A brutal finish to a foul week for Newcastle United, who had been 90 seconds from victory earlier than a stoppage-time equaliser from Daniel Munoz drew Crystal Palace degree after Marc Guehi’s personal objective.
It wasn’t a basic as we regarded toothless in assault as soon as once more, nevertheless it’s an enormous blow to concede so late, denying us of back-to-back away wins and the outcome we’d been crying out for after Monday’s 2-0 defeat at house to West Ham. A large disgrace and arguably the outcome Palace deserved following a flurry of missed probabilities after we took a 1-0 lead.
Sure, we had been simply over a minute from a valuable three factors, however we managed simply ONE shot to Palace’s 16 and nil pictures on objective. In opposition to a aspect who began the day second backside within the league, that isn’t adequate and should enhance drastically.
Eddie Howe made two modifications, seeing Dan Burn and Sandro Tonali exchange Lloyd Kelly and Sean Longstaff. For the hosts, star man Ebere Eze returned after lacking Palace’s final three league video games.
It was a scrappy begin and attention-grabbing to see Tonali beginning within the No.6 position, that means Bruno was in a barely extra superior position on the suitable of our midfield three.
As either side wrestled for possession and management of a scruffy, stop-start recreation within the opening 20 minutes, we suffered quite a few knocks as Willock (foot), Isak (hip) and Joelinton (shoulder) all went down needing remedy. The largest concern was Isak, who was compelled off early and changed by Harvey Barnes after failing to recuperate from an early whack to the hip.
This noticed Gordon transfer right into a central position up prime, Joelinton stay on the left and Barnes are available in down the suitable; a job he’s hardly ever performed throughout his time with Leicester or Newcastle. In midfield, our build-up play from deep suffered barely with Bruno in a extra superior position, however Tonali had began the sport nicely from a defensive viewpoint as a few fast restoration runs helped reduce out Palace assaults.
Within the remaining third, although, we had been struggling to actually click on or construct any patterns of play, with not a lot coming off for the 2 Joe’s down our left and a few set items coming to nothing earlier than Palace created the sport’s first huge probability 35 minutes in as a fast counter and ball throughout the field from Sarr was one way or the other fired broad by Munoz on the again publish.
We didn’t take a look at Fabianski as soon as within the second half of Monday’s 2-0 defeat to West Ham and it was an analogous theme within the first 45 right here, the place Palace stopper Dean Henderson didn’t have a factor to do apart from gathering a low Barnes cross a couple of minutes earlier than the break.
A poor first half from either side, the place we had been missing high quality or cohesion in assault and lucky to go in on the break degree given Munoz’s huge miss. We had 57% of the ball and Corridor continued to look sharp at left-back, however with only one shot and nil heading in the right direction, it was a tricky watch and match crying out for somebody to take it by the scruff of the neck within the second 45.
Fortunately, we got here out from the break with a bit extra urgency and goal to our play – and we had been quickly rewarded. After profitable a free-kick down the suitable, Corridor went quick to Tonali and the Italian’s angled go discovered Gordon on the overlap as he burst into the field. The angle was tight however Gordon’s fizzed ball throughout the goalmouth was bundled in by summer season goal Marc Guehi, who gave us our first ‘shot’ heading in the right direction and a 1-0 lead!
The right response to a poor first half and a objective loved by a packed out away finish who created a worrying pile-on onto the promoting hoardings as Gordon led the celebrations.
10 minutes later and Palace ought to’ve equalised. Sarr snuck in down the left and had his effort blocked nicely by Pope, then we had Burn to thank seconds later as the large man from Blyth blocked Munoz’s effort from sneaking in on the close to publish. A lucky escape that reignited the house crowd earlier than Eze was compelled off minutes later after lasting 65 minutes on his first recreation again from harm.
We wanted to regain some management after a interval of Palace stress pushed us again. Guehi was the subsequent to go shut after his header flew over Pope’s bar and Schar then stepped up with an excellent saving sort out to cease Mateta from pulling the set off. After one other Sarr effort was tipped broad by Pope, Mateta was the subsequent to fireplace over as he couldn’t preserve his shot down from six yards from the ensuing nook.
An equaliser was coming if we didn’t flip the tide and Howe responded with two modifications, because the booked duo of Gordon and Willock had been changed by Wilson and Longstaff with quarter-hour to play, giving us contemporary legs in midfield and a focus up prime.
Because the clock handed the eightieth minute, we nonetheless hadn’t examined Henderson with a shot of our personal – we’d had simply ONE all recreation – however a few free kicks and a flurry of corners received helped run down the clock as we approached the 90-minute mark.
Tonali was the standout participant and got here on sturdy simply as others had been beginning to tire, whether or not or not it’s his skill to snuff out hazard shortly or get to unfastened balls first, however our resistance broke in stoppage time as Palace equalised within the 94th-minute. Guehi was the supplier and Munoz the scorer, with the Colombian heading in on the again publish to disclaim us the win. An absolute sickener and the primary factors we’ve dropped after taking the lead all season, nevertheless it’s not more than what we deserved on the stability of play.
Subsequent up, prime of the desk Liverpool at St James’ Park on Wednesday earlier than a visit to Brentford – who battered Leicester right this moment – subsequent Saturday. HWTL.
Newcastle XI: Pope – Livramento, Schar, Burn, Corridor – Tonali, Guimaraes, Willock – Gordon, Isak, Joelinton. SUBS: Dubravka, Kelly, Osula, Longstaff, Almiron, Wilson, Barnes, Murphy, Trippier.
Crystal Palace XI: Henderson – Chalobah, Lacroix, Guehi – Muñoz, Hughes, Lerma, Mitchell – Sarr, Eze – Mateta. SUBS: Turner, Ward, Clyne, Richards, Kporha, Schlupp, Doucouré, Devenny, Nketiah.