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Newcastle interim boss Graeme Jones urges his players to deliver a performance 'off the Richter scale' in his first game in charge at Crystal Palace... and says he 'knows what elite looks like' with Saudi era underway

Newcastle interim boss Graeme Jones wants the players to leave everything on the pitch with a performance 'off the Richter scale' for 90 minutes to help kick-start their campaign in his first game in charge at Crystal Palace.

Jones will be in the dugout at Selhurst Park on Saturday after Steve Bruce's tenure ended on Wednesday following last weekend's 3-2 home Premier League defeat to Tottenham.

After Amanda Staveley's Saudi-backed takeover was complete, there was a euphoric atmosphere at St James' Park for a first match of a new era with Newcastle racing into the lead after just two minutes through Callum Wilson.