On a brisk Saturday afternoon, Crystal Palace faced off against Newcastle in a highly anticipated match at Selhurst Park. The tension was palpable as both teams took to the field, each eager to secure a victory.
The first half saw both teams playing cautiously, with neither able to break the deadlock. However, it was Crystal Palace who came out firing in the second half. Wilfried Zaha dazzled the crowd with his skillful footwork and netted the first goal of the match.
Manchester United on goal differential, two points clear of West Ham, and three ahead of Chelsea (whose played one fewer game).
Crystal Palace is coming off a 5-2 victory over West Ham United at the weekend as they look to bring that momentum into today’s match. Meanwhile, Newcastle will look to end the season on a high note as they play spoiler to Palace, who is desperate for points.
Newcastle also thought they should have had a penalty late in the second half when Sean Longstaff went down after a challenge from Will Hughes but after a VAR check, nothing was given.
The victory is the Eagles third in the row and they can start looking up the table as they start to plan for a club record 12th season in the Premier League rather than worrying about the relegation battle below.
Michael Olise, but it is his finishing which has seen him go to a different level in recent weeks.
He has scored seven goals in his last seven appearances and his tally of 11 league goals is his best since signing for Palace. He has also managed four assists across his 20 Premier League starts.
Soon Eze spotted goalkeeper Martin Dubravka off his line and expecting the Englishman to deliver from a free-kick. So, of course, he shot instead, almost catching the Slovakian out.
Dean Henderson was out smartly to block at the feet of Isak as the mercurial 24-year-old broke away on one occasion, but Newcastle mustered nothing better in a flat first-half performance.
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