Joe Whitworth knows the question is coming. He has been asked it many times before and the issue never seems to go away. Even on Tuesday night, as he prepared to defend a penalty for Exeter City against Birmingham City,

We asked Sam Hepworth to give us his match ratings and player comments after Crystal Palace 1 Newcastle 1. A point at Selhurst Park. A clever free-kick routine saw Tonali and Hall combine to set up Gordon, his excellent low cross seeing Marc Guehi unable to get out of the way and deflecting the ball into his own net.

The details of what Newcastle United sporting director Paul Mitchell did following Saturday’s draw with Crystal Palace have now emerged.The Magpies took the lead in the 53rd minute thanks to a Marc