Overview
- Newcastle beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at home as Bruno Guimaraes scored the opener and delivered the corner for Malick Thiaw’s late clincher.
- Guimaraes registered his seventh goal of the season in a match that stayed tight until the final 20 minutes.
- The victory brought Newcastle’s first clean sheet in 13 matches, a defensive milestone noted by Eddie Howe.
- Howe called Guimaraes “a very special player” and said the midfielder performed a captain’s role in key moments.
- Oliver Glasner lamented Palace conceding twice from set pieces, noting five of their last six defeats have involved set-piece goals.