The doom and gloom disappeared after a bright second-half showing at Selhurst Park

We had turned the clocks back to herald a changing of the season from summer to autumn and on to winter. Thankfully so did Newcastle United to produce a throwback to the old days of deserved victory after the recent trend of doom and gloom.

First Jacob Murphy remembered what made him such a wing success a couple of seasons back and whipped in a wicked first time cross with pace that invited Will Osula to gobble up his first goal of the campaign in the 47th minute and completely change the face of the match.

Then after Joe Willock had been denied a wonderful finish because of a VAR offside decision which owed much to the thickness of his shirt, Harvey Barnes reminded us why the departure of Anthony Gordon was cushioned by his presence doing what he does best - finishing like an arrow for his fourth goal so far.

So in a golden 10 minute spell early second-half United had scored twice and seen another chalked off by the finest of margins. Palace were destroyed with no way back.

Turn the clock back? Aye, to winning away again, to keeping a clean sheet, and to the same 2-0 scoreline that brought victory at Spurs before two shuddering 4-1 humiliations on the road.

It was time to boogie for Matthias Jaissle and Newcastle led Palace a merry dance in that second period after a dire opening half. No funeral march or black armbands. No sombre surrender. That belonged to Palace. Another stuffing for Sage!

Sunshine Street was revisited. A rarity most welcome after enduring coalmine black.

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A defence that saw three changes in the four stood defiant with Fabian Schar and Dan Burn not only bringing a solidarity that had been sorely lacking at its heart but both lasting the full 96 minutes.

However let it be said that Lukas Hornicek played a vital role too with a couple of excellent saves.

I had highlighted not only the necessity for Burn - that was obvious - but that Schar would also bring a steadying influence given his experience and calm authority and I was delighted for the Swiss master.

Another plus was to get vital minutes into the legs of Anthony Elanga and Jacob Ramsey after long term injuries.

Both sides entered the battleground with terrible reputations when it came to defending their honour. Palace had the worst defensive record in the PL having conceded 17 in seven games while Newcastle had the fourth worst with 14 against. That's 31 between them. However while United kept a rare clean sheet Palace leaked profusely yet again.

In truth the Eagles were poor opposition who crumbled when hit with a double whammy. United too were poor first-half as a swirling wind played havoc with any effort to sweep passes over distance.

This was a war of attrition won by the Magpies and my the 2,800 Geordies who had defied Storm Boelo to undertake a 600 mile round trip in support of a team which had lost three of their last four deserved their reward. Full of voice, full of hope that was rewarded.

Both managers had been in the stocks with eggs lined up for a pot shot at the loser. Pierre Sage was that man and he left Selhurst Park with the walk of a dead man.

Jaissle on the other hand was the condemned man who got a reprieve from the governor and will no doubt claim that this campaign was always going to have bumps in the road after the upheaval of a turbulent summer.

So what's next? A bump or a blast? Actually it's Everton home and away over four days. They will be tougher than Palace - most teams would be - but confidence previously battered will have taken a welcome boost so we wait to see the outcome.