Newcastle United got a late goal from Miguel Almiron to defeat Crystal Palace in late-December.
After a humbling loss vs. Arsenal over the weekend, Newcastle United turn their sights towards Crystal Palace. Before the Magpies meet Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday, we revisit the previous matchup between the clubs this season.
The Details
Newcastle United 1, Crystal Palace 0
12/21/19 at St. James’ Park
The Lineups
Newcastle United
Dubravka
Manquillo/Schar/Fernandez/Lejeune/Dummett
Hayden/Shelvey/Almiron
Joelinton/Carroll
Subs: Gayle, S. Longstaff, Yedlin
Crystal Palace
Guaita
Kelly/Tomkins/Kouyate/van Aanholt
McCarthy/Milivojevic/McArthur
Ayew/Benteke/Zaha
Subs: Meyer
The Recap
Newcastle United suffered a frustrating 1-0 defeat to Burnley before flipping the script and doing the same thing to Palace. Playing at home, the Magpies were second-best most of the match. Palace held the edge in shots, possession, and corner kicks. But, it was a historic goal that gave Newcastle United a surprising win.
Late in the match, Fabian Schar sent in a cross from the right wing and Andy Carroll nodded it towards Miguel Almiron. The electrifying winger smashed home the ball and stunned Palace with his first-ever Premier League goal. That play itself was important and interesting, given how the match had gone up until that point. Andy Carroll was great all day, pressing the backline. His involvement in the winning goal wasn’t surprising. But, to the contrary, Javier Manquillo and Paul Dummett struggled to send in quality crosses and it was a cross that finally led to the goal.
The fixture marked the return of Almiron, Jonjo Shelvey, and Florian Lejeune to the lineup. Shelvey was excellent in spreading the ball around the pitch and Lejeune helped Martin Dubravka to keep a clean sheet at home in the win.