Official Site of Crystal Palace · Dec 21, 2019
Palace lose first game in five despite dominant performance against Newcastle
Roy Hodgson's side can feel disappointed in this afternoon's 1-0 defeat at the hands of Newcastle United, with the Eagles dominating the 90 minutes at St James' Park.
In summary
Scott Dann out for the remainder of the year. Kouyaté drops to centre-back
James McCarthy comes in. Patrick van Aanholt returns
Isaac Hayden rounded Vicente Guaita on six minutes but slipped as he looked like he was about to open the scoring
Wilfried Zaha forces good save from Dúbravka on 40 minutes after James McArthur and Christian Benteke worked the opening well
Luka Milivojevi\u0107 goes close with free-kick just before half-time
HT: 0-0
Palace start second-half well – clipped McArthur effort goes just over