Substitute Yannick Bolasie set up Frazier Campbell's equaliser to cancel out Papiss Cisse's opener as Newcastle and Crystal Palace drew 1-1 at Selhurt Park.
It was the first time Alan Pardew had faced Newcastle United since he left the club to takeover at Crystal Palace. Palace started the better of the two sides, but neither side managed to force a keeper into making a save in the first half hour.
Newcastle broke the deadlock when Daryl Janmaat rushed to the byline and crossed accurately for Papiss Cisse, free in the box. He did not have to leap for the ball and powered in a corner into the near top corner.
In the second half, Palace struggled to create until they introduced Dwight Gayle and Yannick Bolasie. With 20 minutes to go, Bolasie's fine cross was finished at close range by Frazier Campbell.
Newcastle kept their calm and weathered a storm of Palace pressure. Remy Cabella was withdrawn for Paul Dummett, to shore up the side, and Newcastle left with the point they appeared to be playing for.
KEY EVENTS
3' - KRUL SAVE - Chamakh finds Zaha on the left of the box, and he curls in a shot from a tight angle. Krul saves.
19' - SANOGO SHOT - Yaya Sanogo tries to shoot on goal, but he falls over and ends up rolling the ball right, and then smashes a second effort wide.
25' - EARLY SUBSTITUTION - Ward drives into the box, wins the ball back of Haidara, and Puncheon dithers on the ball. Newcastle break from left to right. Cabella faces Kelly down, and he touches the ball out of play. Sanogo is down on the other end of the pitch, and Gayle is warming up.
42' - GOAL! Crystal Palace 0-1 Newcastle United. Cisse scores - Newcastle score against the run of play. Janmaat drives to the byline and cuts back a cross for Cisse, unmarked in the box, and he flicks his header past Speroni's left.
68' - BOLASIE SUB - Bolasie is now on for Kelly as Palace look to reassert themselves and find an equaliser.
71' - GOAL! Crystal Palace 1-1 Newcastle United. Campbell scores - Bolasie loops in a fine cross into the box from the right, and Campbell lunges forward to sidefoot a shot past a Krul's dive.
80' - HANGELAND HEADER - Hangeland meets Puncheon's cross, and it loops up and just over the bar.
87' - HANGELAND HEADER 2 - Hangeland meets the corner from the left and drills the ball towards the bottom corner, and Krul pulls off a great save, diving to his right.
KEY STATS
Newcastle have not been beaten by Crystal Palace in the last 11 games in all competitions.
This was Frazier Campbell's first goal in 11 games
Palace have won three of their last five Premier League matches.
Palace haven't kept a clean sheet in any of their last mome league games at home.
Alan Pardew has won 18 points from a possible 51 in 17 Premier League matches against clubs he has previously managed (W4, D6, L7).
Newcastle have won only one of their last six league matches.
MATCHCAST: FULL MATCH STATS AND COMMENTARY
TALKING POINT
Alan Pardew looks on course to secure Palace's Premier League status. Things were up in the air when he arrived, but he has lifted Palace away from the drop zone. Now he is able to call on both Wilfried Zaha and Bolasie - back from the AfCON - he should be able to get Palace to fire their way to safety.
MAN OF THE MATCH
Tim Krul (Newcastle United): He was called into action, apart from the goal for which he could do nothing - at the very start and end of the game. He was alert both times, and his final save against Hangeland was a vital stop to keep Newcastle in the game.
PLAYER RATINGS
Crystal Palace: Speroni 6, Ward 6, Delaney 6, Hangeland 6, Kelly 6, McCarthur 6, Ledley 5, Puncheon 6, Zaha 6, Chamakh 5, Sanogo 6. Subs: Bolasie 7, Campbell 7, Gayle 6.
Newcastle United: Krul 7, Janmaat 6, Coloccini 6, Williamson 6, Haidara 7, Colback 6, Sissoko 6, Cabella 6, Perez 6, Gouffran 6, Cisse 7. Subs: Dummett 6, Abeid 6, Riviere 6.
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Culled from Yahoo News.
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