Rafa Benitez’s Newcastle left it late against Crystal Palace as the Magpies moved up to sixth in the Premier League momentarily.
A late header from recent permanent signing Mikel Merino secured all three points for the Newcastle boss as talk of a takeover at St James’ Park continues to rumble on.
The fixture was a potential banana skin fixture Benitez’s men with Palace coming into the game full of confidence after beating Chelsea.
Here is how we rated each player after yesterday’s win.
