Crystal Palace 0-2 Newcastle: Pierre Sage under pressure after dismal home defeat

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Young, A. (2026, October 25). Crystal Palace 0-2 Newcastle: Pierre Sage under pressure after dismal home defeat. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/crystal-palace-vs-newcastle-result-b1302278.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-25 · by Alex Young

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Crystal Palace faced Newcastle at home and suffered a 0-2 defeat. The match saw Newcastle's Osula score twice, with his first goal coming shortly after halftime and Barnes adding another near the end of the game. Despite having some early chances to lead, Crystal Palace struggled to capitalize and now face pressure following their poor performance, including criticism directed at manager Pierre Sage.
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On October 25, 2026, Crystal Palace suffered a 2-0 home defeat against Newcastle in the Premier League, following their previous 5-0 loss to Brighton. This poor performance has put pressure on manager Pierre Sage. Prior to this match, Crystal Palace had shown some improvement with an encouraging 2-2 draw against Besiktas in the Europa League on Thursday night. Despite having opportunities early in the game, Crystal Palace conceded a goal less than two minutes after halftime, followed by another goal from Newcastle's Barnes just before the hour mark. This loss marks a significant decline for Crystal Palace, who had been showing signs of improvement earlier in the week.

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🔮 Marco Rose’s men followed up Thursday’s famous Europa League win by the same scoreline against an AC Milan managed by Ruben Amorim, whose successor could soon be following him out of Old Trafford.
🔮 Joe Willock had a second goal chalked off by VAR soon after, before Barnes doubled the Magpies’ advantage two minutes before the hour.
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Barnes PERSON · 1× Besiktas ORG · 1× Brighton ORG · 1× Eagles ORG · 1× Europa League ORG · 1× Joe Willock PERSON · 1× Magpies ORG · 1× Osula PERSON · 1× Palace ORG · 1× Premier League ORG · 1×

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The Eagles settled for an encouraging 2-2 Europa League draw at Besiktas on Thursday night, showing signs of a positive response to last Sunday’s 5-0 drubbing at Brighton.
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🔮 Joe Willock had a second goal chalked off by VAR soon after, before Barnes doubled the Magpies’ advantage two minutes before the hour.
2026-10-25 · Evening Standard
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The Eagles settled for an encouraging 2-2 Europa League draw at Besiktas on Thursday night, showing signs of a positive response to last Sunday’s 5-0 drubbing at Brighton. asserted
Eagles → settle → Brighton
Palace had a few opportunities to take the lead early in a first half largely devoid of chances for either side, before conceding less than two minutes after the restart. asserted
Palace → have → restart
It was Osula’s seventh goal in his last 13 Premier League matches after scoring two in his first 50. asserted
It → score → 50
Joe Willock had a second goal chalked off by VAR soon after, before Barnes doubled the Magpies’ advantage two minutes before the hour. asserted
Barnes → have → hour
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