Newcastle United 1-0 Crystal Palace: Miguel Almiron ends drought with winner

Miguel Almiron scored his first goal for Newcastle to

 give the Magpies a late victory against Crystal Palace 

and send them into the top half of the Premier League.

A drab contest looked set to end in a stalemate before 

Andy Carroll headed a cross down for an unmarked 

Almiron to volley home.

That saw the Paraguayan midfielder break his 

Newcastle goal drought on his 27th Premier League 

appearance since joining the Magpies from Atlanta 

United for a then-club record £20m in January.

The Magpies then comfortably held on for their third 

victory in four games, sending them above Palace into 

ninth place