Patrick van Aanholt smacks his effort over the bar - just for the craic.

The ref blows.

Valentino Lazaro pulls back Wilfried Zaha who was pretty much clean through.

A straight red.

Palace have a free-kick.

Seconds remaining.

Stoppage time and Newcastle are hustling, but poorly.

Tosun and Jairo Riedewald come on for Christian Benteke and Cheikhou Kouyate.

The Magpies have about three minutes to turn this around.

There is a scuffle of sorts near the dugout and Joelinton goes into the book.

Meanwhile, Cheikhou Kouyate is on the deck, but he looked to be struggling anyway.

Cenk Tosun waits to come on for the Eagles, but for who?

Matt Ritchie, who hasn't been on the pitch for long, becomes the fourth Newcastle player in the book after bringing down Jordan Ayew.

Two woeful crosses from Nabil Bentaleb and Sean Longstaff have summed up Newcastle's day so far.

Meanwhile, Fabian Schar's hooked clearance sees the ball hit Jordan Ayew and knock him to the ground as if hit by one of Deontay Wilder's right-handers.

He's back up like Tyson Fury.

Federico Fernandez hits the deck under the challenge of James McArthur.

He goes into the Bankes Book.

Wilfried Zaha is on his backside as he slips but then gets up, weaves past three defenders and sets up Jordan Ayew.

He tees himself up but sees his firm shot pushed away by Martin Dubravka.

A few moments later... Palace corner.

Former Palace striker Dwight Gayle replaces Miguel Almiron.

Matt Ritchie comes on for Danny Rose.

Danny Rose jinks right and left inside the area then fires a low effort which Vicente Guaita pushes away.

Fabian Schar latches on to the loose ball and punishes it with his boot forcing a great save from the Eagles man.

Mild excitement.

Miguel Almiron races after a ball into the area. He's just about to see what's around him but then the flag goes up.

Head bowed.

Nothing comes from it.

This has 'last on MOTD' written all over it.

Palace win another free-kick.

This time it's about 50 yards from goal - dead centre.

Substitution o'clock?

It's all gone a wee bit quiet at Selhurst Park.

Newcastle aren't hurriedly looking for an equaliser and Palace seem content to stroke the ball about.

Sean Longstaff turns on a sixpence (or a modern numismatic equivalent) and wins a free-kick.

But the Magpies waste their opportunity and give the ball back to Palace.

Newcastle make yards like a rugby union side.

And then lose possession.

The ball lands at the feet of Christian Benteke whose curling shot is straight into the midriff of Martin Dubravka.

Jordan Ayew gets nothing in the area after falling down under a challenge from Danny Rose.

He complains then can't get up.

Play is stopped, he hobbles off then comes back on the pitch.

Van Aanholt's ball from the left finds its way past a cluster of Newcastle defenders to Jordan Ayew, whose low sweeping shot comes off the foot of the post.

The visitors look more shaky than a smoothie in a blender.

Moments later Gary Cahill heads wide from a free-kick hoofed to the back post.