Newcastle vs Crystal Palace

CRAIG HOPE: When the giant screen revealed that Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea were heading out of this competition as the teams prepared for penalties, ...

In this strangest of seasons, his team will still be in the cup competitions and the Premier League’s top four entering December. Eddie Howe’s Newcastle held their nerve, and they must now fancy their chances of going all the way. Nick Pope was Newcastle’s hero with three shootout saves, and that may just have planted a seed in the mind of England boss Gareth Southgate.