Summary

  • 14th-placed Newcastle host Crystal Palace, who sit 13th, a point above the Magpies

  • Newcastle are searching for their sixth consecutive home win in the league

  • Crystal Palace have not won at St James' Park in their last eight attempts across all competitions

  1. FULL-TIME - Newcastle 0-1 Crystal Palacepublished at 16:57 British Summer Time 6 April 2019

    Palace take the win.

    Luka Milivojevic's 11th goal of the season earns the Eagles all three points.

    Luka MilivojevicImage source, Getty Images
    Luka MilivojevicImage source, Getty Images
  2. Postpublished at 90+6 mins

    Newcastle 0-1 Crystal Palace

    The Magpies have had a string of late corners...

    But Palace are holding firm at the moment.

  3. Postpublished at 90+5 mins

    Newcastle 0-1 Crystal Palace

    These three points will surely see Palace safe for another season.

    Newcastle will be seven points clear of Cardiff in 18th.

  4. Postpublished at 90 mins

    Newcastle 0-1 Crystal Palace

    SEVEN minutes of added time...

  5. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 89 mins

    Newcastle 0-1 Crystal Palace

    Christian Atsu is on for Matt Ritchie.

    Have Newcastle got anything left?

    As things stand they drop to 15th.

  6. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 85 mins

    Newcastle 0-1 Crystal Palace

    Cheikhou Kouyate enters the action in place of Andros Townsend.

  7. Postpublished at 84 mins

    Newcastle 0-1 Crystal Palace

    Miguel Almiron almost bags his first Newcastle goal but Patrick van Aanholt blocks.

    Then Ayoze Perez heads over.

    They're not giving up without a fight!

  8. Postpublished at 83 mins

    Newcastle 0-1 Crystal Palace

    Can the Magpies summon an equaliser?

    They'll feel hard done by at the moment.

    Miguel AlmironImage source, Getty Images
  9. goal

    GOAL - Newcastle 0-1 Crystal Palacepublished at 81 mins

    Luka Milivojevic

    The Eagles skipper fires home from the spot to give his side an invaluable lead.

    Luka MilivojevicImage source, Reuters
    Luka MilivojevicImage source, Getty Images
  10. PENALTYpublished at 80 mins

    Newcastle 0-0 Crystal Palace

    Wilfried Zaha is felled by DeAndre Yedlin and Stuart Attwell points to the spot.

  11. Postpublished at 79 mins

    Newcastle 0-0 Crystal Palace

    The Eagles break through Wilfried Zaha and Andros Townsend but Christian Benteke cannot capitalise on Townsend's pin-point cross and his shot dribbles wide.

    Townsend was ready to wheel away then.

  12. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 76 mins

    Newcastle 0-0 Crystal Palace

    Jonjo Shelvey receives a rapturous reception as he replaces Ki Sung-yueng.

    Jonjo ShelveyImage source, Getty Images
  13. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 72 mins

    Newcastle 0-0 Crystal Palace

    Scott Dann is on for James Tomkins who hobbles off for the Eagles.

    James TomkinsImage source, Getty Images
  14. Postpublished at 70 mins

    Newcastle 0-0 Crystal Palace

    The news on Florian Lejeune is that he's suffered a serious injury to his left knee and he's going straight to hospital for a scan.

    Florian LejeuneImage source, Reuters
  15. Postpublished at 68 mins

    Newcastle 0-0 Crystal Palace

    Ayoze Perez glides away from James Tomkins and finds Salomon Rondon in the box but, not for the first time today, he cannot get a shot off and Palace are let off.

  16. Postpublished at 67 mins

    Newcastle 0-0 Crystal Palace

    Back under way and Martin Dubravka does well to punch Luka Milivojevic's corner clear.

    Before Newcastle break and Vincente Guaita claims Miguel Almiron's ball in.

  17. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 65 mins

    Newcastle 0-0 Crystal Palace

    Christian Benteke comes on for Michy Batshuayi and Paul Dummett replaces the injured Florian Lejeune.

  18. Postpublished at 65 mins

    Newcastle 0-0 Crystal Palace

    Florian Lejeune is on the stretcher with some heavy strapping on his left leg. There's a ripple of applause as he's carried off.

    Florian LejeuneImage source, Reuters
  19. Postpublished at 62 mins

    Newcastle 0-0 Crystal Palace

    The stretcher is on for Florian Lejeune. Not a sight anyone wants to see.

    Florian LejeuneImage source, Reuters
  20. ouch!

    Postpublished at 61 mins

    Newcastle 0-0 Crystal Palace

    Florian Lejeune goes down after a challenge with Andros Townsend.

    He signalled to the bench immediately there - looks like an ankle problem.

    Paul Dummett is warming up.