It's been a quiet first three minutes.

Is Joelinton playing a little bit deeper with Allan Saint-Maximin further up?

Back under way at Palace.

Palace are rightly ahead.

Newcastle look dangerous in the opposition third but have been very wasteful with the final ball.

Palace free-kick.

About 25 yards out. Right-ish.

Newcastle counter.

The ball is played wide to Joelinton, but the Brazilian's attempt to find Miguel Almiron is deflected out for a corner.

Palace break. The ball arrives at the feet of Jordan Ayew whose curling shot drifts inches wide of Martin Dubravka's far post.

There is a goal in this, although it might be just the one.

It's Danny Rose's turn to win a foul - just inside the Palace half on the left.

Lofted in?

Nope - it goes short and Newcastle lose the ball.

Jamaal Lascelles attempts to win back the ball but fouls Wilfried Zaha.

Cue yellow card.

Another Palace free-kick.

Allan Saint-Maximin tees up Nabil Bentaleb, during a promising Newcastle attack, but the strike from 20 yards is very high and very wide.

This match has had its moments.

It's also not had its moments.

Jordan Ayew does get his head on the ball from 15 yards out but his effort is easily held by Martin Dubravka.

Allan Saint-Maximin turns and races to the byline but his cutback is cleared by palace.

Meanwhile, Miguel Almiron goes into the book for bringing down Wilfried Zaha.

A Palace free-kick on the left.

Allan Saint-Maximin looks to go on one of his lung-bursting runs from midfield but falls to the ground under the challenge of three Palace players.

No foul though. The Frenchman looks incredulous.

The Palace free-kick finds the head of Christian Benteke, but his header from six yards out is horrifically wide.

Nabil Bentaleb concedes a foul by pulling back Jordan Ayew.

Peter Bankes says, "free kick".

Then the Magpies defender kicks the ball away.

Peter Bankes says, "Yellow card".

Joelinton, yes Joelinton, strikes an effort from 20 yards out that Vicente Guaita has to leap up for and waft away.

Great strike and super save.

Yes, that was Joelinton.

Martin Dubravka rescues the Magpies again as Scott Dann glances his header from a corner straight at opposition goal.

It came to the keeper like an express train but he flicked the danger away.

Peter 'No Second Chance' Bankes shows James McCarthy a yellow after he brings down Miguel Almiron.

Moments later, Jordan Ayew drives towards goal but his resulting shot is weaker than a branch on this stormy day.

Then Christian Benteke make a beeline towards goal only to see his shot deflected over the bar.

It's been very much Palace in these past few minutes.

But Newcastle are now back on the attack...

Both these sides could do with a win to move them just that little bit further away from the drop-zone.

Martin Dubravka, who has pulled off a few decent saves this season, somehow stops Gary Cahill's goalbound header from crossing the line. Acrobatic.

It's one to watch on MOTD later.