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Crystal Palace travel to take on Newcastle United at St. James' Park on Wednesday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 12 out of 18 times.
The last time the two teams met at Newcastle Utd. was just over four years ago, in April 2005, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 22 Aug | Crystal Palace | 0 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 0 | Crystal Palace | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 20 Nov | Crystal Palace | 0 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 05 Jan | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 0 | Crystal Palace | FAC |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 02 Jan | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | FAC |
| 1997/1998 | Wed 18 Mar | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 2 | Crystal Palace | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 29 Nov | Crystal Palace | 1 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Magpies, with 2 goals against.
The Eagles have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Eagles's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.
Newcastle Utd. are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 25 games giving them a return of 52 points. Crystal Palace's 37 points from 25 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An interesting game for the Eagles to play at the moment, and one from which I believe will see Crystal Palace take away one point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 15 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Crystal Palace | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 7 games since last defeat. |