Crystal Palace vs. Newcastle — Team News & Match Preview

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - MARCH 22: A dejected Eddie Howe the head coach / manager of Newcastle United at full time during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Sunderland at St James' Park on March 22, 2026 in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images) | Getty Images Crystal Palace host Newcastle United at Selhurst Park on Sunday in MD32 of the Premier League campaign. Crystal Palace are returning to league action after a 3-0 win over Fiorentina in the first leg of their Conference League quarter-final, and are fully confident about earning three points on home turf to cap the weekend.

Jean-Philippe Mateta, Tyrick Mitchell and Ismaila Sarr were on target as Oliver Glasner’s side extended their unbeaten home run in all competitions to five matches, keeping a clean sheet in each of those games. In the Premier League, Palace sit 14th after a mixed run of results, as the Eagles have won just one of their last 10 top-flight home fixtures. Jorgen Strand Larsen is available against the Magpies following suspension, while Evann Guessand will be a game-time decision after suffering a mid-week knock.

Eddie Nketiah and Cheick Doucoure remain unavailable. Newcastle, meanwhile, enter the contest after a 2-1 home defeat to Sunderland in their last league outing that, paired with the early-midweek loss in the Champions League to Barcelona, could have sealed Eddie Howe’s fate in the interim. Howe’s side have lost six of their last nine Premier League matches and sit in the bottom half of the table, have a hellaciously tough final stretch in terms of reaching any sort of European football, and will likely 1) miss out on it and 2) say hello to a new manager come July.

Sven Botman, Fabian Schar, Emil Krafth and Bruno Guimaraes are all confirmed to miss out on Sunday, adding injury to insult. Lewis Miley and Sandro Tonali are nearing their returns and could play, while makeshift-everything Anthony Gordon has scored in three consecutive league appearances and is set to lead the attack, because who else could do that? Here are some of Howe’s Wisdom Nuggets, courtesy of NUFC.