Football: Newcastle United 5 - 0 Crystal Palace
Newcastle United thrashed Crystal Palace at St James' Park. The Magpies delivered a ruthless first-half display to race to a 4-0 lead and deal another blow to the Eagles' hopes of qualifying for Europe through their league position. Author - James P Was this a turning point? Jacob Murphy set the tone for the big win with the 14th-minute opener as the winger's right-foot strike from a very tight angle squeezed past Dean Henderson at his near post. Palace then missed the chance to equalise. Henderson's counterpart Nick Pope caught Chris Richards inside the box and the referee pointed to the spot after being referred to the pitchside monitor by VAR. The Newcastle keeper redeemed himself with a routine save to stop Eberechi Eze's tame spot-kick. This would prove to be a turning point in the match. Newcastle doubled their lead in the 38th minute when Palace defender Marc Guehi turned a Harvey Barnes cross into his own net. READ MORE: Previous Palace stories from Lond...