EPL MATCHDAY 3: Newcastle United 3-3 Crystal Palace: Wilfried Zaha scores injury-time equaliser for Neil Warnock's men to break Magpie hearts after Mike Williamson and Rolando Aarons score first Toon goals

Wilfried Zaha scores injury-time equaliser from the bench on his second debut for Crystal Palace to break Toon hearts
Defender Mike Williamson scores his first goal for Newcastle United with an 88th-minute strike but it is not enough
Substitute Rolando Aarons equalises for Newcastle United in the 73rd minute for his first senior goal
Jason Puncheon strike put Crystal Palace ahead for the second time as they leave St James' Park with a point
Dwight Gayle opens the scoring after only 31 seconds for Palace with a rebound from Marouane Chamakh's effort
Summer signing Daryl Janmaat equalised for Newcastle after 37 minutes with close-range strike past Julian Speroni
Janmaat's goal was Newcastle's first goal of the league season but ultimately the Magpies could not go on to win
Palace boss Neil Warnock sees his side pick up an away point in his first game back in charge of the Eagles
Newcastle United remain winless so far this season, taking just two points from first three Premier League games

By Craig Hope for MailOnline

Published: 16:00 GMT, 30 August 2014 | Updated: 17:47 GMT, 30 August 2014

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Neil Warnock’s impact was evident from the first minute until the last, quite literally.

A goal inside 31 seconds on his return to the dugout, it was later Wilfried Zaha - brought back to Selhurst Park by the new boss on Friday - who salvaged a point in the fifth minute of stoppage time after a breathtaking finale at St James’ Park.

Old boys they may be, but Warnock and Zaha will have a major say in a new era for the Eagles.

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Thumping: Wilfried Zaha came off the bench to make his second Crystal Palace debut and snatch a point for the Eagles in a draw at St James' Park against Newcastle

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Ecstasy: Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock runs off in celebration after Wilfried Zaha comes off the bench to grab a 3-3 draw against Newcastle United in injury time

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What a start: Crystal Palace forward Dwight Gayle followed up his mid-week hat-trick by putting the visitors ahead after just 31 seconds at St James' Park on Saturday

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Finally! Newcastle United's summer signing Daryl Janmaat scored his side's first goal of the Premier League season to equalise but ultimately it was not enough to win

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Killer blow: Crystal Palace winger Jason Puncheon smashes home his side's second as Neil Warnock sees his side leave Newcastle United with a morale-boosting point

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Celebration: Crystal Palace winger Jason Puncheon celebrates putting the Eagles ahead for the second time in the match after 47 minutes at St James' Park

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Joy: Newcastle United winger Rolando Aarons runs off in celebration after levelling the score at 2-2 at St James' Park just minutes after coming on as a substitute

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Impact: Substitute Rolando Aarons (left) netted an equaliser for Newcastle United at St James' Park before Mike Williamson put them ahead for the first time

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Unlikely: Mike Williamson scored his first goal for Newcastle United in the 88th minute but it was not enough as Wilfried Zaha broke Magpie hearts in injury time

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High five: Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock (second left) congratulates substitute Wilfried Zaha after the winger came off the bench to grab a late point for Eagles

MATCH FACTS

Newcastle United: Krul 5.5, Janmaat 7 (Anita 79, 6), Haidara 6, Colback 6.5, Williamson 6.5, Coloccini 6, Cabella 5, Sissoko 5.5, Riviere 5, De Jong 5 (Ayoze 79, 6), Gouffran 4.5 (Aarons 67, 8).

Subs not used: Elliot, Obertan, Taylor, Dummett.

Booking: Aaron (88).

Goals: Janmaat (37), Aarons (73), Williamson (88).

Crystal Palace: Speroni 6.5, Delaney 6.5, Dann 6.5, Mariappa 6, Kelly 6.5, Puncheon 7.5, Bolasie 6.5 (Murray 83, 6), Ward 6.5, Jedinak 7, Chamakh 6 (Campbell 51, 6), Gayle 7 (Zaha 70, 7).

Subs not used: Hennessey, Hangeland, Williams, Bannan.

Goals: Gayle (1), Puncheon (48), Zaha (90).

Bookings: Mariappa (41), Chamakh (44), Murray (88).

Referee: Mike Jones.

For Zaha, it is about rebuilding a reputation damaged by a season in the shadows at Manchester United. Warnock, meanwhile, wants to ‘pay back’ the club some four-and-a-half years after leaving for Queens Park Rangers.

Both he and opposite number Alan Pardew, however, can make a case for winning what was a pulsating contest.

Warnock’s impact was immediate as Dwight Gayle netted inside the first minute. Pardew’s men equalised through Daryl Janmaat - their first league goal of the season - before Jason Puncheon restored the visitors' advantage after half-time.

But 18-year-old substitute Rolando Aarons headed the hosts level before he assisted Mike Williamson for what should have been the winner two minutes from time. Zaha, though, had other ideas.

And Warnock said: ‘You can’t ask much more than what they gave me. They played like I thought they could.

‘The one thing I love about football is when you’ve got a group of players who want to come in and train, want to tackle, want to put their heads in. So for however long it lasts I’m going to enjoy it.’

On point-saver Zaha, he added: ‘I said to him “smile a lot”. He's not been playing much and if he enjoys himself he'll be a threat in this league. It’s a big season for him.'

Meanwhile, Pardew reflected: ‘We’ve conceded a goal after 30 seconds and straight after half-time, but have come back each time.

‘We then got carried away when we took the lead. It was at a time in the game when we should have seen it out.

‘Zaha is a player that we’ve talked about here and admired him, so it’s more galling that he’s scored the equaliser.’

All the attention before the game had been on Warnock and Newcastle midfielder Jack Colback, who was included in Roy Hodgson’s England squad this week.

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Under pressure: Newcastle United left-back Massadio Haidara (right) competes with Crystal Palace's Jason Puncheon (left) for the ball during the match at St James'

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Tackle: Jason Puncheon (centre) of Crystal Palace had a magnificent game for Palace despite having fallen out with new boss Neil Warnock in the past

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Welcome return: Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock (right) enjoyed a good start to his second reign as Eagles boss with a 3-3 draw at Newcastle United

But it was Aarons - called up to the Three Lions Under-20 set-up for the first time on Thursday - who threatened to steal the headlines until Zaha’s last-gasp intervention.

Gayle’s close-range opener was cancelled out when Janmaat poked in via a deflection before half-time, only for Puncheon to volley an emphatic second for the visitors after the break.

Newcastle were short on ideas until the introduction of Aarons and he sprung highest to head home from a Remy Cabella corner, bringing parity and relief to St James’ on 74 minutes.

And it was his trickery and cross-cum-shot which allowed Williamson to stab in his first for the club after the ball had rebounded off the upright.

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Hugs all round: Scott Dann (left) embraces goalscorer Wilfried Zaha (right) who came off the bench to grab a point for Crystal Palace at St James' Park on Saturday

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Not quite enough: Newcastle United defender Mike Williamson (right) runs off in celebration after putting the home side 3-2 up but Alan Pardew's men could not hold on

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Absentee: Newcastle United fans unveiled a banner with a picture of banished winger Hatem Ben Arfa mocked up at Che Guevera, with the word 'HOPE' underneath

Pardew said: ‘There are times when we’ve come up against packed defences and it’s difficult. You just need that sub to make the impact and Rolando certainly did that today.

‘I have given a lot of good players their debut - Mark Noble, Jonjo Shelvey, Alex-Oxlade Chamberlain among them - and he’s up there with them. He’s got something about him.’

But it was Zaha who stole the show at the death, much to the annoyance of Pardew.

‘They came here and wasted time from the first minute. They are then 3-2 down and they get seven minutes added time - in the spirit of the game I thought that was wrong,’ he said.

On the subject of spirit, Warnock had no complaints, as he said: 'Tony (Pulis) must have done a fantastic job because they’ve got a great camaraderie here.'

MATCH ZONE

CLICK HERE for all facts, stats and graphics from the big match at St James' Park. Below is the build-up to Dwight Gayle's opener after just 31 seconds.

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Reacquainted: Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock (left) and Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew (right) embrace before the match at St James' Park on Saturday

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Physical: Newcastle United right-back Daryl Janmaat (centre) scored his side's first equaliser before limping off with an injury before the end of the match

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International: Newcastle's Jack Colback (right), who was called up to the England squad for the first time this week, competes with Crystal Palace's Miles Jedinak (left)

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Frustration: Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley (black and white tie) watches on as the Magpies remain winless following a 3-3 draw at St James' Park

Barclays Premier League

English Barclays Premier League

Pos	Logo &Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Chelsea	3	3	0	0	7	9
2	Swansea City	3	3	0	0	5	9
3	Tottenham Hotspur	2	2	0	0	5	6
4	Manchester City	3	2	0	1	3	6
5	Arsenal	2	1	1	0	1	4
6	Southampton	3	1	1	1	1	4
7	Hull City	2	1	1	0	1	4
8	Aston Villa	2	1	1	0	1	4
9	Stoke City	3	1	1	1	0	4
10	West Ham United	3	1	0	2	-1	3
11	Liverpool	2	1	0	1	-1	3
12	Queens Park Rangers	3	1	0	2	-4	3
13	Sunderland	3	0	2	1	-1	2
14	Manchester United	3	0	2	1	-1	2
15	Newcastle United	3	0	2	1	-2	2
16	Everton	3	0	2	1	-3	2
17	West Bromwich Albion	3	0	2	1	-3	2
18	Leicester City	2	0	1	1	-2	1
19	Crystal Palace	3	0	1	2	-3	1
20	Burnley	3	0	1	2	-3