Newcastle Round-Up, Sunday 25th October: Osula and Barnes Fire Newcastle to Huge 2-0 Win at Crystal Palace

Newcastle United bounced back from back-to-back defeats to Coventry City and Aston Villa in style this afternoon, beating Crystal Palace 2-0 at Selhurst Park thanks to a second-half burst from Will Osula and Harvey Barnes (Sky Sports) (The Sun) (The Guardian) (NewcastleUnited.com). The Guardian described a dire opening 45 minutes as one of the worst halves of football in Premier League history, with a pass completion rate of just 72.8% and only two shots on target, before Newcastle turned it on after the break (The Guardian). BBC Sport noted the result leaves Palace winless in four and just a point outside the relegation zone, with the pressure mounting on Pierre Sage, while the Sun and Sky Sports both focused on how precarious the Frenchman's position now looks (Sky Sports) (The Sun) (BBC Sport).

Matthias Jaissle made wholesale changes for the trip to south London, with Chronicle Live reporting five alterations, three players dropped and two left at home entirely (Chronicle Live). Dan Burn came into the side while Elliot Miley was among those axed, and Will Osula was recalled up front having not started since the opening day of the season, going on to score (Chronicle Live) (Shields Gazette) (Newcastle World). Matias Fernandez-Pardo missed out, with Newcastle World detailing the official reason for his absence (Newcastle World), while Newcastle World also reported that Tino Livramento has suffered a fresh knee injury in training, with a return date now being planned (Newcastle World). Jaissle's decision to leave Sean Steur out of the matchday picture entirely for the Villa and Coventry defeats had already divided opinion among supporters heading into the weekend (Shields Gazette).

Reaction after the win was largely positive. The Mag ran through instant fan and writer verdicts praising the turnaround in performance after the break (The Mag), while Jaissle himself spoke of releasing the "handbrake" at half-time, giving an honest account of the team talk that sparked the response, and later made what The Mag called a bold statement on the performance (Newcastle World) (The Mag) (Chronicle Live). Osula praised a team-mate as "top" in his own reaction, and Jaissle was said to be full of praise for a man he rates as having "huge potential", though The Mag suggested there's a catch to the situation (Newcastle World) (Shields Gazette). Chronicle Live's player ratings handed an unsung star a 9/10 in a storming display, while Newcastle World rated Fabian Schar and Dan Burn highly too, with one player identified as coming alive having been a "passenger" for spells (Chronicle Live) (Newcastle World). Alan Shearer offered a blunt "awful" verdict on part of the display despite the win, which Newcastle World suggested was hard to disagree with (Newcastle World), while Jamie Carragher's "harsh" assessment of Jaissle drew attention from Chronicle Live among their five things learned from the game (Chronicle Live). Chronicle Live also highlighted a gesture from Newcastle's hardcore away support towards Jaissle that they felt made a mockery of talk of a crisis at the club (Chronicle Live). The Mag noted the Premier League table was looking sweet from a Newcastle perspective after Sunday's results, with Sunderland also among the teams in action (The Mag).

Away from today's match, Joelinton spoke honestly about how tough things have been during Newcastle's recent struggles and around Bruno Guimaraes' exit, having returned to the setup for the Coventry and Villa defeats (Shields Gazette). Jaissle also addressed speculation about hierarchy conversations at the club, saying change "takes time" following the Villa loss (Newcastle World). Elsewhere, Alan Shearer was asked about Eddie Howe's links to the vacant Manchester United job amid pressure on Michael Carrick, with Shearer casting some doubt on the move for one particular reason, a claim Newcastle World said would divide opinion among Newcastle fans (Newcastle World) (Chronicle Live). Former defender David Rozehnal reflected on his brief spell at the club, admitting he regretted his decision to join from Paris Saint-Germain and should have trusted his gut (Shields Gazette). On the women's side, Newcastle United Women were in WSL2 action away at Nottingham Forest Women today (NewcastleUnited.com).

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