Palace got the better of Newcastle 1-0 at Selhurst Park in London in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.
Patrick van Aanholt scored the only goal of the match on the stroke of half time when he found the net with a brilliant free kick.
Valentino Lazaro, signed on loan from Italian and European giants Inter Milan in the January transfer window, was sent off for Newcastle in the fifth minute of injury time.
Palace winger Townsend is delighted with the win for his team and has revelled in the victory on Twitter.
Back and rejuvenated after the winter break. The boys controlled the game from start to finish... Big 3 points! #CPFC pic.twitter.com/JeZBW7MpFi
— Andros Townsend (@andros_townsend) February 23, 2020
Stats
Over the course of the 90 minutes at Selhurst Park in London on Saturday afternoon, hosts Palace had 44% of the possession, took 18 shots of which nine were on target, and earned seven corners.
Visitors Newcastle had 56% of the possession, took eight shots of which two were on target, and earned five corners.
Back in Action
Palace will return to action on Saturday afternoon when they take on Brighton and Hove Albion away from home in the Premier League.
Roy Hodgsons side are 13th in the league table at the moment with 33 points from 27 matches.