St James' Park has erupted as loudly as ever. The Geordies are a passionate bunch and Andros Townsend did something today that could put him on the same level as Alan Shearer.

A pearler of a free-kick (let's ignore the questionable goalkeeper positioning) gave Newcastle the lead over Crystal Palace and, crucially for the fans, put Alan Pardew into a losing position.

A stunning strike after a lacklustre first hour from Newcastle and Townsend might've broken the internet, Kardashian style.

It was some strike, keep an eye out on Match of the Day, folks! A snorter, a screamer, a thundercracker, whatever your saying, its one of those. The Magpies are on cloud nine and, to add to it all, they had just heard that Sunderland had gone behind.

Few fan bases give their players the same wave of noise as St James'.

Now, the fact he scored a goal without cutting in may alarm you. However, we can reassure you that it was still with his left foot into the far corner from the right hand side of the pitch. Nothing too extraordinary has happened, we don't need to question the meaning of life or anything yet.

Maybe we should do that if Jermain Defoe scores a towering header against Stoke, or something.

People can't help themselves, can they? No, not the Euros... he'll need to do that a few more times to get on Roy's plane!

The relegation battle is on and its fierce..

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