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      Newcastle United vs Crystal Palace

      Newcastle Utd 1 Palace 0

      Newcastle Utd1
      Merino86'
      Palace0
      Sat 21 Oct 14:00(KO listed in users′ timezone)

      Premier LeagueSt. James' Park

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      1
      MCIManchester City
      38
      32
      4
      2
      106
      27
      +79
      100
      2
      MUNManchester United
      38
      25
      6
      7
      68
      28
      +40
      81
      3
      TOTTottenham Hotspur
      38
      23
      8
      7
      74
      36
      +38
      77
      4
      LIVLiverpool
      38
      21
      12
      5
      84
      38
      +46
      75
      5
      CHEChelsea
      38
      21
      7
      10
      62
      38
      +24
      70
      6
      ARSArsenal
      38
      19
      6
      13
      74
      51
      +23
      63
      7
      BURBurnley
      38
      14
      12
      12
      36
      39
      -3
      54
      8
      EVEEverton
      38
      13
      10
      15
      44
      58
      -14
      49
      9
      LEILeicester City
      38
      12
      11
      15
      56
      60
      -4
      47
      10
      NEWNewcastle United
      38
      12
      8
      18
      39
      47
      -8
      44
      11
      CRYCrystal Palace
      38
      11
      11
      16
      45
      55
      -10
      44
      12
      BOUBournemouth
      38
      11
      11
      16
      45
      61
      -16
      44
      13
      WHUWest Ham United
      38
      10
      12
      16
      48
      68
      -20
      42
      14
      WATWatford
      38
      11
      8
      19
      44
      64
      -20
      41
      15
      BHABrighton and Hove Albion
      38
      9
      13
      16
      34
      54
      -20
      40
      16
      HUDHuddersfield Town
      38
      9
      10
      19
      28
      58
      -30
      37
      17
      SOUSouthampton
      38
      7
      15
      16
      37
      56
      -19
      36
      18
      SWASwansea City
      38
      8
      9
      21
      28
      56
      -28
      33
      19
      STOStoke City
      38
      7
      12
      19
      35
      68
      -33
      33
      20
      WBAWest Bromwich Albion
      38
      6
      13
      19
      31
      56
      -25
      31

      Match Blog

      Full-Time

      Match ends, Newcastle United 1, Crystal Palace 0.
      90'+5'

      free kick won

      Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      90'+3'

      free kick won

      DeAndre Yedlin (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      90'+1'

      free kick won

      Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      89'

      free kick won

      Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      88'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace
      James
      McArthur(18)
      off
      Bakary
      Sako(26)
      on
      87'

      free kick won

      Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      86'

      Newcastle United Goal

      Newcastle United
      Goal!
      Newcastle United
      Mikel
      Merino(23)
      Goal! Newcastle United 1, Crystal Palace 0. Mikel Merino (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
      86'

      corner

      Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Andros Townsend.
      85'

      free kick won

      Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      83'

      corner

      Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
      83'

      free kick won

      Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      80'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jeffrey Schlupp.
      79'

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      78'

      Substitution

      Newcastle United
      Jose Luis
      Mato Sanmartín(21)
      off
      Aleksandar
      Mitrovic(45)
      on
      78'

      start delay

      Delay in match Scott Dann (Crystal Palace) because of an injury.
      78'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Christian Atsu (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Diamé.
      77'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace
      Wilfried
      Zaha(11)
      off
      Ruben
      Loftus-Cheek(8)
      on
      75'

      free kick won

      Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      73'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Atsu.
      73'

      free kick won

      Mikel Merino (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      72'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Joselu.
      71'

      free kick won

      Mikel Merino (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      70'

      free kick won

      James McArthur (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      67'

      free kick won

      Christian Atsu (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      66'

      Yellow Card

      Mato Sanmartín(21)
      Joselu (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      66'

      free kick won

      Yohan Cabaye (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      66'

      Substitution

      Newcastle United
      Ayoze
      Pérez Gutiérrez(17)
      off
      Mohamed
      Diamé(10)
      on
      65'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Yohan Cabaye.
      63'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by DeAndre Yedlin.
      60'

      Yellow Card

      Manquillo(19)
      Javier Manquillo (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      60'

      free kick won

      James McArthur (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      59'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andros Townsend.
      56'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Jamaal Lascelles.
      56'

      Substitution

      Newcastle United
      Isaac
      Hayden(14)
      off
      Mikel
      Merino(23)
      on
      55'

      free kick won

      Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      50'

      offside

      Offside, Crystal Palace. Mamadou Sakho tries a through ball, but Patrick van Aanholt is caught offside.
      48'

      free kick won

      Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

      First-Half Ends

      First Half ends, Newcastle United 0, Crystal Palace 0.
      44'

      free kick won

      DeAndre Yedlin (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      41'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
      39'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andros Townsend with a cross.
      37'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Scott Dann (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andros Townsend with a cross following a corner.
      36'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Jonjo Shelvey.
      36'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
      36'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Joselu.
      35'

      free kick won

      Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      33'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Christian Atsu (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
      31'

      free kick won

      Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      29'

      Yellow Card

      van Aanholt(3)
      Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
      29'

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      29'

      Yellow Card

      Lascelles(6)
      Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
      28'

      start delay

      Delay in match DeAndre Yedlin (Newcastle United) because of an injury.
      28'

      Yellow Card

      Cabaye(7)
      Yohan Cabaye (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      27'

      free kick won

      DeAndre Yedlin (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      26'

      corner

      Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Mamadou Sakho.
      26'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
      25'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andros Townsend.
      23'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joel Ward with a cross.
      21'

      Yellow Card

      Lejeune(20)
      Florian Lejeune (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      21'

      free kick won

      Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      17'

      free kick won

      Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      17'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Yohan Cabaye (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andros Townsend.
      16'

      free kick won

      Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      10'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Atsu.
      10'

      free kick won

      Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      8'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Christian Atsu.
      6'

      free kick won

      Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      3'

      free kick won

      James McArthur (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

      Kick-Off

      lineup

      Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

      Starting lineup

      1
      Robert Elliot
      GK
      20
      Florian Lejeune
      DF
      21'
      19
      Javier Manquillo
      DF
      60'
      6
      Jamaal Lascelles
      DF
      29'
      22
      DeAndre Yedlin
      DF
      17
      Ayoze Pérez
      MF
      substitution icon66'
      14
      Isaac Hayden
      MF
      substitution icon56'
      11
      Matt Ritchie
      MF
      30
      Christian Atsu
      MF
      8
      Jonjo Shelvey
      MF
      21
      Joselu
      S
      66'
      substitution icon78'

      Substitutes

      2
      Ciaran Clark
      7
      Jacob Murphy
      10
      Mohamed Diamé
      substitution icon66'
      23
      Mikel Merino
      substitution icon56'
      86'
      26
      Karl Darlow
      27
      Jesús Gámez
      45
      Aleksandar Mitrovic
      substitution icon78'
      Newcastle United

      Team stats

      Crystal Palace
      Possession
      55%
      45%
      Total shots
      7
      10
      Shots on target
      3
      0
      Corners
      3
      5
      Passes completed
      0
      0
      Free kicks
      14
      12
      Offsides
      0
      0
      CHE
      4-2
      WAT
      STO
      1-2
      BOU
      MCI
      3-0
      BUR
      HUD
      2-1
      MUN
      SWA
      1-2
      LEI
      SOU
      1-0
      WBA
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      Starting lineup

      1
      Robert Elliot
      GK
      20
      Florian Lejeune
      DF
      21'
      19
      Javier Manquillo
      DF
      60'
      6
      Jamaal Lascelles
      DF
      29'
      22
      DeAndre Yedlin
      DF
      17
      Ayoze Pérez
      MF
      substitution icon66'
      14
      Isaac Hayden
      MF
      substitution icon56'
      11
      Matt Ritchie
      MF
      30
      Christian Atsu
      MF
      8
      Jonjo Shelvey
      MF
      21
      Joselu
      S
      66'
      substitution icon78'

      Substitutes

      2
      Ciaran Clark
      7
      Jacob Murphy
      10
      Mohamed Diamé
      substitution icon66'
      23
      Mikel Merino
      substitution icon56'
      86'
      26
      Karl Darlow
      27
      Jesús Gámez
      45
      Aleksandar Mitrovic
      substitution icon78'
      Newcastle United

      Team stats

      Crystal Palace
      Possession
      55%
      45%
      Total shots
      7
      10
      Shots on target
      3
      0
      Corners
      3
      5
      Passes completed
      0
      0
      Free kicks
      14
      12
      Offsides
      0
      0
      CHE
      4-2
      WAT
      STO
      1-2
      BOU
      MCI
      3-0
      BUR
      HUD
      2-1
      MUN
      SWA
      1-2
      LEI
      SOU
      1-0
      WBA
      Premier League
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      pts
      1
      MCIManchester City
      38
      32
      4
      2
      106
      27
      +79
      100
      2
      MUNManchester United
      38
      25
      6
      7
      68
      28
      +40
      81
      3
      TOTTottenham Hotspur
      38
      23
      8
      7
      74
      36
      +38
      77
      4
      LIVLiverpool
      38
      21
      12
      5
      84
      38
      +46
      75
      5
      CHEChelsea
      38
      21
      7
      10
      62
      38
      +24
      70
      6
      ARSArsenal
      38
      19
      6
      13
      74
      51
      +23
      63
      7
      BURBurnley
      38
      14
      12
      12
      36
      39
      -3
      54
      8
      EVEEverton
      38
      13
      10
      15
      44
      58
      -14
      49
      9
      LEILeicester City
      38
      12
      11
      15
      56
      60
      -4
      47
      10
      NEWNewcastle United
      38
      12
      8
      18
      39
      47
      -8
      44
      11
      CRYCrystal Palace
      38
      11
      11
      16
      45
      55
      -10
      44
      12
      BOUBournemouth
      38
      11
      11
      16
      45
      61
      -16
      44
      13
      WHUWest Ham United
      38
      10
      12
      16
      48
      68
      -20
      42
      14
      WATWatford
      38
      11
      8
      19
      44
      64
      -20
      41
      15
      BHABrighton and Hove Albion
      38
      9
      13
      16
      34
      54
      -20
      40
      16
      HUDHuddersfield Town
      38
      9
      10
      19
      28
      58
      -30
      37
      17
      SOUSouthampton
      38
      7
      15
      16
      37
      56
      -19
      36
      18
      SWASwansea City
      38
      8
      9
      21
      28
      56
      -28
      33
      19
      STOStoke City
      38
      7
      12
      19
      35
      68
      -33
      33
      20
      WBAWest Bromwich Albion
      38
      6
      13
      19
      31
      56
      -25
      31

      Match Blog

      Full-Time

      Match ends, Newcastle United 1, Crystal Palace 0.
      90'+5'

      free kick won

      Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      90'+3'

      free kick won

      DeAndre Yedlin (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      90'+1'

      free kick won

      Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      89'

      free kick won

      Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      88'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace
      James
      McArthur(18)
      off
      Bakary
      Sako(26)
      on
      87'

      free kick won

      Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      86'

      Newcastle United Goal

      Newcastle United
      Goal!
      Newcastle United
      Mikel
      Merino(23)
      Goal! Newcastle United 1, Crystal Palace 0. Mikel Merino (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
      86'

      corner

      Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Andros Townsend.
      85'

      free kick won

      Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      83'

      corner

      Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
      83'

      free kick won

      Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      80'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jeffrey Schlupp.
      79'

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      78'

      Substitution

      Newcastle United
      Jose Luis
      Mato Sanmartín(21)
      off
      Aleksandar
      Mitrovic(45)
      on
      78'

      start delay

      Delay in match Scott Dann (Crystal Palace) because of an injury.
      78'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Christian Atsu (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Diamé.
      77'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace
      Wilfried
      Zaha(11)
      off
      Ruben
      Loftus-Cheek(8)
      on
      75'

      free kick won

      Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      73'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Atsu.
      73'

      free kick won

      Mikel Merino (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      72'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Joselu.
      71'

      free kick won

      Mikel Merino (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      70'

      free kick won

      James McArthur (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      67'

      free kick won

      Christian Atsu (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      66'

      Yellow Card

      Mato Sanmartín(21)
      Joselu (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      66'

      free kick won

      Yohan Cabaye (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      66'

      Substitution

      Newcastle United
      Ayoze
      Pérez Gutiérrez(17)
      off
      Mohamed
      Diamé(10)
      on
      65'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Yohan Cabaye.
      63'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by DeAndre Yedlin.
      60'

      Yellow Card

      Manquillo(19)
      Javier Manquillo (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      60'

      free kick won

      James McArthur (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      59'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andros Townsend.
      56'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Jamaal Lascelles.
      56'

      Substitution

      Newcastle United
      Isaac
      Hayden(14)
      off
      Mikel
      Merino(23)
      on
      55'

      free kick won

      Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      50'

      offside

      Offside, Crystal Palace. Mamadou Sakho tries a through ball, but Patrick van Aanholt is caught offside.
      48'

      free kick won

      Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

      First-Half Ends

      First Half ends, Newcastle United 0, Crystal Palace 0.
      44'

      free kick won

      DeAndre Yedlin (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      41'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
      39'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andros Townsend with a cross.
      37'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Scott Dann (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andros Townsend with a cross following a corner.
      36'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Jonjo Shelvey.
      36'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
      36'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Joselu.
      35'

      free kick won

      Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      33'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Christian Atsu (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
      31'

      free kick won

      Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      29'

      Yellow Card

      van Aanholt(3)
      Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
      29'

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      29'

      Yellow Card

      Lascelles(6)
      Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
      28'

      start delay

      Delay in match DeAndre Yedlin (Newcastle United) because of an injury.
      28'

      Yellow Card

      Cabaye(7)
      Yohan Cabaye (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      27'

      free kick won

      DeAndre Yedlin (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      26'

      corner

      Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Mamadou Sakho.
      26'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
      25'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andros Townsend.
      23'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joel Ward with a cross.
      21'

      Yellow Card

      Lejeune(20)
      Florian Lejeune (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      21'

      free kick won

      Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      17'

      free kick won

      Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      17'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Yohan Cabaye (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andros Townsend.
      16'

      free kick won

      Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      10'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Atsu.
      10'

      free kick won

      Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      8'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Christian Atsu.
      6'

      free kick won

      Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      3'

      free kick won

      James McArthur (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

      Kick-Off

      lineup

      Lineups are announced and players are warming up.