BOOM TOON

Magnificent Magpies flying high as they go third

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NEWCASTLE are on course for their best campaign in decades after racing to a sixth successive win in goal-busting style.

The magical Magpies were four up at half-time through Jacob Murphy, Harvey Barnes Fabian Schar and a Marc Guehi own goal before Alexander Isak got in on the act.

And to think for the past nine days Newcastle have had to do it all without mastermind Eddie Howe, still recuperating from a bout of pneumonia.

No Howe but oodles of know-how, commitment and attacking flair which proved too much for a Crystal Palace side who a week ago were defending a long unbeaten away records.