Crystal Palace vs Newcastle United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Crystal Palace 0-0 Newcastle: The Magpies held to a low-key draw at Selhurst Park
Newcastle United extended their unbeaten Premier League run to a club record 15 matches and recorded a sixth successive clean sheet despite being held to a 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace.
The point from a disappointing clash was enough for Newcastle to move back into third place in the standings above Manchester United, who play Arsenal on Sunday.
Eddie Howe’s side dominated in the first half with Joelinton twice having good chances, but they struggled to open up a dogged Palace side after the break at Selhurst Park.
Palace, who lost talisman Wilfried Zaha to a hamstring injury in the second half, came close when Jean-Philippe Mateta drew a great save from Newcastle keeper Nick Pope. In the end a draw was just about a fair result.
Relive all the action today's game in the live blog below:
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It was a fairly quiet half in terms of chances but Newcastle controlled play for most of it. They showed why they have the best defensive record in the league as Palace failed to even register a shot on target. Joelinton and Burn both tested Guaita in the home goal but the goalkeeper was equal to everything that came at him. The Eagles were frustrated with the referee as they felt too many decisions were going in favour of the visitors.
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HALF-TIME: CRYSTAL PALACE 0-0 NEWCASTLE
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There will be a minimum of two additional minutes.
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Zaha runs in behind the defence to latch onto a lofted pass before he is brought down by Trippier. He looks at the referee for a foul but gets nothing.
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Trippier swings the free-kick in and the ball bounces off a Palace defender before Guaita claims it.
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Eze concedes a sloppy foul late in the half as he trips Almiron over as the winger was running back to his own goal.
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Zaha and Mitchell combine well near the halfway line and then the latter proceeds to try and find Ayew with a ball down the line. Botman does well to shield the ball and pass to Pope.
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