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Key moments
Newcastle adopts a more defensive posture in this final stretch of the match, dropping back and concentrating its efforts on protecting its lead. The team allows Crystal Palace more possession, but closes down spaces and hinders the home side's progress.
Changes at Newcastle! The Magpies make another substitution in the final stretch of the match. Young Steur comes on to replace Joelinton, who leaves the pitch after contributing to the home team's performance.
Crystal Palace is struggling to create attacking plays and rarely threatens Newcastle's goal. The home team has problems with passing and cannot find spaces in the opposing defense, running into the hosts' marking. With few options in attack, Palace poses no threat and has difficulty reacting in the match.
Newcastle made further changes in the 77th minute. Harvey Barnes, who scored the team's second goal, left the field to be replaced by Anthony Elanga. Subsequently, William Osula, who scored the opening goal, was also substituted by Yoane Wissa. Additionally, Willock came off for Ramsey, after having scored in a play that was later ruled offside.
Yellow card for Yéremi Pino! The Crystal Palace midfielder is cautioned after getting involved in a shoving match with Osula, even though the ball was out of play. The referee punishes the home team player, who needs to be careful not to receive a second yellow card in the match.
Palace tries! Darío Osorio takes a chance with his left foot from outside the box, and unleashes a powerful shot towards the right corner. The Newcastle goalkeeper stretches in a beautiful dive and manages to palm the ball away, preventing a spectacular goal for Palace.
Good chance for Crystal Palace! The visitors manage to build a good attacking move, exchanging passes until the ball reaches Wharton. The midfielder cuts inside to the left and shoots towards the far corner, but Horníček stretches and makes a good save, deflecting the ball for a corner and preventing a Palace goal.
Crystal Palace makes its first substitution, with Nketiah replacing Mateta to refresh the team's attacking options. Shortly after, Newcastle also makes a change: Dwight McNeil leaves the field for Darío Osorio to enter, in an attempt to add more dynamism to the home team's attack.
Goal for Newcastle! Willock passed to Amar Dedić on the right, who crossed into the box, and Harvey Barnes, the team's star player, volleyed it home to extend the visitors' lead.
Newcastle's goal disallowed! Brazilian midfielder Joelinton stole the ball in the attacking half and played a through ball to Joe Willock, who controlled it and shot into the corner, giving the goalkeeper no chance. But after VAR review, offside was ruled.
Goal for Newcastle! Murph received the pass on the right and sent the ball into the box, Will Osula appeared between the defenders and deflected it into the back of the net, opening the scoring.
45/2T' Second half begins
The second half between Newcastle and Crystal Palace begins! After a first half marked by few clear opportunities and many technical errors, the teams return from the break looking for more creativity in the attacking sector. The expectation is for a more lively final stage, with both teams trying to find spaces to open the scoring in the Premier League.
End of the first half in the match between Newcastle and Crystal Palace! In a half marked by few clear goalscoring opportunities, both teams struggled to create attacking plays and lacked quality in their passes.
Yellow card for Schär! In the final minutes of the first half, the Newcastle defender arrives late and brings down Mateta on the halfway line, interrupting the Crystal Palace striker's advance. The referee doesn't hesitate and shows the yellow card to the Swiss defender, who will now play with a yellow card for the remainder of the match.
Crystal Palace almost opened the scoring! Pino delivered a strong and dangerous cross into the box, while Newcastle players tried to clear the ball and the visitors attempted a deflection. The ball passed Disasi, but Horníček positioned himself well and managed to hold onto it, preventing the danger.
The match continues at a slow pace, marked by many technical errors and difficulties in passing. Newcastle and Crystal Palace are unable to string together plays and find few spaces to create clear goal-scoring opportunities, leaving the match with little excitement so far.
Good attack from Newcastle! Hall crosses the ball and finds Dan Burn making a run at the far post. The defender rises to head the ball, but fails to direct it towards the goal and hits the side netting, wasting a good opportunity for the home side.
The match continues with few exciting moments, with Newcastle and Crystal Palace struggling to create attacking plays. The game remains concentrated in midfield, with tight marking and little creativity, while neither team manages to create many chances in front of goal.
The match remains balanced, with Newcastle and Crystal Palace battling for possession and struggling to create clear goal-scoring opportunities. Despite some attempts at quick counter-attacks, both teams are hampered by the opposing defense and rarely manage to create dangerous chances.
Mateta receives the through ball up front, creates space and shoots across goal, aiming for the far corner of the Newcastle goal. The Crystal Palace striker tries to capitalize on the opportunity to open the scoring, but the play ends without a good.
Crystal Palace threaten again on a quick counter-attack. McNeil leads the attack and finds Kamada with a through ball. The midfielder's shot is poor, but the ball almost falls to Mateta inside the box, creating another opportunity for the visitors.
Crystal Palace almost opened the scoring! After a free-kick, the Newcastle defense struggled to clear the ball, and players from both teams contested the loose ball inside the area. In the ensuing scramble, a shot deflected off Dan Burn, but goalkeeper Horníček managed to make the save and prevented the home side from scoring.
The first half of the match between Newcastle and Crystal Palace begins! Before the initial whistle, players from both teams knelt on the field in an act of combating racism and supporting racial equality. The ball then rolled for the Premier League duel.
Importance of victory for Newcastle
Newcastle seeks to secure three points to improve its position in the Premier League and gain consistency in the competition. Playing in front of its home crowd, the team aims to take advantage of the home advantage to overcome Crystal Palace and get closer to the top of the table. A victory would also be important to strengthen the team's confidence and continue the work throughout the season.
Importance of victory for Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace enters the field aiming to secure important points away from home and improve their position in the Premier League table. Against Newcastle, the team intends to demonstrate defensive consistency and take advantage of opportunities in attack to surprise the home team. A positive result could also boost the team in the remainder of the championship and increase confidence for upcoming matches.
Refereeing
The match will be officiated by Paul Tierney (ENG), assisted by Simon Long (ENG) and Mark Stevens (ENG). The fourth official will be Matt Donohue (ENG), while Darren England (ENG) will be in charge of the video assistant referee (VAR).
Newcastle Substitutes
These are the substitute players for the Newcastle United team for this match:
Nick Pope, Sven Botman, Aladji Bamba, Yoane Wissa, Malick Thiaw, Sean Steur, Bazoumana Touré, Anthony Elanga, Jacob Ramsey.
Crystal Palace Substitutes
The Crystal Palace substitute players for this match are as follows:
Joe Matthews (GK), Jefferson Lerma, Óscar Mingueza, Ben Chilwell, Will Hughes, Cheick Doucouré, Romain Esse Osorio, Evann Guessand and Eddie Nketiah.
Newcastle Lineup
Newcastle's lineup has been released; The Magpies will field this team:
Lukáš Horníček, Lewis Hall, Fabian Schär, Nico González, Joelinton, Will Osula, Harvey Barnes, Jacob Murphy, Joe Willock, Dan Burn (c), Amar Dedić
Crystal Palace Lineup
The Crystal Palace lineup has been released, The Eagles will field this team:
Wálter Benítez (GK), Chris Richards, Axel Disasi, Jaydee Canvot, Anan Khalaili, Daichi Kamada, Adam Wharton, Tyrick Mitchell, Yéremy Pino, Dwight McNeil and Jean-Philippe Mateta.
Game over! Newcastle beat Crystal Palace 2-0 away from home, securing another three points in the Premier League. The visitors were more efficient in the second half and built their victory with two goals.