LAST TIME WBA CAME TO ST JAMES' PARK ...
2009/10 NEWCASTLE 2 WEST BROM 2
NEWCASTLE: Harper, Simpson (Ryan Taylor 85), Steven Taylor,Coloccini, Jose Enrique, Guthrie, Smith, Nolan, Gutierrez,Lovenkrands, Ameobi (Carroll 78).
Subs Not Used: Krul, Pancrate, Butt, Kadar, Ranger.
WEST BROM: Carson, Jara, Tamas, Olsson, Cech, Dorrans, Koren,Mulumbu, Brunt, Thomas, Bednar (Miller 63).
Subs Not Used: Kiely, Mattock, Moore, Teixeira, Zuiverloon, Cox.
Att: 39,291
Peter Lovenkrands put his grief at the death of his father to one side for 90 minutes as Newcastle extended their lead at the top of the Coca-Cola Championship table to three points.
But the Magpies twice had to come from behind to prevent fellow promotion challengers West Brom from becoming the first visiting side to win at St James' Park this season.
Jonas Olsson gave the Baggies a 13th-minute lead which was cancelled out 12 minutes later by Danny Guthrie's sweet free-kick.
Roman Bednar restored the visitors' lead within seconds of the restart, but Lovenkrands, who had flown back from Denmark for the game after being given compassionate leave to be with his family, levelled with a 54th-minute header to the delight of a crowd of 39,291.
But the Baggies, who host Newcastle in the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday, left Tyneside knowing they could have taken all three points from a thrilling encounter after substitute Ishmael Miller fired against a post from point-blank range with just eight minutes remaining.
The visitors took the lead with 13 minutes gone when, after the home defence had cleared a Chris Brunt corner, Graham Dorrans was allowed to recycle the ball and cross from the left for the unmarked Olsson to cushion a volley past Harper.
But Chris Hughton's men were back in it with 25 minutes gone when, after Youssouf Mulumbu had been penalised for a foul on Shola Ameobi 25 yards out, Guthrie curled home a superb free-kick which left Albion goalkeeper Scott Carson rooted to the spot.
Harper was relieved to see Brunt's 35th-minute free-kick fly just wide with the Baggies once again dominating, but he was in the right place to collect Bednar's cheeky back-heel from Brunt's shot six minutes later.
However, Ameobi headed a Lovenkrands cross straight at Carson with three minutes of the half remaining with the game continuing at break-neck pace.
There was still time for Harper to pull off two fine saves in injury time, one from Jerome Thomas' deflected close-range effort and the other from Gabriel Tamas' 30-yard piledriver.
But there was nothing the home goalkeeper could do to stop Bednar just 34 seconds after the restart when Dorrans was allowed to run deep into enemy territory before picking out the unmarked striker, whose initial header reared up off Harper and on to the crossbar before he nodded the rebound home.
The home side were once again in disarray, but they dragged themselves back on to level terms when Lovenkrands found space to glance a header from Jose Enrique's 54th-minute cross inside Carson's near post with the goalkeeper reacting too late to do anything about it.
But the woodwork came to Harper's rescue when Miller met Thomas' 82nd-minute cross but with the goal at his mercy, fired against the post.
TOON v WBA ... THE HISTORY ...
2010/2011 Sun 05 Dec West Brom. 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
2009/2010 Sat 23 Jan West Brom. 4 - 2 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup
Mon 18 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 West Brom. Championship
Sat 08 Aug West Brom. 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Championship
2008/2009 Sat 07 Feb West Brom. 2 - 3 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
Tue 28 Oct Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 West Brom. Premier League
2005/2006 Sat 22 Apr Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 West Brom. Premiership
Sun 30 Oct West Brom. 0 - 3 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
2004/2005 Mon 03 Jan West Brom. 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Sat 25 Sep Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 West Brom. Premiership
2003/2004 Wed 29 Oct Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 West Brom. League Cup
after extra time, 90 minutes 1-1
2002/2003 Sun 11 May West Brom. 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Sat 05 Oct Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 West Brom. Premiership
1990/1991 Sat 04 May West Brom. 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Sat 27 Oct Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 West Brom. Second Division
1989/1990 Wed 11 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 West Brom. Second Division
Wed 01 Nov West Brom. 1 - 5 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Wed 25 Oct Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 West Brom. League Cup
1985/1986 Sat 11 Jan West Brom. 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 14 Sep Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 West Brom. First Division
1984/1985 Sat 06 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 West Brom. First Division
Wed 26 Dec West Brom. 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1977/1978 Wed 12 Apr West Brom. 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 10 Sep Newcastle Utd. 0 - 3 West Brom. First Division
1976/1977 Sat 19 Mar West Brom. 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Wed 06 Oct Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 West Brom. First Division
1973/1974 Sat 16 Feb West Brom. 0 - 3 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup
1972/1973 Sat 04 Nov West Brom. 2 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Wed 23 Aug Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 West Brom. First Division
1971/1972 Wed 03 May Newcastle Utd. 4 - 2 West Brom. First Division
Sat 11 Dec West Brom. 0 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1970/1971 Wed 28 Apr Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 West Brom. First Division
Wed 02 Sep West Brom. 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1969/1970 Sat 14 Mar West Brom. 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Fri 06 Feb Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 West Brom. First Division
1968/1969 Sat 19 Apr West Brom. 5 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 14 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 3 West Brom. First Division
1967/1968 Mon 15 Apr West Brom. 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Fri 12 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 West Brom. First Division
1966/1967 Sat 13 May West Brom. 6 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Wed 07 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 3 West Brom. First Division
1965/1966 Wed 01 Sep West Brom. 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Wed 25 Aug Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 West Brom. First Division
1960/1961 Wed 14 Sep Newcastle Utd. 3 - 2 West Brom. First Division
Mon 05 Sep West Brom. 6 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1959/1960 Wed 16 Sep Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 West Brom. First Division
Wed 09 Sep West Brom. 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1958/1959 Sat 11 Apr West Brom. 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 22 Nov Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 West Brom. First Division
1957/1958 Sat 21 Dec Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 West Brom. First Division
Sat 24 Aug West Brom. 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1956/1957 Wed 26 Dec Newcastle Utd. 5 - 2 West Brom. First Division
Tue 25 Dec West Brom. 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1955/1956 Mon 02 Jan Newcastle Utd. 0 - 3 West Brom. First Division
Wed 07 Sep West Brom. 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1954/1955 Wed 01 Sep West Brom. 4 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Wed 25 Aug Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 West Brom. First Division
1953/1954 Sat 20 Feb West Brom. 3 - 2 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup
Wed 16 Sep Newcastle Utd. 3 - 7 West Brom. First Division
Wed 09 Sep West Brom. 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1952/1953 Thu 01 Jan Newcastle Utd. 3 - 5 West Brom. First Division
Wed 27 Aug West Brom. 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1951/1952 Wed 23 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 4 West Brom. First Division
Wed 05 Sep West Brom. 3 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1950/1951 Wed 30 Aug West Brom. 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Wed 23 Aug Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 West Brom. First Division
1949/1950 Sat 18 Mar West Brom. 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 26 Nov Newcastle Utd. 5 - 1 West Brom. First Division
1947/1948 Thu 01 Jan Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 West Brom. Second Division
Fri 26 Dec West Brom. 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1946/1947 Thu 26 Dec West Brom. 3 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Wed 25 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 4 West Brom. Second Division
1938/1939 Wed 14 Sep Newcastle Utd. 5 - 1 West Brom. Second Division
Wed 07 Sep West Brom. 5 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1937/1938 Sat 08 Jan West Brom. 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup
1933/1934 Sat 27 Jan Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 West Brom. First Division
Sat 16 Sep West Brom. 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1932/1933 Sat 04 Mar West Brom. 3 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 22 Oct Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 West Brom. First Division
1931/1932 Sat 02 Apr West Brom. 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 21 Nov Newcastle Utd. 5 - 1 West Brom. First Division
1926/1927 Sat 26 Mar West Brom. 4 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 06 Nov Newcastle Utd. 5 - 2 West Brom. First Division
1925/1926 Sat 17 Apr Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 West Brom. First Division
Sat 05 Dec West Brom. 4 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1924/1925 Sat 04 Apr Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 West Brom. First Division
Sat 29 Nov West Brom. 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1923/1924 Sat 22 Mar West Brom. 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 15 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 West Brom. First Division
1922/1923 Wed 14 Mar West Brom. 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Wed 14 Feb Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 West Brom. First Division
1921/1922 Sat 22 Apr West Brom. 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 15 Apr Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 West Brom. First Division
1920/1921 Sat 04 Sep West Brom. 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 28 Aug Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 West Brom. First Division
1919/1920 Mon 08 Sep West Brom. 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Wed 03 Sep Newcastle Utd. 0 - 2 West Brom. First Division
1914/1915 Mon 05 Apr West Brom. 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Wed 02 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 West Brom. First Division
1913/1914 Sat 17 Jan Newcastle Utd. 3 - 3 West Brom. First Division
Sat 20 Sep West Brom. 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1912/1913 Wed 09 Apr West Brom. 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 19 Oct Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 West Brom. First Division
1911/1912 Sat 10 Feb West Brom. 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 07 Oct Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 West Brom. First Division
1903/1904 Sat 02 Jan Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 West Brom. First Division
Sat 05 Sep West Brom. 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1902/1903 Sat 24 Jan Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 West Brom. First Division
Sat 27 Sep West Brom. 6 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1900/1901 Sat 19 Jan Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 West Brom. First Division
Sat 22 Sep West Brom. 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1899/1900 Fri 29 Dec Newcastle Utd. 4 - 2 West Brom. First Division
Sat 02 Sep West Brom. 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1898/1899 Sat 01 Apr West Brom. 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 03 Dec Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 West Brom. First Division