Stoke staged a remarkable comeback at St James' Park on Saturday as they ground out a 2-2 draw with Newcastle.
A brace from Michael Owen looked to have handed the Magpies three vital points, but Mamady Sidibe gave the visitors a glimmer of hope in the second half and Abdoulaye Faye struck late on to snatch a share of the spoils..
Joe Kinnear's side took the game to their opponents from the off, dominating possession and looking threatening on the flanks.
It therefore came as no surprise when they opened the scoring on nine minutes.
Jonas Gutierrez was allowed to cut inside from the right, before threading a clever pass into Owen - who made no mistake with a low drive.
The England international was looking lively and added a second on 24 minutes when he bundled home Obafemi Martins' cross from close range.
Stoke were not prepared to lie down, though, and came storming back after the break.
The introduction of Ricardo Fuller gave them an attacking thrust and the Jamaican laid on Sidbe's strike on the hour-mark.
He escaped the attentions of his marker as he burst into the box and had enough awareness to pick out his strike partner rather than go for goal himself.
Then, as the game ticked into injury-time, Faye was able to brush off Gutierrez and lash home from close range.
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