Newcastle United vs. Crystal Palace Prediction, Odds, Picks - Jan 4

Updated Jan. 4, 2026 8:55 a.m. ET

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Newcastle United (14th) and Crystal Palace (11th) are both in the bottom half of the table, and they square off in the Premier League on Sunday. For our prediction on this matchup, read on.

Newcastle is 11th in the Premier League in goals scored (26 overall, 1.4 per game), and Crystal Palace is fifth in goals conceded (21 overall, 1.1 per game). In the Premier League, Crystal Palace has put up 22 goals in 19 matches (14th in league), and Newcastle has conceded 24 in 19 matches (eighth). In terms of goal differential, Newcastle is ninth in the Premier League at +2. In terms of goal differential, Crystal Palace is 12th in the Premier League at +1.

Newcastle won its last game 3-1 over Burnley FC away from home on December 30. Burnley was outshot in the matchup, 15 to 19. Newcastle was led by Bruno Guimaraes, Yoane Wissa and Joelinton, who picked up their side's three goals against Burnley. Crystal Palace finished with a 1-1 home draw against Fulham in its last match on January 1. Fulham outshot Crystal Palace 15 to 11. Jean-Philippe Mateta scored Crystal Palace's only goal on one shot.

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Newcastle vs. Crystal Palace Odds & Betting Lines

Newcastle vs Crystal Palace Betting Information updated as of January 4, 2026, 5:39 AM ET.
Moneyline Favorite	Moneyline Underdog	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds
Newcastle -153	Crystal Palace +422	2.5	-126	-102

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Newcastle vs. Crystal Palace Prediction & Pick

Moneyline Pick: Newcastle -153
Total Pick: Under 2.5 goals
Score Prediction: Newcastle 2, Crystal Palace 1

Newcastle vs. Crystal Palace Match Info

Match Day: Sunday, January 4, 2026
Match Time: 10:00 AM ET
Location: Newcastle, England
Stadium: St. James' Park
TV: Peacock Premium
Live Boxscore: FOX Sports

Newcastle's Moneyline Performance

Newcastle has six wins as a favorite this season, in 13 opportunities.
Newcastle has five wins in six games as a -153 favorite or greater.
Newcastle has a 60.5% chance of winning this match, based on the moneyline.

Newcastle's Key Players

Name	Games	Goals	Assists	Shots	Chances Created
Nick Woltemade	16	7	1	16	9
Bruno Guimaraes	19	6	2	20	21
Harvey Barnes	18	3	0	17	10
Jacob Murphy	18	2	1	21	15
Anthony Gordon	14	2	1	17	13

Newcastle's Recent Performance

Opponent	Date	Home/Away	Result	Score	Shots	Opp. Shots
Burnley	12/30/2025	A	W	3-1	19	15
Manchester United	12/26/2025	A	L	1-0	13	10
Chelsea	12/20/2025	H	D	2-2	11	14
Sunderland AFC	12/14/2025	A	L	1-0	4	4
Burnley	12/6/2025	H	W	2-1	18	11

Crystal Palace's Moneyline Performance

This season Crystal Palace has been an underdog in eight matches, and pulled off three upsets.
Crystal Palace (+422) has been at least this big an underdog in one game, and won none.
The likelihood of Crystal Palace winning this match is 19.2%, based on the moneyline.

Crystal Palace's Key Players

Name	Games	Goals	Assists	Shots	Chances Created
Jean-Philippe Mateta	19	8	0	42	4
Daniel Munoz	14	3	3	10	8
Ismaila Sarr	12	3	1	11	11
Marc Guehi	18	2	2	10	7
Yeremi Pino	17	1	2	16	23

Crystal Palace's Recent Performance

Opponent	Date	Home/Away	Result	Score	Shots	Opp. Shots
Fulham	1/1/2026	H	D	1-1	11	15
Tottenham	12/28/2025	H	L	1-0	16	9
Leeds	12/20/2025	A	L	4-1	10	19
Manchester City	12/14/2025	H	L	3-0	14	6
Fulham	12/7/2025	A	W	2-1	13	11

FOX Sports created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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