Newcastle vs Crystal Palace

2 February 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Darren England

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–2

  • Jonjo Shelvey 2’
  • Jairo Riedewald 21’
  • Gary Cahill 25’

Match summary

Crystal Palace came from behind to win 2-1 away at Newcastle. Crystal Palace led 2-1 at half-time.

Jonjo Shelvey put Newcastle ahead in the 2nd minute, set up by Callum Wilson, Jairo Riedewald equalised in the 21st minute, and Gary Cahill won it with a header in the 25th minute, set up by Eberechi Eze.

Newcastle can feel hard done by, creating 1.92 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Crystal Palace's 0.81 from 6.

Match stats

Newcastle Crystal Palace
21 Shots 6
5 Shots on Target 3
9 Corners 1
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.91 xG 0.81
1.91 Non-penalty xG 0.81
9 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Newcastle Crystal Palace
Kick-off
Jonjo Shelvey
Assist: Callum Wilson1-0 (Newcastle)
2’
21’
Jairo Riedewald1-1 (Crystal Palace)
25’
Gary Cahill
Assist: Eberechi Eze1-2 (Crystal Palace)
Half-time1-2
Full-time1-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Newcastle
  • Jonjo Shelvey
Crystal Palace
  • Nathaniel Clyne
  • Luka Milivojevic
  • Jordan Ayew

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.92 0.81 2’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), 1-0 2’ 21’ Jairo Riedewald (Crystal Palace), 1-1 21’ 25’ Gary Cahill (Crystal Palace), 1-2 25’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.92 0.81 2’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), 1-0 Shelvey 2’ 21’ Jairo Riedewald (Crystal Palace), 1-1 Riedewald 21’ 25’ Gary Cahill (Crystal Palace), 1-2 Cahill 25’
Newcastle 1.92 xGCrystal Palace 0.81 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Crystal Palace attacking Newcastle attacking 
90+1’ Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.49 xG, off target 34’ Ryan Fraser (Newcastle), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 37’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.35 xG, off target 53’ Ciaran Clark (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 18’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 25’ Gary Cahill (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.14 xG, goal 13’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 30’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 74’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 72’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 9’ Jeff Hendrick (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 90+1’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 30’ Ryan Fraser (Newcastle), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 37’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+5’ Andy Carroll (Newcastle), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 80’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 80’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 54’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 2’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 21’ Jairo Riedewald (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 13’ Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 40’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ Michy Batshuayi (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 84’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 86’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+1’ Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.49 xG, off target 34’ Ryan Fraser (Newcastle), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 37’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.35 xG, off target 53’ Ciaran Clark (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 18’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 25’ Gary Cahill (Crystal Palace), set piece, 0.14 xG, goal 13’ Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 30’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 74’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 72’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 9’ Jeff Hendrick (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 90+1’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 30’ Ryan Fraser (Newcastle), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+5’ Andy Carroll (Newcastle), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 37’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 80’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 54’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 80’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 2’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 21’ Jairo Riedewald (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 13’ Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 40’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 41’ Michy Batshuayi (Crystal Palace), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 86’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Karl Darlow GK900 0.000.000
Javier Manquillo DEF790 0.000.111
Ciaran Clark DEF901 0.140.091
Fabian Schär DEF904 0.480.000
Jamal Lewis DEF900 0.000.092
Jonjo Shelvey MID9013 0.140.021
Isaac Hayden MID900 0.000.000
Jeff Hendrick MID651 0.090.000
Miguel Almirón MID903 0.200.052
Callum Wilson FWD9014 0.280.031
Ryan Fraser FWD902 0.420.887
Allan Saint-Maximin Sub252 0.090.000
Dwight Gayle Sub110 0.000.000
Andy Carroll Sub11 0.070.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Newcastle win 33% Avg odds 2.96
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.27
Crystal Palace win 38% Avg odds 2.50

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Newcastle LLLLW
Crystal Palace WDLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Crystal Palace 0-2 Newcastle, 27 Nov 20 Next meeting: Crystal Palace 1-1 Newcastle, 23 Oct 21  All Newcastle vs Crystal Palace meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.