Three of the Best: Palace v Newcastle

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20 Jan 2023

Off the back of an eye-catching display against Manchester United, Palace immediately turn their attentions to the visit of similarly high-flying Newcastle United on Saturday.

The two teams have enjoyed traded fortune in this fixture during the Premier League era, but Palace did enjoy one of their finest top-flight days against the Magpies in 2015, scoring five goals for the first time in this competition.

The Eagles also enjoyed memorable victories in more recent years, winning twice at St James’ Park in 2019 and 2021 and securing a memorable 1-0 win in February 2020 thanks to Patrick van Aanholt’s thunderbolt.

Ahead of their third meeting this season alone, let's explore ‘three of the best’ of Palace’s Premier League results against Newcastle.

1. Newcastle 1-2 Palace

Wednesday, 18th March 1998

A madcap season for Palace, which ultimately ended in relegation from the Premier League, still boasted some eye-catching results on the road.

The Eagles travelled to St James’ Park in March 1998 off the back of eight consecutive league defeats – a run in which they conceded 22 times – but pulled off a shock win against a Newcastle side who had finished second as recently as the season prior.

The win came courtesy of two goals inside the opening quarter of the match. Attilio Lombardo’s instinctive outside-of-the-boot finish set Palace on their way to the Italian’s first win as player-manager.

This was swiftly followed by Matt Jansen sweeping in the rebound from a deflected Thomas Brolin effort, and although Alan Shearer’s powerful late free-kick found the top corner for the hosts, Palace held on to move within five points of safety – albeit in an ultimately doomed pursuit.

Palace: Miller, Ismaël, Smith, Edworthy, Gordon, Rodger (Billio, 68), Fullarton, Lombardo (Hreidarsson, 72), Jansen, Brolin, Bent (Padovano, 66)

2. Palace 5-1 Newcastle

Saturday, 28th November 2015

A landmark win – Palace’s first over Newcastle at Selhurst Park in over 31 years – actually got off to a poor start for the Eagles, who fell behind to Papiss Cisse’s glancing header after ten minutes at Selhurst.

Yet this was a Palace side spurred on by victories against the likes of Chelsea and Liverpool, and their deficit lasted just four minutes as James McArthur equalised with a deflected effort – the Scot’s first goal of the season.

From there, Palace purred, strolling to victory as Yannick Bolasie lashed in on 17 minutes, Wilfried Zaha put them in charge five minutes before half-time, and McArthur and Bolasie both went on to complete braces.

The margin of victory could have been ever greater save for Newcastle goalkeeper Rob Elliot, but it was enough to send Palace up to sixth in the table on a record-setting day in SE25.

Palace: Hennessey, Ward, Dann, Delaney, Souaré, Cabaye (Lee, 75), McArthur, Bolasie, Puncheon, Zaha (Jedinak, 67), Wickham (Bamford, 86)

Subs not used: Speroni, Kelly, Ledley, Chamakh

3. Newcastle 1-2 Palace

Tuesday, 2nd February 2021

Two seemingly unlikely goalscorers became the source of Palace’s most recent victory over Newcastle in recent competitions.

Once again it was the Eagles who fell behind early in this fixture, with Jonjo Shelvey half-volleying the hosts into a second-minute lead at St James’ Park.

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But two goals in five first-half minutes turned things around: the first a 20-yard rocket from Jairo Riedewald which took a deflection, and the second a flicked header from then-35-year-old Gary Cahill to meet Ebere Eze’s corner – the defender’s 50th and final career goal, and Palace's oldest Premier League goalscorer.

The two defensive-minded players were equally involved at the other end as Newcastle peppered Vicente Guaita’s goal in the second-half, but Palace held firm in an impressive display to move up to 13th in the table - and leave the Magpies hovering just above the drop zone.

Palace: Guaita, Clyne, Dann, Cahill, van Aanholt, Milivojevic, Riedewald (Kouyaté, 90+2), Ayew, Eze, Zaha (Townsend, 58), Batshuayi (Benteke, 73)

Subs not used: Butland, Kelly, Mitchell, Mateta

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