Newcastle win 2-0 at Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park
Newcastle United won 2-0 at Crystal Palace in Premier League matchweek 8. Two goals in 11 minutes after the interval, from William Osula and Harvey Barnes, settled the contest at Selhurst Park. Palace had more shots and more expected goals but failed to score.
The first half finished goalless. Newcastle broke the deadlock in the 47th minute, Osula scoring after an assist from Jacob Murphy. Joe Willock had a goal disallowed by VAR in the 53rd minute. The second arrived in the 58th, Amar Dedić providing the assist for Barnes to make it 0-2.
Palace carried the greater threat on paper. They had 17 shots to 10, four on target to two, and won the corner count 7-4. Their expected goals figure was 1.78, against 1.03 for Newcastle. Possession was close, 52% to 48% in the hosts' favour. Each side collected three yellow cards, there were no red cards and Paul Tierney was the referee. Newcastle needed fewer chances to do the damage.
Goals
- 47' William Osula Newcastle
- 58' Harvey Barnes Newcastle
Match stats
Our prediction
Our preview went for a 1-1 draw and an evenly matched contest with few clear advantages. The first half was tight, but the final score was 0-2 and Palace went without a goal despite an expected goals figure of 1.78.
The table available, with seven games played by each side, has Newcastle 14th on 8 points and Palace 16th on 7.