Palace outshoot Newcastle 17 to 10 and still lose 2-0
Referee Paul Tierney
Newcastle United won 2-0 at Crystal Palace, with both goals in the second half: Osula in the 47th minute and Barnes in the 58th. Palace had 17 shots to Newcastle's 10 and expected goals of 1.69 to 0.98, and scored none. Newcastle had two shots on target and two goals.
- W. Osula 47'
- H. Barnes 58'
The match in three moments
- 45+1'Newcastle United
Schär is booked at 45+1
Schär was booked at 45+1, the second Newcastle United yellow card of the half after Nico González in the 36th minute. The score was 0-0.
- 47'Newcastle United
Osula opens the scoring
Osula scored in the 47th minute, with Murphy credited with the assist. It was the first goal of the match.
- 58'Newcastle United
Barnes makes it two
Barnes scored in the 58th minute from Dedić's assist to make it 2-0. Elanga replaced him in the 77th minute.
How the game unfolded
Crystal Palace and Newcastle United were level at 0-0 at half-time at Selhurst Park, with Paul Tierney the referee. Pierre Sage started Palace in a three-four-two-one and Matthias Jaissle started Newcastle in a four-two-three-one. Nico González was booked for Newcastle in the 36th minute and Schär at 45+1.
Osula scored in the 47th minute, Murphy providing the assist, and Barnes made it 2-0 in the 58th with Dedić setting him up. Palace made two changes, Nketiah on for Mateta in the 62nd minute and Osorio for McNeil in the 63rd. Newcastle made three in the 77th, Elanga replacing Barnes, Ramsey replacing Willock and Wissa replacing Osula, then Steur for Joelinton in the 85th and Thiaw for Dedić in the 95th.
Pino was booked for Palace in the 75th minute, Hall for Newcastle in the 78th, Khalaili for Palace in the 79th and Canvot at 90+3. Each side finished with three yellow cards.
Palace had 17 shots to Newcastle's 10 and 31 touches in the opposition box to 19. Four of the Palace shots were on target, eight off target and five blocked; Newcastle had two on target, four off target and four blocked. Palace took eight of their shots from outside the box to Newcastle's three and won seven corners to four. Expected goals were 1.69 for Palace and 0.98 for Newcastle.
The passing was close. Palace had 384 passes to 351, with accuracy of 70.1 per cent to 70.7, and sent in 20 crosses to 14. Newcastle played 67 long balls to Palace's 56.
Palace made 21 tackles to 10, winning 16 to seven. Newcastle made 45 clearances to 28 and won 25 aerial duels to 12, while the overall duels won were 52 for Newcastle and 50 for Palace. Palace committed 12 fouls to 10 and had four offsides to one. Distance covered was 112.8km for Palace and 115.4km for Newcastle.
Palace had more of the shots, the touches in the box, the tackles and the corners. Newcastle had the clearances, the aerial duels and the two goals. Volume did not turn into a lead.
Match at a glance
Crystal Palace / Newcastle United
Goals and cards, minute by minute
- 36'Nico GonzálezYellow card · Newcastle United
- 45+1'F. SchärYellow card · Newcastle United
- 47'W. OsulaGoal · Newcastle United · assist J. Murphy
- 58'H. BarnesGoal · Newcastle United · assist A. Dedić
- 75'Yéremy PinoYellow card · Crystal Palace
- 78'L. HallYellow card · Newcastle United
- 79'A. KhalailiYellow card · Crystal Palace
- 90+3'J. CanvotYellow card · Crystal Palace
Match statistics
Crystal Palace / Newcastle United
The basics
Chance quality
Attack
Passing
Defending
Physical
Line-ups
Crystal Palace 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Manager: Pierre Sage
- 44 W. Benítez
- 25 A. Khalaili Yellow card 79'
- 3 T. Mitchell
- 6 J. Canvot Yellow card 90+3'
- 5 A. Disasi
- 26 C. Richards
- 20 A. Wharton (c)
- 18 D. Kamada
- 14 J. Mateta Off 62' for E. Nketiah
- 11 D. McNeil Off 63' for D. Osorio
- 10 Yéremy Pino Yellow card 75'
Substitutes
- 33 B. Chilwell
- 28 C. Doucouré
- 29 E. Guessand
- 19 W. Hughes
- 8 J. Lerma
- 31 R. Matthews
- 30 Óscar Mingueza
- 9 E. Nketiah On 62' for J. Mateta
- 24 D. Osorio On 63' for D. McNeil
Newcastle United 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Matthias Jaissle
- 21 L. Horníček
- 37 A. Dedić Off 95' for M. Thiaw
- 3 L. Hall Yellow card 78'
- 7 Joelinton Off 85' for S. Steur
- 5 F. Schär Yellow card 45+1'
- 33 D. Burn (c)
- 23 J. Murphy
- 6 Nico González Yellow card 36'
- 10 W. Osula Off 77' for Y. Wissa
- 28 J. Willock Off 77' for J. Ramsey
- 11 H. Barnes Off 77' for A. Elanga
Substitutes
- 8 A. Bamba
- 4 S. Botman
- 19 A. Elanga On 77' for H. Barnes
- 1 N. Pope
- 41 J. Ramsey On 77' for J. Willock
- 14 S. Steur On 85' for Joelinton
- 12 M. Thiaw On 95' for A. Dedić
- 17 B. Touré
- 9 Y. Wissa On 77' for W. Osula
Head to head
Newcastle United have won two of the three meetings listed here and Crystal Palace one, with no draws. Palace won 2-1 in the Premier League in April 2026; Newcastle won 2-0 in January 2026 and 5-0 in April 2025, both in the Premier League.
Listed meetings: 3, newest first
- Premier LeagueCrystal Palace2-1Newcastle UnitedCrystal Palace win
- Premier LeagueNewcastle United2-0Crystal PalaceNewcastle United win
- Premier LeagueNewcastle United5-0Crystal PalaceNewcastle United win
Crystal Palace
Last 5 games before this one
- DrewBeşiktaşAway · UEFA Europa League2-2
- LostBrighton & Hove AlbionAway · Premier League0-5
- LostOlympique LyonnaisAway · UEFA Europa League2-3
- WonNottingham ForestHome · Premier League3-1
- LostBristol CityHome · Club Friendlies0-2
Newcastle United
Last 5 games before this one
- LostAston VillaHome · Premier League0-1
- LostCoventry CityAway · Premier League1-4
- WonHull CityHome · Premier League2-1
- LostLeeds UnitedAway · Premier League1-4
- WonMillwallAway · League Cup1-0
Premier League table
In the table, with this match included, Newcastle United were eighth on 11 points from eight games. Crystal Palace were 17th with seven points after eight matches.
Standings as BBC showed them on 25 October 2026 at 17:09, with this match included. Top 6 and the two clubs in this match. P played · W won · D drawn · L lost · GF goals for · GA goals against · GD goal difference · Pts points.
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 21 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 16 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | Brentford | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
| 8 | Newcastle United | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 11 |
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 7 |
Where the figures come from
Scores, scorers, statistics, line-ups, head-to-head results and the table come from the BBC Sport match page, accessed . The analysis and wording are The Sports Guru's own.