Roy Hodgson’s men had to settle for a point in the pouring rain at Selhurst Park, despite having the better of a scrappy affair. They were left rueing Mamadou Sakho’s golden opportunity in the final 10 minutes, as the home side threw everything at the visitors – who valiantly clung on to head back to the north-east with a point.
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Palace went into the match with an unchanged starting 11 following the win at Huddersfield Town the week before, whilst Newcastle United made three changes – with Salomon Rondon, Jonjo Shelvey and Chelsea loanee Kenedy replacing Joselu, Jacob Murphy and Isaac Hayden.