📸 Newcastle's man of the moment continues fine form with screamer 😲 | OneFootball

Newcastle came into tonight's Premier League clash with Crystal Palace on the run of five consecutive wins, which included the EFL Cup final success, and looking to make it six and go third in the table.

They got off to the dream start, and it came from their in-form forward. And not the one we usually talk about.

Rather than Alexander Isak hogging the headlines alone, it's now the turn of Jacob Murphy, who continued his stunning run with an equally stunning finish past Dean Henderson from a ludicrous angle.

Maybe you could blame the Eagles keeper for being beaten at his near post, but the ball was hit at a rapid speed and into the one pocket of space.

The goal makes it eight for the season for the 30-year-old, to go with 10 assists. Almost all of them come in a brilliant 18-game run.

With Murphy and his side in form like this, it feels inevitable the Magpies will return to the Champions League next season.

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