Bitesize Prediction: Newcastle vs Crystal Palace – 04/01/26

Competition: Premier League

Market: Newcastle win

Odds: 7/10 @ BetUS

Hoping to secure consecutive Premier League victories this weekend, Newcastle will welcome Crystal Palace to St. James’ Park on Sunday afternoon.

Starting with the hosts, making an immediate return to winning ways last time out as they signed off 2025 with a 3-1 victory away at relegation scrappers Burnley, Newcastle will be desperate to find some crucial stability. Opening the New Year sat in the bottom-half of the Premier League standings, it has been suggested that Eddie Howe has found some serious pressure on his shoulders. However, while the Magpies might have won just a trio of their previous eight top-flight appearances, the former Bournemouth boss has seen his squad continue to impress on home soil. Despite being last seen at St. James’ Park suffering a second-half collapse as they eventually had to settle for a 2-2 stalemate against Chelsea, Newcastle are unbeaten in all of their previous 10 showdowns at St. James’ Park (eight wins, two draws). With that sensational run stemming all the way back to the end of September, Howe’s side have also collected some heavyweight scalps. Securing victories against the likes of Manchester City, Tottenham and Portuguese giants Benfica, Sunday’s hosts are dreaming of the chance to get their European charge back on track.

As for the visitors, while Crystal Palace might still maintain their spot in the top-half of the Premier League table, the Eagles do find themselves in the midst of what has been a recent rut. Suffering a collapse on home soil earlier in the week as they opened 2026 with a 1-1 stalemate at home against local rivals Fulham, Oliver Glasner’s men have failed to win any of their previous six appearances across all competitions and they are enduring their worst rut of the season. Slumping to a shock 4-1 loss at the hands of relegation scrappers Leeds last month, Sunday’s guests have also shown some worrying defensive issues. Including a 3-0 defeat against Manchester City, the former Eintracht Frankfurt boss has not seen his squad muster a single domestic clean sheet over the past month. Pencilled in as a real underdog contender here, Crystal Palace should also be concerned by their most recent trip to Tyneside. Hit with a 5-0 drumming when they last travelled to St. James’ Park back in October 2025, we are expecting a similar home victory on Sunday afternoon.

Bet: Newcastle 7/10 to beat Crystal Palace in Sunday’s Premier League matchup @ BetUS