PETER CROUCH SCORED a dramatic late equaliser as Stoke City fought back to claim a 1-1 draw at Newcastle United.
Despite dominating possession, Stoke looked set for defeat at St James’ Park when Jack Colback gave Newcastle the lead in the 74th minute.
The midfielder found the net with a low shot beyond Asmir Begovic to put Newcastle on course to leapfrog Stoke and move into the top half of the table.
Stoke may have been aggrieved to see Colback still on the field after he was not shown a second caution for a challenge on Victor Moses three minutes earlier.
But the introduction of Crouch proved telling as the substitute struck with a far-post header to earn Stoke the point their performance merited.
Stoke stay 10th in the table, two points ahead of 11th-placed Newcastle.
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