Newcastle United suffered a damaging setback in their push for European qualification after falling 2-1 to Crystal Palace, missing the opportunity to secure back-to-back away Premier League wins for the first time since April 2025.

Palace supporters were in buoyant mood following their midweek UEFA Conference League quarter-final first-leg victory over Fiorentina, although their league form after European fixtures has been poor, with just one win in nine such matches (D2, L6).

Oliver Glasner made several changes to his starting XI, underlining his focus on continental commitments, but the early stages were largely uneventful as both sides struggled to create chances in a subdued opening half-hour.

Eventually, the contest came to life when Aaron Ramsdale tipped away a curling effort from Yeremy Pino before reacting quickly to deny a powerful follow-up from Daniel Munoz.

Those were the first shots on target of the match, after which Palace enjoyed a spell of pressure. Jaydee Canvot headed a corner over from close range, while Lewis Hall did well to prevent Munoz from connecting cleanly after a dangerous run into the box.

However, just as Palace began to build momentum, they were struck a blow two minutes before half-time. Maxence Lacroix misjudged an attempt to intercept Lewis Miley’s low cross, inadvertently taking the pace off the ball and allowing William Osula to bundle home an improvised finish.

The tempo remained subdued after the restart, with Crystal Palace struggling to build momentum, often relying on Dean Henderson to keep them in the game as he denied William Osula after the striker carved out a shooting opportunity.

Yeremy Pino then sent a close-range effort off target, prompting Oliver Glasner to make a triple substitution in search of greater attacking threat.

A dangerous set-piece from Pino nearly unlocked the Newcastle United defence, but Jefferson Lerma could only direct his close-range header onto the crossbar, further adding to Palace’s frustration.

However, with 10 minutes remaining, substitute Jean-Philippe Mateta brought Palace level, powering a header into the ground after Tyrick Mitchell showed great awareness to square the ball despite pressure from Aaron Ramsdale.

Drama followed late on when Jefferson Lerma went down under a challenge from Sven Botman, and Mateta stepped up to convert the resulting penalty in stoppage time, completing a dramatic comeback win for the Eagles.

That late strike secured just Crystal Palace’s fourth Premier League home win of the season (D7, L5), a return that will need to improve if they are to climb away from a likely lower mid-table finish.

Meanwhile, this was only Newcastle United’s second defeat in 11 head-to-head meetings (W5, D4), but the result sees them drop to 14th in the table, falling below their victorious opponents in the standings.