📅 04/01/26🕒 15:00🏟️ St. James' Park🧑⚖️ John Brooks, England
Biggest Swing+1.61 xT71' Bruno GuimarãesCards4VAR1review
Newcastle 2-0 Crystal Palace — xTears 12.31 (04/01/26)
Newcastle beat Crystal Palace 2-0 on 4 January 2026 during Matchday 20 of the Premier League. Total xTears: 12.31.
Biggest swings: Bruno Guimarães at 71' goal (+1.61 xT); A. Gordon at 20' goal ruled out by VAR (+1.18 xT).
The match moved between settled phases and messy stretches.
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How it unfolded
Timeline
20'
Goal wiped out by VAR
A. Gordon - Newcastle
71'
Goal
Bruno Guimarães - Newcastle
Assist: L. Miley
78'
Goal
M. Thiaw - Newcastle
Absolute chaos
🧨
6.11
71'
Goal
+1.61 xT
Bruno Guimarães - Newcastle
Assist: L. Miley
78'
Goal
+1.35 xT
M. Thiaw - Newcastle
20'
Goal wiped out by VAR
+1.18 xT
A. Gordon - Newcastle
87'
Substitution
+0.51 xT
K. Rodney for A. Wharton - Crystal Palace
All-out war
🟥
3.45
62'
Yellow card
+0.92 xT
A. Gordon - Newcastle
49'
Yellow card
+0.86 xT
T. Mitchell - Crystal Palace
55'
Yellow card
+0.86 xT
M. Guéhi - Crystal Palace
33'
Yellow card
+0.81 xT
B. Johnson - Crystal Palace
Late drama
🔥
1.97
87'
Substitution
+0.51 xT
K. Rodney for A. Wharton - Crystal Palace
87'
Substitution
+0.51 xT
R. Esse for Yeremy Pino - Crystal Palace
87'
Substitution
+0.51 xT
J. Drakes-Thomas for J. Mateta - Crystal Palace
88'
Substitution
+0.44 xT
J. Willock for J. Murphy - Newcastle
Referee scandal
🧑⚖️
1.18
20'
Goal wiped out by VAR
+1.18 xT
A. Gordon - Newcastle
Crushed hope
💔
1.18
20'
Goal wiped out by VAR
+1.18 xT
A. Gordon - Newcastle
Cruelty
😈
Barely left a bruise
0
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