Newcastle United host Crystal Palace in a Carabao Cup third round clash on Wednesday. Both teams have shown some good form lately but Newcastle have fared much better than Palace and should have the upper hand here.
Newcastle have been one of the impressive teams in the Premier League this season and are now up to third on the table. While claiming a European spot will be considered a successful campaign, they will be keen to also add some silverware as a proper marker of their progress.
The Magpies overcame Tranmere Rovers 2-1 in the previous round of the Carabao Cup with Jamaal Lascelles and Chris Wood getting their goals. Eddie Howe’s men head into Wednesday’s clash unbeaten in their last nine matches, with six wins in that run.
The goals have also flowed freely for Newcastle United lately as they claimed a 4-1 victory at Southampton in a Premier League fixture last Sunday. They also picked up a 4-0 win over Aston Villa in their previous home fixture.
Crystal Palace are into the third round of the Carabao Cup after claiming a 2-0 victory at Oxford United. They were made to work hard in the first half before goals after the break from Odsonne Edouard and Luka Milivojevic earned them the win.
Having reached the semi-final of the FA Cup last season, Crystal Palace will be targeting another deep cup run this term and possibly picking up some silverware. Like Newcastle, they have also been in good form lately, winning three of their last four matches.
Crystal Palace travel to St James’ Park off the back of a 2-1 victory at West Ham in a Premier League fixture on Sunday. However, that result ended a run of four away matches without a win for Patrick Vieira’s men, who have found things difficult on their recent travels.
How the bookies view it
Newcastle United have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 8/11 by Coral to claim the win. A victory for Crystal Palace is valued at 4/1 by bet365 while a draw is set at odds of 29/19 by Sport Nation.
Head to head
Newcastle United have a 17-9 advantage with eight draws from 34 previous matches against Crystal Palace. Newcastle are unbeaten in the last three fixtures with Palace, although both teams played out a 0-0 draw in this season’s Premier League meeting back in September.
Players to watch
Newcastle United are likely to give some of their first team players a rest, which means Chris Wood could be handed a rare start. Having scored in the previous round and also in Sunday's win at Southampton, the striker could be backed at 15/8 by bet365 to find the net on Wednesday.
Crystal Palace do not have a squad as deep as Newcastle’s so a number of key players are likely to retain their places in the team. Wilfried Zaha scored his sixth goal of the season at West Ham on Sunday and is priced at 10/3 by bet365 to find the net at St James’ Park.
Anything else catch the eye?
Newcastle United and Crystal Palace have plenty of quality in attack and both teams could be backed to score at 10/11 with bet365. Newcastle have seen over 3.5 goals in their last two matches and a repeat is priced at 47/20 by Unibet while over 2.5 goals is valued at 10/11 by William Hill.
The Magpies have also scored in both halves in their last two matches and Saturday’s clash could be tipped to follow a similar outcome at 17/10 with Paddy Power.
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