Crystal Palace went to St James’ Park back in December and dominated Newcastle United but somehow left without anything to show for their efforts. Today, Roy Hodgson’s side righted the wrongs of that day with a dominant and impressive 90 minutes culminating in a 1-0 win over the Magpies.
In summary:
- Luka Milivojeviu0107 and James Tomkins replaced by Scott Dann and Cheikhou Kouyaté
- Gary Cahill and Dann force Martin Dúbravka in to two world-class saves
- Sensational Patrick van Aanholt free-kick on stroke of half-time gives Palace the lead
- HT: 1-0
- Ayew hits post immediately after half-time
- Vicente Guaita saves superbly from Federico Fernández
The first few minutes were open, with both teams’ sets of fans sensing an early goal was on offer.