Crystal Palace vs Newcastle Team News, Injuries & Confirmed Line Ups

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Crystal Palace and Newcastle have named their starting XIs for their Premier League Matchweek 8 meeting at Selhurst Park, London. Kick-off is at 2pm on Sunday 25 October 2026, and the match is live on NOW in the UK. Paul Tierney is the referee.

Palace are 16th in the table with 7 points from 7 games, having won 2, drawn 1 and lost 4. Newcastle are 14th with 8 points from 7 games, having won 2, drawn 2 and lost 3. In the last five league matches, Palace have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2, while Newcastle have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3.

Injuries and suspensions

Crystal Palace have one reported absence: defender Chadi Riad is out with a knee injury. He is not in the matchday squad named for this fixture.

Newcastle also have one reported absence: Tino Livramento is out with a knee injury and is not in their matchday squad. No suspensions have been reported for either side, and no other injuries are reported for Palace or Newcastle.

Crystal Palace team news

Palace start in a 3-4-2-1 formation. Walter Benítez is in goal, with Chris Richards, Axel Disasi and Jaydee Canvot in the back three.

Anan Khalaili, Adam Wharton, Daichi Kamada and Tyrick Mitchell make up the midfield four. Dwight McNeil and Yéremy Pino play behind Jean-Philippe Mateta, who leads the line.

Newcastle team news

Newcastle start in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Lukas Hornicek is in goal, with Amar Dedic, Fabian Schär, Dan Burn and Lewis Hall across the back four.

Nico González and Joelinton are the two central midfielders. Jacob Murphy, Joe Willock and Harvey Barnes play in the three behind William Osula, who starts as the lone striker.

Substitutes

Palace’s substitutes are Jefferson Lerma, Eddie Nketiah, Will Hughes, Darío Osorio, Cheick Doucouré, Evann Guessand, Óscar Mingueza, Remi Matthews and Ben Chilwell. Matthews is the goalkeeper on the bench.

Newcastle’s substitutes are Nick Pope, Sven Botman, Aladji Bamba, Yoane Wissa, Malick Thiaw, Sean Steur, Bazoumana Touré, Anthony Elanga and Jacob Ramsey. Pope is the goalkeeper on the bench.

How to watch

The match is live on NOW in the UK, with kick-off at 2pm on Sunday 25 October. It is not subject to the 3pm blackout because of its 2pm start.

Overseas, the game is on Telemundo, USA Network and fuboTV in the USA, and on Stan Sport in Australia. In New Zealand it is on Sky Sport 4, and in China on Migu. DStv Now carries it in Africa, and beIN SPORTS CONNECT and TOD in the Middle East and North Africa. In Singapore it is on StarHub TV+, and across South America on Disney+ Premium.

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