Crystal Palace vs Newcastle 2023-24 English Premier League
Mateta double fires Palace to win over Newcastle
Crystal Palace made absolutely sure of Premier League safety with an impressive 2-0 home defeat of Newcastle United on Wednesday with both goals scored by Jean-Philippe Mateta.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 41': Chris Richards (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Crystal Palace 0, Newcastle United 0.
- 55': Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Newcastle United 0. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.
- 60': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Substitution, Newcastle United. Lewis Hall replaces Harvey Barnes.
- 65': Substitution, Newcastle United. Callum Wilson replaces Jacob Murphy.
- 66': Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Michael Olise replaces Jordan Ayew.
- 77': Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Elliot Anderson (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jeffrey Schlupp replaces Eberechi Eze.
- 83': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jairo Riedewald replaces Adam Wharton.
- 88': Goal! Crystal Palace 2, Newcastle United 0. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Will Hughes.
- 89': Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Ritchie replaces Elliot Anderson.
- 90': Substitution, Newcastle United. Joe White replaces Sean Longstaff.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Joel Ward replaces Daniel Muñoz.
Game Information
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Attendance: 25,002
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +57 | Arsenal | 35 | 80 | 5 |
| +50 | Manchester City | 34 | 79 | 3 |
| +41 | Liverpool | 35 | 75 | 4 |
| +21 | Aston Villa | 35 | 67 | 8 |
Statistics
 NEW |
CRY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 5 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 53.3 | Possession | 46.7 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 387 | Accurate Passes | 336 |
| 503 | Passes | 441 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 12 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 18 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 27 | Tackles | 26 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 15 | Clearances | 17 |
Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Dean Henderson (GK) |
| 16 | Joachim Andersen |
| 26 | Chris Richards  |
| 17 | Nathaniel Clyne |
| 19 | Will Hughes |
| 20 | Adam Wharton |
| 3 | Tyrick Mitchell |
| 12 | Daniel Muñoz |
| 14 | Jean-Philippe Mateta |
| 10 | Eberechi Eze |
| 9 | Jordan Ayew |
Newcastle United (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Dúbravka (GK) |
| 5 | Fabian Schär |
| 33 | Dan Burn |
| 17 | Emil Krafth |
| 39 | Bruno Guimarães |
| 36 | Sean Longstaff |
| 32 | Elliot Anderson |
| 23 | Jacob Murphy |
| 14 | Alexander Isak |
| 15 | Harvey Barnes |
| 10 | Anthony Gordon |
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