Newcastle United 5–0 Crystal Palace Player Ratings: The Magpies Continue Their Dream Run as They Demolish Crystal Palace in Premier League

Newcastle United’s scorching hot form continues, as they completely thrashed Crystal Palace 5-0, thanks to goals from Jacob Murphy, Harvey Barnes, Fabian Schar, Alexander Isak and an own goal from Marc Guehi. Newcastle are now in third place, just four points away from the second-placed Arsenal. Crystal Palace are in 12th place, level on points with Brentford.

Newcastle United were unchanged again as Eddie Howe backed the starting eleven that beat Manchester United comprehensively. Crystal Palace, on the other hand, welcome Marc Guehi back into their starting XI after he missed Saturday’s defeat at City with suspension, while Hughes is also recalled at the expense of Wharton.

Newcastle almost scored a goal in the first twenty seconds as Murphy put in a fantastic ball to Isak, who forced a save from Henderson. They came close again as Isak once again got into a decent position, but Henderson denied him again. Murphy and Isak linked up again; this time, the header from Isak went wide. Newcastle’s consistent attacks paid off as they broke into a quick counter after Trippier laid a forward pass to Murphy, who fired it into the roof of the net from a very tight angle.

Things got interesting when the referee pointed to the spot after Pope made some contact with Richards as he came off his line to clear. But he did a fantastic job of saving the penalty, albeit met with a poor, weak attempt. To make things worse, Newcastle almost immediately hit Crystal Palace on the counter as Livramento slipped the ball to Barnes, whose shot went in the back of the net after a deflection via Guehi.

After another breakaway in the added time of the first half, Tonali found Barnes in the open, who went on a blistering turn to finish it off emphatically to make it three. While they thought they were done, a well-executed setpiece from Murphy, who found Schar, who comfortably headed it in to make it four, moments before half-time.

After Isak missed out on another attempt, he finally got his goal in the second half after Joelinton won the ball from Lacroix, and Isak finished it off with a smart bending attempt.

Outside of the goal and a very late chance for Gordon in the dying minutes, the second half was mostly tepid, with a lot less action compared to the first half. While there was a slight improvement in performance for Crystal Palace, it was not enough as Newcastle happily played down the clock to finish the game as the deserving victors.

Here are the Newcastle United vs Crystal Palace player ratings.

Newcastle United Player Ratings

GK- Nick Pope – 6/10

He was called into action on a couple of occasions, and whenever he was asked to step in, he made key saves to keep their team in the match. He was hard done by for an unintentional foul contact with Richards, which became a penalty.

LB- Tino Livramento – 7/10

The fullback was amazing on the left flank, especially on attack as his fantastic run played a key role in the build up for the second goal for his team.

CB- Fabian Schar – 7/10

While there were some moments of lapse in judgment, his overall performance was solid as he looked calm and composed on and off the ball. His threat on set-pieces was evident as he headed the ball into the back of the net.

CB- Dan Burn – 6.5/10

He used his physical presence to dominate the attackers and comfortably kept the other attackers away.

RB- Kieran Trippier – 7.5/10

The fullback showed his attacking class on some occasions, especially while switching up play. While he got an assist, it was purely because of the quality of the finish.

CM- Sandro Tonali – 8/10

The midfielder showed his quality again, pulling strings and playing a key role in multiple goals, especially the third goal tonight. It is only correct that he goes home with an assist in his bag.

CM- Joelinton – 7/10

A workhorse display, where he ran tirelessly, broke dangerous plays, recovered possession, and committed some tactical fouls too. He played a big role in the fifth goal of the night.

CM- Bruno Guimaraes – 7.5/10

The heart of the midfield, he was stringing passes from the deep, controlling the tempo of the game, and contributing well during the buildup play.

LW- Harvey Barnes – 9/10

The forward continued his electric form from the last game, as his pacy runs on counter were menacing and as a result got a goal and forced an own goal.

ST- Alexander Isak – 7/10

The forward continued his good display as he tormented the backline constantly, but unfortunately, he could not finish them off initially before finally converting one.

RW- Jacob Murphy – 8/10

One of the best seasons in his career, the winger linked up incredibly well with Alexander Isak, creating multiple opportunities for him. His consistent threat got him rewarded with a goal.

SUB- Anthony Gordon – 6/10

With the forward missing games recently, it was the perfect time for him to get up to speed. In the dying minutes, he got a chance to score, but he failed.

SUB- Joe Willock – 6/10

He replaced Joelinton close to the hour mark to provide cover for the Brazilian.

SUB- Callum Wilson – 6/10

The experienced forward replaced Alexander Isak to provide the starter some rest ahead of their next fixture.

SUB- Sean Longstaff – 6/10

The midfielder entered with around twenty minutes to go through the motions.

SUB- Emil Krafth – NA

The defender came on with around twelve minutes to go to see the game out.

Manager- Jason Tindall – 9/10

Another fantastic result for him, stepping up in place of Eddie Howe. His side was fantastic from minute one, and apart from the penalty, they did not give Crystal Palace an inch to work with.

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Crystal Palace Player Ratings

GK- Dean Henderson – 5.5/10

The goalkeeper played a key role in maintaining the competitive nature of the match, pulling off some spectacular saves to keep his side in the game.

LWB- Tyrick Mitchell – 5/10

The fullback looked clueless going forward and struggled a lot defensively to protect his flank and hold Jacob Murphy down.

CB- Marc Guehi – 5/10

The centreback did a decent job in the left centreback role, sniffing out dangers and clearing the ball out whenever possible. But, an own goal put a dent in his overall performance.

CB- Maxence Lacroix – 5/10

The centreback was in the middle of the back three and primarily engaged with Alexander Isak throughout the game and held up fairly well, until he capitulated in the second half.

CB- Chris Richards – 6/10

The American had a solid display overall, as he did well to cut the attacks off cleverly, reading the game well. He was the reason why his side won the penalty.

RWB- Daniel Munoz – 5.5/10

The attacking fullback did not have a good defensive side to the game, but he was making some threatening runs on the flank, but to no avail.

CM- Will Hughes – 5.5/10

The midfielder did a decent job recycling the possession, passing the ball around, but was overwhelmed by the midfield battle, which led to him making fouls and ending up with a yellow card.

CM- Jefferson Lerma – 5.5/10

The deep-lying midfielder was not his usual self today, as his presence was not that visible with his passes. He was constantly getting overrun on counterattacks and ended up with a yellow card.

LW- Ebere Eze – 4/10

He was not his usual creative self tonight, and to make things worse, despite his perfect penalty record, he missed a penalty kick with a horrible attempt.

ST- Jean Phillipe Mateta – 6/10

The striker did not get a lot of service tonight and while he tried some long range attempts, they were not very successful.

RW- Ismaila Sarr – 6/10

The attacker contributed defensively, helping out the wingback Munoz on some occasions, but going forward, he was toothless.

SUB- Eddie Nketiah – 5.5/10

The forward replaced Mateta to provide a new perspective to their attack.

SUB- Adam Wharton – 6.5/10

With Hughes on a yellow, the young midfielder entered the pitch to add some defensive solidity.

SUB- Daichi Kamada – 6/10

With Eze struggling, the Japanese attacker entered the pitch to try to make things happen.

SUB- Romain Esse – NA

The young forward entered the pitch to provide rest to the starters and get some minutes for his own development.

SUB- Justin Devenny – NA

The youngster replaced Jefferson Lerma for the final few minutes of the match.

Manager- Oliver Glasner – 4/10

Crystal Palace’s poor away form continues as his side were completely obliterated within 45 minutes of football. Unfortunately, the lead was too much to mount a comeback in the second half. While there was a slight improvement after substitutions, it was not enough.

The Sportsdunia Player of the Match goes to Newcastle United’s Harvey Barnes.

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