Substitute Jean-Philippe Mateta scored a dramatic late double as Crystal Palace came from behind to beat Newcastle United.

The visitors looked to be on course for a much-needed victory following William Osula's first-half strike at Selhurst Park.

But Newcastle have thrown away more points from winning positions (25) than any other side in the Premier League and Crystal Palace came roaring back late on.

Newcastle breathed a sigh of relief after Jefferson Lerma's header crashed off the crossbar, but the hosts eventually equalised in the 80th minute.

Daniel Munoz broke forward down the right and the defender's cross was coolly hooked back across by Tyrick Mitchell to Mateta, who headed the ball down and into the net to leave manager Oliver Glasner jumping for joy on the touchline.

Opposite number Eddie Howe, by contrast, bowed his head, but the Newcastle head coach's afternoon was about to get even worse.

Referee Andy Madley awarded Crystal Palace a penalty in the first minute of stoppage time when defender Sven Botman pulled Jefferson Lerma's shirt inside the box.

Up stepped Mateta, who picked out the bottom right corner to the delight of the home supporters.

The hosts' win meant they leapfrogged Newcastle into 13th place, as Howe's team fell to 14th.

Once upon a time, Glasner fretted about the limited options at his disposal as injuries ravaged his squad. Not any more.

The Crystal Palace manager turned to his impressive bench midway through the second half as he threw on Adam Wharton, Ismaila Sarr and Jean-Philippe Mateta, and in doing so he changed the outcome of this game.

The trio all played their part in the turnaround, but Mateta will rightly grab the attention at the end of a memorable week for the Crystal Palace striker.

Not only did Mateta end his goal drought and produce a devastating display in the 3-0 win against Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League quarter-final on Thursday, but he followed that up with a superb cameo against Newcastle.

It summed up Crystal Palace's mentality.

It would have been easy for the Eagles to be distracted by their European adventure, but this side showed they are very much still fighting in the Premier League, too, as they look to maintain momentum and push to finish as high as they can.

No wonder Crystal Palace supporters are daring to dream.

With an eye on May's Europa Conference League final in Germany, they repeatedly chanted: "We're on our way, on our way. To Leipzig, we're on our way."

This was another damaging afternoon for Howe.

The Newcastle head coach spoke passionately before the game about how his side had to earn back the trust of supporters after a painful derby defeat by Sunderland left the Magpies languishing in the bottom half.

Howe made six changes to his starting line-up at Selhurst Park in an attempt to jolt his side as he boldly selected Osula up front and left the majority of his summer signings on the bench, including forwards Nick Woltemade and Yoane Wissa.

The Danish forward ended up repaying the head coach's faith with a goal on his first league start since August.

But it was a case of same old story from Newcastle overall in an oddly flat display.

Howe and his staff spent much of the international break going into "analytical mode" about his side's recurring issues, having the luxury of extra training time with the players.

Yet once again this leaky side threw away three precious points in the second half.

Their failure to control games has been a constant and it is hard to see Newcastle rallying to mount a late push for Europe.

They are where they are for a reason as Howe's future comes under increased scrutiny.

Crystal Palace travel to the Artemio Franchi Stadium for the second leg of their European quarter-final against Fiorentina on Thursday, 16 April (20:00 GMT) before welcoming West Ham to Selhurst Park in the Premier League on Monday, 20 April (20:00 GMT).

Newcastle host Bournemouth at St James' Park on Saturday, 18 April (15:00 GMT) before a trip to Arsenal a week later on Saturday, 25 April (17:30 GMT).