St. James’ Park fixture change is officially confirmed by Newcastle United in an official statement that supporters will appreciate.
Initially, the match against Palace was scheduled to occur at St James’ Park on Saturday, March 15.
However, Newcastle’s advancement to the Carabao Cup final has resulted in a Wembley match with Liverpool on March 16 (4:30pm kick-off), necessitating the rescheduling of the Crystal Palace match. Consequently, Newcastle will now host The Eagles on Wednesday, April 16 (7:30 p.m. kick-off).
In November, the Magpies and Crystal Palace played to a 1-1 draw at Selhurst Park. However, the South London club emerged victorious 4-0 at St James’ Park the previous season. “The game was originally scheduled for Saturday, March 15th, but it was unable to be played that weekend due to the Magpies’ participation in the Carabao Cup final.
Eddie Howe’s team is scheduled to face Liverpool at Wembley on Sunday, March 16th.”It has been officially announced that United will face Palace at St. James’ Park on Wednesday, April 16th, with a kickoff time of 7:30 p.m. BST. “Newcastle United will promptly disclose any additional modifications to its fixture schedule.”
By the time Newcastle plays Palace, they may have another opportunity to visit Wembley if they advance in the FA Cup. The fifth round will be played at St James’ Park on March 2 at 1:45 p.m., with Brighton & Hove Albion to be the opponents.
On the weekend of Saturday, March 29, the quarter-final matches will be played, while the semi-final will be held at Wembley on the weekend of Saturday, April 26. The FA Cup final is scheduled for Saturday, May 17, which is eight days prior to the conclusion of the Premier League season on May 25.
Newcastle are technically the sole English club capable of achieving a domestic treble this season, as Liverpool, the Premier League leaders and Carabao Cup finalists, are not participating in the FA Cup. However, they are currently 16 points behind Liverpool in the ranking with 14 games remaining.
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