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title: "Journalists say Nick Pope was ‘very good’ v Crystal Palace"
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author: "Crippy Cooke"
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published: "2022-09-05T15:01:29Z"
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# Journalists say Nick Pope was ‘very good’ v Crystal Palace

[Newcastle United drew 0-0 with Crystal Palace](https://www.nufc.co.uk/matches/first-team/2022-23/newcastle-united-v-crystal-palace/) on Saturday afternoon and Nick Pope was one of many players who impressed. The 30-year-old was a rock between the sticks and made a series of brilliant saves to earn the Magpies a clean sheet.

From a close-range stop of Jean-Philippe Mateta’s effort to saving a low drive from Odsonne Edouard, Pope made [nine saves](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1640730/Live/England-Premier-League-2022-2023-Newcastle-Crystal-Palace) on the day and was arguably Newcastle’s Man of the Match. Eddie Howe showed him a lot of faith upon his arrival by taking out Martin Dubravka, but his faith has been vindicated.

*Lee Ryder* of [Chronicle Live](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-crystal-palace-player-ratings-24922222) gave Pope a player rating of 9/10 and said he put in a ‘superb display’ against the Eagles. *Dominic Scurr* of [Shields Gazette](https://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/newcastle-united-player-ratings-sub-pushing-for-a-start-after-lively-cameo-v-crystal-palace-3830338) gave the shot-stopper a player rating of 8/10 and said he put in a ‘very good performance’.

The England international has made [six Premier League appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nick-pope/leistungsdaten/spieler/192080) for Newcastle this season, conceding six goals and keeping three clean sheets. Pope boasts an [82.9% save percentage](https://fbref.com/en/players/4b40d9ca/Nick-Pope) from 35 shots on target faced and is performing two goals below his expected goals tally (8), so he’s having a great start to life in the North-East.

***[In other news, Newcastle won’t sign Julian Draxler despite report](https://readnewcastle.com/2022/08/31/newcastle-wont-sign-julian-draxler-despite-report/)***