Matthias Jaissle brought back two familiar faces to help seal an important three points with both benched stars joining in post-game celebrations

The screams of delight from the Newcastle United dressing room shook the foundations of the Holmesdale Road Stand at Selhurst Park.

Moments after the players had returned from the scene of their first win in over a month, sporting director Ross Wilson assembled all staff and players for a group celebration. The pressure of not winning had evaporated into the South London air, and Newcastle had 11 points on the board.

Whether unflappable head coach Matthias Jaissle had felt the heat is debatable, given he has probably been cooler and calmer in defeat than he has been in victory as Toon boss.

The German head coach was the true architect of this performance and he celebrated with his backroom team Engin Yanova, Florens Koch and Alexander Hauser during a memorable win.

Replacing the popular figure of Eddie Howe was never going to be a straight-forward task but as the autumn sun began to set over Selhurst, Jaissle's name was chanted loudly by the fans who'd made the long and dificult journey.

Jaissle told Chronicle Live: "We need to identify ourselves as a unit and a team who can overcome setbacks and that's what we did today. It's not done by an individual player. You need team-mates and staff and coaches and fans. If we go with that mindset, that we're a unit and if we are all together then this journey will be successful."

Jaissle had the luxury of working with his players solidly on the training fields of Benton in the build-up to this game. Behind-the-scenes talk of crisis meetings and tactical lectures with players was scoffed at by insiders who insist every Jaissle training session is meticulous and clear, with briefings taking place every day.

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But it hasn't just been about training sessions for Jaissle, who made a few brave selection calls with his starting line-up at Palace including benching Malick Thiaw, who started the season as captain, and Sven Botman. The duo were dropped with the old guard of Dan Burn and Fabian Schar putting in excellent displays.

Jaissle showed his class and said: "For me it's also important to mention that Sven and Malick did a good job in the last week.

"Today we went for more experience, for leadership skills in particular, to give stability for a young group and a group that was shaking a bit with the defeats. We're really glad that it worked out.

"That's due to the experience, it's a natural effect. They have played so many matches and they have the capacity to coach others and communicate on the pitch.

"This is closely linked with being older. The only problem is they kill us with the average age of the starting XI! But other than that they do a great job."

With Schar and Burn dovetailing perfectly with Amar Dedic at right-back and defensive midfielder Nico Gonzalez, Jaissle demonstrated that he can work with the players he has inherited and his own signings meaning the future can be bright.

This win had Jaissle's DNA all over it as he guided the team to the 11-point mark and put them in perfect fettle for the clash with Everton in the Carabao Cup.