Newcastle 5-0 Crystal Palace: Premier League – as it happened

Louise Taylor’s match report is in which means it’s time for me to call it a day. Night!

So what do we reckon for the top five, now? That’s all that’s left if we’re looking for jeopardy this season. Back-to-back defeats for Forest has left them in a bit of bother. Villa have hit a hot streak but remain seventh. Newcastle should be fine.

It was a clinical display from Newcastle but special mention should go to Jacob Murphy, who ran hot out on the right, opening the scoring and whipping in an assist for Schär. Palace trot back to south London, hoping to quickly forget this evening.

A game that ended an hour ago has its final whistle. Newcastle move to third in the table.

90+4 min Mitchell crosses from the left but Schär hooks the ball away.

90+3 min We have five rather useless minutes added on.

90 min Once again, Newcastle play tiki-taka at the back … but there’s a chance for Palace after a slip: Wharton tries to square to Nketiah and gets his pass wrong.

88 min Newcastle are 9-1 up in aggregate across their last two matches.

86 min Kamada, who has looked lively since coming. on, feeds Nketiah, who finds power with his shot from the left side of the area … but the ball smashes the sidenetting.

84 min Palace play some neat football out on the left but Kamada, inside the area, can’t get his shot away.

82 min Palace are still hankering for a consolation. Livramento goes down after a challenge from Esse to prompt a brief pause.

80 min The corner does no damage to Newcastle.

79 min Wharton has space in front of him and overhits a pass to his left, but Kamada gets there before playing in Mitchell, his cross blocked out for a corner.

78 min Muñoz commits a foul of frustration as he slams into Gordon. Trippier is off for Krafth.

77 min We may as well have the final whistle now as Newcastle knock it around in their half.

76 min Sarr is replaced by Romain Esse before Wharton sends Gordon tumbling on the halfway line.

74 min The crowd roars as Tonali bundles away Nketiah by the touchline to win a Newcastle throw. The Italian has been outmuscling everyone this evening.

72 min Isak’s night is over, replaced by Wilson. Bruno departs for Longstaff.

71 min Isak sends in a low cross from the right but Henderson cuts out the trouble.

70 min A corner comes in from the left, then another from the right … the ball is sent out to Sandro Tonali to try a Scholes-like volley from the edge of the area. He gets a good connection but finds the sea of shirts in front of him.

68 min Willock has space on the left to run into before using Lacroix’s body to win a corner … although it turns out he actually kicked the ball on to his own foot. A corner, nonetheless.

66 min Willock brings down Wharton to award Palace a free-kick on the right. Kamada gets ready to curl in a cross … and he finds the man at the far post but no shot comes from it. Bruno takes down Wharton in midfield with a sliding challenge to get himself a yellow.

64 min Pope punches away the corner and wins a free-kick after making some contact with a Palace shirt.

63 min Palace threaten from the left, with a dinked ball finding Muñoz, whose header from close range is blocked … out the ball goes for a corner.

James Shepherd writes in to discuss how you fit in Anthony Gordon:

You don’t!

Gordon’s form was really poor before he got himself sent off.

So his suspension has actually worked out fantastically for us as it’s allowed Barnes a run in the team and we’ve seen the benefit of having a left side that really threatens the opposition’s goal once again.

62 min Joelinton and Jacob Murphy both leave the field, with Gordon and Willock on.

60 min The yellow comes out for Lerma and Burn, the former for clattering into Schär, the latter for his reaction to the challenge on his teammate.

Maxence Lacroix is too slow in trying to receive the ball at the back, Joelinton is on to him with the challenge and Isak, just outside the D, launches a first-time shot into the bottom right corner.

He finally has his goal and it’s a cracker.

56 min Mateta brings Schär down by the corner flag – and it’s his final act as Oliver Glasner makes three changes. Nketiah, Wharton and Kamada are on. Mateta, Hughes and Eze make way.

55 min Newcastle continue to wheel the ball around at the back with little stress.

53 min Joelinton makes an overlapping run to support Barnes but can’t get the ball as it travels out for a goalkick.

51 min Hughes collects yellow for thundering into Bruno. And a free-kick comes into the Palace area, Burn heads it on and the ball drops nicely for Isak, surely to score a fifth … but Henderson makes a brilliant save from close range.

50 min Schär drifts forward before Barnes collects on the left and tries to let fly, his shot blocked but his desire clear to keep the goals coming.

49 min Newcastle are heading to third place, as it stands.

48 min Newcastle play it around at the back, no rush required.

47 min Livramento makes a good overlapping run, Barnes sees him, the cross comes in from the full-back … but Henderson collects.

46 min Off we go again, with no changes from either side. Sarr fouls in the Newcastle area.

That’s four league goals in three games for Harvey Barnes, while Jacob Murphy has 11 assists this season, only Mo Salah beating him. How do you fit Anthony Gordon back in?

Just found a compilation of Murphy’s first-half display.

Well, what can I say? The game’s done when, just 15 minutes ago, Palace had a penalty to try make it 1-1.

It’s another wonderful ball from the unstoppable Murphy, pleading for a glancing header, and it’s provided by Schär.

Newcastle have a free-kick on the right, with Trippier laying off for Murphy to whip … and they’ve got four!

45+6 min Palace have not at all looked a side that should be 3-0 down. But Newcastle are just oozing confidence and vigour.

It was a clinical break from the hosts, with Sandro Tonali finding Barnes, who searched for the far post with a fine low finish, and found it.

… and he can’t stop scoring. A stepover does for Lacroix as Barnes lets fly with his left foot to seal this match before half time.

45+2 min Mitchell tries to whip a cross from the left but is blocked and Newcastle counter, with Barnes in plenty of space on the Newcastle left …

45 min Seven minutes added on after that lengthy VAR check (as per).

43 min The offside flag goes up after Pope is quick off his line to deny Sarr a shot.

41 min A block from Richards stops Newcastle from making it three. This time they come down the right, Trippier finding Bruno, who finds Isak, just yards out and ready to smash but unable to beat the centre-half.

It’s a fine move down the left by Newcastle, with Joelinton threading through a pass to find the advancing Livramento. He plays in Barnes who tries to square to Isak but the ball deflects of Guéhi and leaves Henderson wrong-footed.

And then Newcastle go up the other end and double their lead!

36 min Eze takes the ball while England has a word with the players hovering on the edge. Oh it’s a shocking miss! Eze stutters and waits for Pope to dive, the keeper holds his position, then shimmies to his right before diving to the left to collect a weak, weak shot.