Newcastle had a load of fans come down to Arsenal on Monday and you were thinking 'why don't you have a go?'. I thought it was poor. They are better than that and have the ammunition to hurt teams.
But I am disappointed with Palace. Out of all the teams at the bottom they are the disappointment because they should not be where they are.
How do you go to Manchester City and win 3-2, when nobody beats City at home, and then be where you are in the league and go to Tottenham and get rinsed in midweek? It wasn't even really a game.
I think Newcastle win with home advantage, but both these teams should be safe because Cardiff won't get enough points.
I don't know about Crystal Palace in midweek. Maybe they got caught in the emotion of Tottenham's new stadium but Wilfried Zaha didn't turn up. They have vastly improved, as has their goalscoring record away from home. Michy Batshuayi has performed.
I have been praising Rafael Benitez for a few weeks but he went to Arsenal and sat in a bunker all night. In the first 15-20 minutes they could see Arsenal were vulnerable. Ayoze Perez and Miguel Almiron's work involved tracking back, while Salomon Rondon was feeding off scraps. I think they should open up, be adventurous and give the fans a treat. They should let the attackers go and enjoy themselves while being solid at the back. If they win this, they are almost done and dusted, so I am expecting this to be an open match. This could be a very good game to watch.
Newcastle played OK in Monday's defeat by Arsenal - looking fairly secure, but not exactly posing much of a threat. It almost felt like they were trying to keep the score down, which isn't unusual for manager Rafael Benitez.
I would expect the Magpies to be a bit more adventurous on Saturday, and I can see then edging this one.
But both of these teams are safe anyway. It would be a massive shock if either of them went down.
Newcastle had a load of fans come down to Arsenal on Monday and you were thinking 'why don't you have a go?'. I thought it was poor. They are better than that and have the ammunition to hurt teams.
But I am disappointed with Palace. Out of all the teams at the bottom they are the disappointment because they should not be where they are.
How do you go to Manchester City and win 3-2, when nobody beats City at home, and then be where you are in the league and go to Tottenham and get rinsed in midweek? It wasn't even really a game.
I think Newcastle win with home advantage, but both these teams should be safe because Cardiff won't get enough points.
Source: Skysports