Newcastle United Storm Past Crystal Palace to Soar into Premier League’s Top Three

Newcastle United triumphed with a resounding 5-0 victory over Crystal Palace at St James’ Park, marking their sixth consecutive win across all competitions and solidifying their position in the Premier League (PL) top five.

Understanding that a victory could push them into third place, Newcastle aimed to score early and came close when their leading scorer, Alexander Isak, nearly found the net with a powerful header that rattled the crossbar.

The Magpies asserted their dominance in the early exchanges and took the lead within the first 15 minutes, with Jacob Murphy netting his third goal in as many matches by firing in from a near-impossible angle.

Although Crystal Palace struggled to find their rhythm, they were unexpectedly given a chance to equalise when Nick Pope collided with Chris Richards in the penalty area, resulting in a penalty after a lengthy VAR review.

Eberechi Eze took the responsibility of the penalty but squandered the opportunity to secure his fourth goal in six matches as Nick Pope made a comfortable save.

Things went from bad to worse for the visitors as Marc Guehi netted an own goal, mirroring his misfortune from the reverse fixture by diverting Harvey Barnes’ cross into his own net.

Before the end of a dominant first half, Barnes struck again for his fourth goal in three matches, slotting home into the bottom corner, followed by Fabian Schar’s glancing header from Murphy’s free-kick to elevate the score to 4-0.

In the second half, Palace aimed to limit the damage but could not contain the relentless Toon Army.

The Eagles conceded another in the 58th minute, with Isak finding ample space on the edge of the area to curl a shot into the bottom corner.

Fortunately for Oliver Glasner’s side, the scoring halted there as Newcastle opted to rest several key players in preparation for their upcoming match against fellow European contenders, Aston Villa.

This clinical performance provided the absent manager, Eddie Howe, with plenty to celebrate, establishing a solid five-point cushion within the top five.

For Palace, this marked their second consecutive outing conceding five goals, and they now find themselves unable to win any of their last seven away encounters against Newcastle.