Premier League: Crystal Palace 1 - 1 Newcastle United
Life after Steve Bruce began on a positive note for Newcastle United as Callum Wilson’s overhead kick rescued a point against Crystal Palace.
The Magpies were second best for the majority of the game at Selhurst Park but earned a share of the spoils when Wilson sent an acrobatic volley past Vicente Guaita after Palace had failed to clear a corner.
Benteke had previously opened the scoring 11 minutes into the second half. He powered a header into the bottom corner from Tyrick Mitchell's deep cross.
This was Crystal Palace's sixth draw of the season and leaves them in 15th place, five points above Newcastle, who remain second bottom on four points and without a win this season.
The Interim Newcastle boss Graeme Jones later hailed goalscorer Callum Wilson as a unique striker and said:"He is the best matchday finisher I have worked with. That is not even half a chance and it's in the back of the net, which tells you everything about him.
"In training he is a good finisher, he works and is a fantastic professional, but on matchday there is a stimulation that comes out of him. He has the mentality to perform for Newcastle United."
Palace's Christian Benteke posted on Twitter:"There is so much frustration today. We should have won the game and we're all aware of it. I'm the first one to criticize myself and to take my responsibility when it comes to missed opportunities."
There is so much frustration today. We should have won the game and we're all aware of it. I'm the first one to criticize myself and to take my responsibility when it comes to missed opportunities. pic.twitter.com/Px43QAwRhU
— Christian Benteke (@chrisbenteke) October 23, 2021
Newcastle's scorer Callum Wilson added: "A point on the board, wasn’t what we wanted but we take the positives and keep it moving!
A point on the board, wasn’t what we wanted but we take the positives and keep it moving! 👌🏽⚽️ pic.twitter.com/ksVB6thqiT
— Callum Wilson (@CallumWilson) October 23, 2021
Ultimately, both times will be disappointed with their positions in the table after nine matches. Palace will want to start turning these draws into wins and Newcastle are still desperate for their first win of the season. We are almost a quarter of the way through the season. What are the chances that the table finishes like this?
