Roy Hodgson said in his pre-Newcastle press conference that Crystal Palace would "like to put an end to that little sequence and start winning and drawing more games than we have in the last few weeks" and his Eagles duly delivered his wish.
Speaking after the 1-0 win over the Magpies, Hodgson discussed another industrious and eye-catching performance from Jordan Ayew. However, Hodgson revealed the club's leading scorer was a bit disappointed at full-time, he said: "He had a wonderful game. He comes off a little bit disappointed. He wants to score goals. He knows that if he is ever going to be regarded as a top, top striker people are going to look at his goalscoring record.