Mateta scores twice as Palace beat Newcastle
BBC Sport - 4/25/2024 1:02:32 AM - GMT (+4 )

A double from Jean-Philippe Mateta saw Crystal Palace beat Newcastle at Selhurst Park to guarantee Premier League football for another season.

The Frenchman scored his first 10 minutes into the second half as he exchanged passes with Jordan Ayew before sliding the ball past Martin Dubravka.

He sealed the victory two minutes from time, converting from a Will Hughes cut-back for his 11th league goal of the season.

Newcastle had their best chance when Alexander Isak was sent through on goal in the first half but Dean Henderson raced out of the Palace goal to smother the shot.

Newcastle also thought they should have had a penalty late in the second half when Sean Longstaff went down after a challenge from Will Hughes but after a VAR check, nothing was given.

The victory is the Eagles third in the row and they can start looking up the table as they start to plan for a club record 12th season in the Premier League rather than worrying about the relegation battle below.

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Crystal Palace

Starting XI

  1. Squad number30Player nameHenderson

    Average rating

    6.56

  2. Squad number17Player nameClyne

    Average rating

    6.63

  3. Squad number16Player nameAndersen

    Average rating

    6.84

  4. Squad number26Player nameRichards

    Average rating

    6.75

  5. Squad number12Player nameMuñoz

    Average rating

    6.88

  6. Squad number20Player nameA Wharton

    Average rating

    7.68

  7. Squad number19Player nameHughes

    Average rating

    6.95

  8. Squad number3Player nameMitchell

    Average rating

    6.58

  9. Squad number9Player nameJ Ayew

    Average rating

    6.93

  10. Squad number10Player nameEze

    Average rating

    7.64

  11. Squad number14Player nameMateta

    Average rating

    7.44

Substitutes

  1. Squad number2Player nameWard

    Average rating

    7.37

  2. Squad number7Player nameOlise

    Average rating

    7.56

  3. Squad number15Player nameSchlupp

    Average rating

    7.48

  4. Squad number44Player nameRiedewald

    Average rating

    7.22

Newcastle United

Starting XI

  1. Squad number1Player nameDúbravka

    Average rating

    5.80

  2. Squad number17Player nameKrafth

    Average rating

    5.49

  3. Squad number5Player nameSchär

    Average rating

    5.93

  4. Squad number33Player nameBurn

    Average rating

    5.84

  5. Squad number23Player nameMurphy

    Average rating

    5.66

  6. Squad number36Player nameS Longstaff

    Average rating

    3.09

  7. Squad number39Player nameBruno Guimarães

    Average rating

    6.51

  8. Squad number32Player nameAnderson

    Average rating

    5.73

  9. Squad number10Player nameGordon

    Average rating

    6.18

  10. Squad number15Player nameBarnes

    Average rating

    6.00

  11. Squad number14Player nameIsak

    Average rating

    6.25

Substitutes

  1. Squad number9Player nameWilson

    Average rating

    5.35

  2. Squad number11Player nameRitchie

    Average rating

    4.83

  3. Squad number20Player nameHall

    Average rating

    5.63

  4. Squad number40Player nameWhite

    Average rating

    5.00

Line-ups
Crystal Palace

Formation 3-4-2-1

  • 30Henderson
  • 17Clyne
  • 16Andersen
  • 26RichardsBooked at 41mins
  • 12Muñoz

    Substituted forWardat 90+4'minutes

  • 20A WhartonBooked at 66mins

    Substituted forRiedewaldat 83'minutes

  • 19Hughes
  • 3Mitchell
  • 9J AyewBooked at 45mins

    Substituted forOliseat 73'minutes

  • 10Eze

    Substituted forSchluppat 83'minutes

  • 14Mateta
Substitutes
  • 2Ward
  • 5Tomkins
  • 7Olise
  • 15Schlupp
  • 22Édouard
  • 29Ahamada
  • 31Matthews
  • 44Riedewald
  • 52Ozoh
Newcastle

Formation 3-4-2-1

  • 1Dúbravka
  • 17Krafth
  • 5Schär
  • 33Burn
  • 23Murphy

    Substituted forWilsonat 65'minutes

  • 36S LongstaffBooked at 77mins

    Substituted forWhiteat 90'minutes

  • 39Bruno Guimarães
  • 32AndersonBooked at 80mins

    Substituted forRitchieat 90'minutes

  • 10GordonBooked at 60mins
  • 15Barnes

    Substituted forHallat 65'minutes

  • 14Isak
Substitutes
  • 3Dummett
  • 9Wilson
  • 11Ritchie
  • 18Karius
  • 20Hall
  • 21Livramento
  • 40White
  • 54Murphy
  • 63Parkinson

Referee:
Thomas Bramall

Match Stats
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Match ends, Crystal Palace 2, Newcastle United 0.



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