Newcastle wins to climb out of relegation zone.
Posted April 30, 2016 7:00 am
LONDON (AP) - Newcastle has moved out of the English Premier League relegation zone - for at least a couple of hours - after midfielder Andros Townsend's superb free kick gave the Magpies a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Newcastle is in 17th place on 33 points, immediately above Sunderland on 32 points. The Black Cats drew 1-1 against Stoke and have a game in hand over Newcastle.
Norwich, which plays Arsenal later, is provisionally in 19th place on 31 points.
At the other end, West Ham won 3-0 at West Bromwich Albion with two goals from Mark Noble to provisionally go fifth.
Everton and Watford also won.
Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce gestures on the touchline during the English Premier League soccer match against Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, England, Saturday April 30, 2016. (Mike Egerton / PA via AP) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES
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West Ham United's Mark Noble celebrates scoring his sides third goal of the game, during the English Premier League soccer match between West Bromwich Albion and West Ham United, at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, England, Saturday April 30, 2016. (Nick Potts / PA via AP) UNITED KINGDOM OUT
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