How did the players fare in Newcastle's goalless draw at Crystal Palace?
CRYSTAL PALACE (4-3-3):
Hennessey 7; WAN-BISSAKA 8, Tomkins 7, Sakho 7, van Aanholt 7; Kouyate 7 (Meyer 6, 63), Milivojevic 8, McArthur 7; Townsend 7, Ayew 6 (Sorloth 71), Zaha 6.
Subs (not used): Guaita (gk), Ward, Schlupp, Kelly, Puncheon.
NEWCASTLE (4-4-1-1):
7 Dubravka: Made a number of good saves and looked solid, apart from the Sakho chance. Got away with that one
7 Yedlin: Stuck to the tricky task of keeping Zaha quiet and pretty much did it, by fair means and foul
8 Lascelles: The skipper showed his leadership qualities at the back and was a first-half threat at the other end too
8 FERNANDEZ: His Zara policy was clear - go in as hard as possible and see what happens
7 Dummett: Solid performance on the left of the defence, good block to deny Townsend
6 Ritchie: Plenty of effort and a few decent crosses from the wing man
6 Diame: Worked hard to protect the back four
6 Shelvey: Tried to make things happen in the middle as ever but found it difficult to conjure up any end product
5 Kenedy: Only occasionally involved in any positive sense on the left of midfield
6 Perez: Flits about between the lines cleverly but is no finisher, as his early chance squandering proved
4 Rondon: The big striker was hooked at the break after a calf problem reduced his contribution to not a lot
Subs:
7 Joselu (for Rondon, 46): Perked up the front line instantly but then didn't get much service
Atsu (for Ritchie, 73)
Muto (for Perez, 81)
(not used): Darlow (gk), Clark, Ki, Manquillo
MAN OF THE MATCH: FEDERICO FERNANDEZ - Was a real warrior at the back and referee Andre Marriner had few problems with his 'no prisoners' stance.
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