Osula and Barnes strikes after the break earn Newcastle win at Selhurst Park

Newcastle beat Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on 25 October 2026 in a Premier League match, with Will Osula and Harvey Barnes scoring in a short second-half burst that decided the game. The goals arrived within the first 15 minutes after the interval and increased pressure on Palace and their manager, Pierre Sage.

The opening 45 minutes were disjointed, producing a pass completion rate of 72.8% and only two shots on target. Early openings included Daichi Kamada slicing a finish after a promising Dwight McNeil run, Jean-Philippe Mateta dragging a shot wide, and McNeil rolling a low pass through an unguarded six-yard box following Yéremy Pino’s work. By the quarter hour an unusual silence had settled over Selhurst Park, with blustery wind on a chilly afternoon compounding a lack of rhythm from both sides.

Two minutes after the restart Will Osula turned in a Jacob Murphy cross to open the scoring, Joe Willock then saw an effort ruled out for a marginal offside five minutes later, and Harvey Barnes capped a slick passing sequence six minutes after Osula’s goal. A smattering of boos from the home supporters greeted Palace’s display as Newcastle’s 15-minute spell of sustained quality proved decisive.

Palace’s position is fragile after summer departures, with Maxence Lacroix and Daniel Muñoz among those to leave the club, and the team has registered two wins in eight league games. The recent run includes a previous home victory over Nottingham Forest that the report described as freakish — Palace were outplayed for much of that first half yet went into the break ahead — and a heavy defeat at Brighton last week that intensified scrutiny on the coaching staff.

Newcastle arrived under their own pressure after being booed off following last week’s home defeat by Aston Villa, which was their third loss in four matches. Mattias Jaissle has been in charge for three months, following a manager who had led the club for five years; the club spent £260m on eight signings in the summer, with only Nico González making notable impact so far and Amar Dedic performing solidly in this match.

Dan Burn was restored to the back four alongside Fabian Schär, in front of Sven Botman and Malick Thiaw, and was described as immense and untroubled by Mateta’s physicality. Newcastle’s defence generally appeared assured, and González was singled out as almost the only player in a chaotic first half to show a sense of shape.

Palace offered very little in the second half; goalkeeper Lukas Hornicek had to make two saves around the mid-point of the half, first from an Adam Wharton curling effort and then from a long-range drive by Darío Osorio. Overall the home side produced little imagination or quality, while Newcastle’s brief period of sharper play proved sufficient to secure the victory.

The result leaves Pierre Sage under significant pressure and compounds Palace’s worrying run of form, with just two league wins from eight matches.