Week 6 features a match on Sat Sep 3rd, where Newcastle United plays host to Crystal Palace in a clash of the Premier League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, a perfect day for football. 10th placed Newcastle United is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rúben Neves struck first for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 38th minute on a feed from Gonçalo Guedes, but Allan Saint-Maximin got the equalizer for Newcastle United in the 90th minute earning them at least the one point. Newcastle United is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while crystal Palace is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Brentford. Wilfried Zaha scored the first goal for Crystal Palace in the 59th minute, then Yoane Wissa tied it up for Brentford in the 88th minute earning Brentford a comeback draw. Crystal Palace looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Newcastle United won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Crystal Palace is fortunate enough to have Wilfried Zaha in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Newcastle United’s most prolific scorer has been Callum Wilson. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches
Newcastle United will be without Federico Fernández, Callum Wilson, Dan Burn, Jamal Lewis, Emil Krafth, Jonjo Shelvey and Matt Targett, while Wilfried Zaha, James Tomkins and Nathan Ferguson are unavailable to play for Patrick Vieira’s team.