Half time: Magpies 0 Eagles 0

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71 mins A canny piece of play by Bruno Guimaraes won a free kick towards the right hand side of the Palace box. That was clipped in by Jacob Murphy, ending up with Harvey Barnes following a headed clearance by Maxence Lacroix.

Barnes delivered a through ball towards the back post and as the ball ran past debutant Brennan Johnson, Miley made contact and touched it across goal. Bruno met the ball on the bounce, directing a header from four yards into the side of the goal that Henderson had left unguarded. 1-0

78 mins Bruno's swooping flag kick from the Strawberry Corner reached the front post, Joelinton jumping but failing to help the ball on as intended. His leap was sufficient to prevent Jean-Philippe Mateta from making contact and the ball ran through to Henderson.

The visiting 'keeper instinctively pushed it out into the six yard box, where it rattled off Marc Guehi and Lacroix standing in close proximity, dropping for Malick Thiaw to stab home from close in. 2-0

Full time: Magpies 2 Eagles 0

Eddie Howe said:

"It was a tough game, it always is against Palace. Oliver (Glasner) has done an amazing job. We had to be patient. It was bitty at times. I think the substitutions made a difference and helped us over the lines.

"I think they were two good moves for the goals that weren't. We needed that first goal to relax us. I think we got better and better in the game.

"It's the type of tight game that we needed to turn it to our favour today. I think a typical Premier League game this year, very, very difficult to get total control of the game. I thought Crystal Palace are a very difficult opponent.

"Every time we've played them, it's been tight. They're stubborn and their defensive performances this season have been very good, so they're a tough side to create and score against.

Oliver Glasner said: 

"Disappointing defeat, disappointing result. Most disappointing for me is conceding another two goals from set plays. In five of our last six defeats – Strasbourg, Man United, Leeds, Tottenham and today – we just conceded goals from set pieces.

"You can't win games like this and this is what we have to get sorted. It's my responsibility to give the players better solutions, so they feel more comfortable and can defend this in a better way.

"It's always a second phase where we are not really structured and then conceding goals.

"There were many parts of the game that I was really pleased with. We played really well. We didn't give them chances from open play until the last few minutes when we went all in to get the goal.

"We defended really well. We created a few good situations, we had a big chance straight before half time. With all the circumstances, making a concussion sub in the first half (Lerma) and another substitution straight after half time due to Clyne’s injury, showing a performance where a point was possible, but we have to solve the problem of conceding goals from set plays – there’s so many.

"There are a few explanations. Without Chris Richards, we don't have one of our best headers in the box available. Ismaila (Sarr)  is not here (on AFCON duty with Senegal) and he has a key role on the near post and is also quite tall. Daniel Munoz has a good presence with his physicality.

"Bringing in smaller players and then losing one of our best headers in the first half in Jefferson Lerma. When he got injured, it was the same ball where we conceded a goal in the second half, he just cleared it because he's really great in these situations.

"We don't have so many other headers like that. This won't change until Wednesday (against Aston Villa). This won't change until Macclesfield (in the FA Cup on Saturday). It's my job to find better solutions. Right now, I have to admit that I have completely failed.”