How did the players fare in Newcastle's goalless draw with Crystal Palace?


NEWCASTLE (4-3-3):

8 POPE: Made some important saves, the pick of which saw him keep out Edouard’s second-half effort

8 Trippier: His set-piece delivery caused Palace problems all afternoon and he was defensively excellent throughout

7 Schar: Won some important headers against the Palace attack and provided a useful presence in the opposition box

7 Botman: Was defensively secure all afternoon and produced the header across goal that ended with the ball in the Palace net

6 Targett: Had a difficult first half against the dangerous Ayew, but stuck to his task manfully and made some important tackles

6 Willock: Was perhaps unfortunate to have been penalised when he collided with Guaita, but wasted a good late chance

6 Longstaff: Always made himself available to take possession, but the quality of his use of the ball was mixed

8 Joelinton: Set the tone for a positive Newcastle display with a series of charging runs and muscular interceptions

7 Almiron: Round himself into ground chasing and harrying the Palace defenders and almost scored with a shot that was deflected onto the post

5 Isak: Should have done much better with the glorious early opportunity that saw him clean through on the Palace goal

6 Fraser: Got into some promising positions down the left-hand side, but was never quite able to make the most of them


Subs:

5 Murphy (for Almiron, 70): Wasn’t able to make much of an impact in the closing stages of the game

6 Anderson (for Fraser, 70): Added some energy and physicality to the Magpies midfield after coming off the bench

Burn (for Targett, 79)

Wood (for Isak, 90)

(not used): Darlow (gk), Lascelles, Lewis, Manquillo, Ritchie.


CRYSTAL PALACE (4-3-3):

GUAITA 8; Ward 7, Andersen 8, Guehi 7, Mitchell 6 (Clyne 62, 5); Schlupp 5, Doucoure 7, Eze 5 (Olise 62, 5); Zaha 6, Mateta 4 (Edouard 62, 5), Ayew 7.

Subs (not used): Johnstone (gk), Milivojevic, Hughes, Ebiowei, Richards, Riedewald.


Man Of The Match: VICENTE GUAITA – Made some crucial saves and dominated his 18-yard box in the face of some strong Newcastle pressure.