 foulsNewcastle United 9 fouls, Crystal Palace 15 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Newcastle United
3Draws
1Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace — Newcastle United · Premier League1–1
Crystal Palace — Newcastle United · Premier League2–0
Newcastle United — Crystal Palace · Premier League4–0
Crystal Palace — Newcastle United · Premier League0–0
Newcastle United — Crystal Palace · Premier League0–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Newcastle United favored in 7 of 11 directional metrics · Crystal Palace in 1 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Newcastle United32 matchesCrystal Palace32 matches
1.91 goals/match ▲Goals scored32/321.28 goals/match
1.25 goals/match ▲Goals allowed32/321.41 goals/match
1.72 xG/match ▲Expected goals32/321.54 xG/match
13.3 shots/matchShots32/3213.4 shots/match
4.47 shots/matchShots on target32/32▲ 4.78 shots/match
50% ●Possession32/3243.6%
5.44 corners/match ●Corners32/324.53 corners/match
10.3 fouls/matchFouls32/3211.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples32 / 32home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Wed, 16 Apr 2025, 22:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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