Osula and Barnes' second-half burst sees Newcastle pile pressure on lacklustre Palace

Newcastle beat Crystal Palace 2-0 with second-half goals from Osula and Barnes, leaving Palace manager Sage under pressure after two wins in eight league games.

Crystal Palace and Newcastle produced one of the poorest first halves in Premier League history, with a pass completion rate of just 72.8% and only two shots on target. The match came alive after the break as Newcastle dominated.

Will Osula opened the scoring two minutes into the second half, tapping in a Jacob Murphy cross. Joe Willock had a goal ruled out for marginal offside five minutes later, before Harvey Barnes completed a slick passing move to make it 2-0. The home crowd's boos reflected their frustration that just 15 minutes of proper football had been enough to decide the game.

The defeat leaves Crystal, former Palace manager Pierre Sage under significant pressure. Palace have won just two of their last eight league games and have been weakened by summer departures including Maxence Lacroix and Daniel Muñoz. Newcastle, meanwhile, showed improvement after a difficult spell that included three defeats in four, though manager Mattias Jaissle's £260m investment in eight signings has yet to fully pay off.