Crystal Palace held Newcastle United to a goalless draw in their Premier League encounter on Saturday night at Selhurst Park. Although there weren’t goals on record, it was an eventful match in which the Eagles will be the happier team with the final outcome.Newcastle have set their top-flight record by going 15 consecutive league matches without tasting defeat. The fact they’re slightly disappointed after the game tells a story of their recent resurgence. Their goalie Nick Pope has also kept a clean sheet in each of his last nine Newcastle appearances in all competitions – thanks to a fantastic save that denied Jean-Philippe Mateta a goal from Palace’s only chance of the night.Que defesa absurda do Nick Pope! Tudo pra ser a defesa do campeonato 🔥#Newcastle #PremierLeagueNaESPN pic.twitter.com/xQrRuMXzrf— Ou_Tony (@eutonyandrade) January 21, 2023 The former Burnley custodian has gone 812 competitive minutes without conceding a goal. The last time he had to fish the ball out of his net was when Southampton’s Romain Perraud scored against him on 6 November 2022.Newcastle captain Kieran Trippier said his team deserved to take all three points, but they’ll still happily take one and move on.”We’ve taken huge steps in a short period of time. This time last year we were fighting relegation. Everyone in the team has made a huge impact. Long may that continue. We’ve all got to be proud of how we’ve played this season, but we haven’t achieved anything yet.”##NAJAVA_MECA_6962760##Newcastle move a further point clear of Tottenham, making the gap six points from the Champions League qualification spots. Manchester United are level with Newcastle but have a game in hand – tomorrow’s match with leaders Arsenal.Overall, the Magpies are starting to look a bit tired and lacking in energy after a busy schedule that’s seen them make it into the Carabao Cup semis. They’ll have to play three more games over the next ten days, so their head coach Eddie Howe must hope that the club will sign a couple of players to bolster the barebones squad, which has been affected by injuries of midfielder Jonjo Shelvey, Matt Targett, Alexander Isak and Bruno Guimaraes in recent weeks.PREMIER LEAGUESaturdayLiverpool – Chelsea 0-0Bournemouth – Nottingham Forest 1-1 (1-0)/Anthony 28 – Surridge 84/Leicester City – Brighton 2-2 (1-1)/Albrighton 38, Barnes 63 – Mitoma 27, Ferguson 88/Southampton – Aston Villa 0-1 (0-0)/Watkins 77/West Ham United – Everton 2-0 (2-0)/Bowen 34, 41/Crystal Palace – Newcastle United 0-0Sunday17.00: (2.55) Leeds (3.40) Brentford (3.00)17.00: (1.22) Man.City (6.75) Wolverhampton (14.0)19.30: (1.95) Arsenal (3.60) Man.Utd. (4.20)Monday23.00: (3.35) Fulham (3.50) Tottenham (2.30)***odds are subject to change
