Gameweek 8 preview · Sun 25 Oct, 14:00 · Sky Sports
Crystal Palace v Newcastle
Crystal Palace sit 16th on 3 points (form LLWL); Newcastle are 12th on 5 (DWDL). Kick-off is 14:00 UK time on Sun 25 Oct, live on Sky Sports.
The numbers
Crystal Palace have scored 6 goals and conceded 11 in 4 games, from chances worth 5.0 expected goals. Newcastle have scored 7 goals and conceded 8 in 4 games, from chances worth 5.3 expected goals, with 1 clean sheet.
On the game's difficulty scale this is a 2 for CRY and a 3 for NEW (out of 5).
The FPL angle
Crystal Palace's leading FPL assets are Kamada (18 pts, 0.5%, £5.0m), Mitchell (17 pts, 6.0%, £4.5m) and Khalaili (13 pts, 0.3%, £5.0m). The market's pick this week is Hughes, bought by 2,812 managers since the last deadline. Mateta is on penalties.
Newcastle's leading FPL assets are Hall (31 pts, 15.4%, £5.2m), Barnes (28 pts, 4.8%, £6.1m) and Willock (22 pts, 0.5%, £5.0m). The market's pick this week is Barnes, bought by 56,897 managers since the last deadline. Osula is on penalties.
Availability
- Henderson (CRY) — Foot injury - Expected back 11 Oct
- Mateta (CRY) — Hamstring injury - Expected back 11 Oct
- Disasi (CRY) — Suspended until 25 Oct
- Chadi Riad (CRY) — Knee injury - Unknown return date
- Elanga (NEW) — Unspecified injury - Unknown return date
- Dedić (NEW) — Unspecified injury - Unknown return date
- Burn (NEW) — Ankle injury - Expected back 12 Oct
- J.Ramsey (NEW) — Thigh injury - Unknown return date
- Osula (NEW) — Foot injury - Unknown return date
Last season
Newcastle 2–0 Crystal Palace (GW20) and Crystal Palace 2–1 Newcastle (GW32).
Watching it
Sunday games are Sky Sports'. For other countries, the My Team fixtures tab lists every rights holder.