On 21 October one of the matches of the 9th round of the English football championship took place. Newcastle (England) and Crystal Palace (London) met.
English Championship, 9th round
Newcastle (England) - Krl Palace (London) - 4:0 ( 3:0)
Goals: J. Murphy (4), Anthony Gordon (44), Longstaff (45+2), K. Wilson (66).
Warnings: J. Mateta (29), Longstaff (39), Trippier (45+5), Odsonne Edouard (45+5), T. Mitchell (60)
Newcastle United secured an emphatic 4-0 victory over Crystal Palace in a Premier League match at St James' Park. The home side's stellar play in both halves secured them an emphatic victory in front of their fans. The match got off to a tense start and it didn't take long for Newcastle to make their intentions known. In the fourth minute, Jacob Murphy's close-range strike set the final scoreline to the delight of the fans. Crystal Palace tried to recover from the setback but ran into more problems when Jean-Philippe Mateta was yellow carded in the 29th minute. Newcastle continued to dominate and their efforts were rewarded just before the break. Adam Gordon scored in the 44th minute and Sean Longstaff scored another goal in the 45th minute. The home side finished the first half with a convincing 3-0 lead, and Crystal Palace had a tough road ahead of them. The second half started with a flurry of substitutions and penalties. In the 45th minute, Newcastle's Kieran Trippier and Crystal Palace's Odsonne Edouard received yellow cards. Soon after, Crystal Palace made their first substitution, with Mateta replacing Jesurun Rak-Sakyi in the 60th minute. However, Newcastle were not going to let up the pressure.
In the 66th minute, Callum Wilson increased the team's lead, leaving the Crystal Palace defence confused. Despite falling behind, Crystal Palace did not lose their resolve and made a second substitution in the 70th minute, bringing on Will Hughes in place of Mateus Franchi. Newcastle, on the other hand, made a series of substitutions in the 69th minute to freshen up the game. Bruno Guimaraes and Kieran Trippier were replaced by Sandro Tonali and Valentino Livramento respectively. In addition, Adam Gordon and Callum Wilson replaced Miguel Almiron and Alexander Isak. At the end of the match, Newcastle made one last substitution in the 80th minute, releasing Hoelinton in place of Ethan Anderson. Meanwhile, Crystal Palace introduced Jefferson Lerma in the 88th minute, replacing Dennis Ozoh. Despite their best efforts, Crystal Palace were unable to get back into the game and the match ended in a convincing 4-0 win for Newcastle. As a result, Newcastle got the deserved three points in a one-sided match. The team's attacking power combined with a superb defence proved too difficult for Crystal Palace. Newcastle fans left the stadium in jubilation, delighted with their team's victory. Both teams will now focus on the upcoming matches, looking to move up the Premier League table. Newcastle will hope to build on this victory and keep the positive momentum going, while Crystal Palace must regroup and look to improve their results in the future.
The following matches await the rivals in the next round: Wolverhampton - Newcastle, Crystal Palace - Tottenham.
| Newcastle | Crystal Palace | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Kicks in the box | 3 |
| 10 | Kicks | 17 |
| 0 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 9 | Penalty kicks | 10 |
| 1 | Penalty kicks | 7 |
| 7 | Offences | 12 |
| 6 | Corner | 8 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 60% | Ball possession | 40% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3 | Keeper saves | 3 |
| 569 | Total assists | 379 |
| 492 | Accurate assists | 301 |
| 86% | Accuracy of passes | 79% |