Jacob Murphy had a goal and an assist as Newcastle United moved third on the Premier League table by pounding Crystal Palace 5-0 at Selhurst Park on Wednesday.

Newcastle soared up to third in the Premier League with a 5-0 thrashing of Crystal Palace on Wednesday to close in on a return to the Champions League next season.A sixth consecutive victory in all competitions opens up a five-point lead for Newcastle over sixth-placed Chelsea,

Newcastle have won more games than any other Premier League side (18 of 23) and their tally of 53 goals is only behind Liverpool (61) and Manchester City (58) in that time. Crystal Palace have won just one of their past seven Premier League games against Newcastle - a 2-0 victory at Selhurst Park in April last year.