2008/9 STOKE 1 NEWCASTLE 1
STOKE: Sorensen, Wilkinson (Kelly 90), Shawcross, Abdoulaye Faye, Higginbotham, Lawrence, Delap, Whelan, Etherington (Pugh 80), Fuller, Beattie (Cresswell 73).
Subs Not Used: Simonsen, Olofinjana, Tonge, Sonko.
NEWCASTLE: Harper, Edgar, Bassong, Beye, Ryan Taylor, Guthrie (Gutierrez 63), Nolan, Butt, Duff, Owen, Ameobi (Carroll 70).
Subs Not Used: Krul, Coloccini, Smith, Geremi, Ranger.
Alan Shearer's Newcastle finally mustered signs of life at Stoke thanks to homegrown hero Andy Carroll.
Just when it appeared as if their supporters would be left waiting for their miracle to materialise from Tyneside hero Shearer, so the manager's fellow Geordie Carroll popped up to answer their prayers.
However, Newcastle should have been dead and buried by the time the Gateshead-born 20-year-old headed an 81st-minute equaliser, cancelling out a first-half opener from Newcastle old boy Abdoulaye Faye.
The fact they were not owed much to Stoke's failure to take the gilt-edged chances that came their way, and occasional right-time, right-place defending when it mattered most.
But make no mistake, this first point of Shearer's reign from his two games in charge does not mask the deficiencies that are still rife within a team that remain in the bottom three.
That was evident by the way Stoke scored their goal from Faye, who silenced St James' Park in early December when he scored a last-gasp equaliser that saw Stoke hit back from 2-0 down to snatch a 2-2 draw.
How inevitable that it was Faye on hand again to rub salt into wounds that deepen as each week passes, and as Newcastle seemingly slip further towards the relegation trapdoor.
You could almost imagine Shearer, in his former guise as a Match of the Day pundit, highlighting the inefficient marking that allowed Faye the easiest of headers.
But then he would also have pointed an accusing finger at referee Chris Foy for awarding Stoke the corner that led to the opener when replays showed the ball had clearly bounced off Ricardo Fuller.
When you are fighting for your life, those are the kind of breaks that go against you, and this one was punished.
Liam Lawrence, who had already tested the Newcastle defence with a number of piercing deliveries, made his fourth corner of the game count.
But as the Magpies markers went missing it made it a formality for Faye to plant a comfortable seven-yard header beyond stricken goalkeeper Steve Harper.
As early as the sixth minute Harper had been relieved to see a glancing header from Ryan Shawcross to another Lawrence inswinger flash across his goal and narrowly beyond the left-hand post.
Eight minutes later, though, Harper was almost left red-faced as he was beaten to the punch by a brave Fuller who had risen to meet a curling cross from Rory Delap after a woeful Damien Duff clearance.
Fuller was unlucky as his header shaved the crossbar of an empty net, with Harper in no-man's land and again breathing a sigh of relief.
But when the goal arrived it was deserved for Stoke who ended the half firmly in the ascendancy, but with penalty appeals for handball waved away against Shola Ameobi and Kevin Nolan.
There was also blood and bandages for striker James Beattie after he was caught on top of his head in a collision with Sebastien Bassong.
How Stoke did not then put the game out of Newcastle's reach early in the second period remains a mystery as they had the chances, but a little bit of luck was at least on the visitors' side.
Bassong and Ryan Taylor both found themselves on hand in clearing efforts from Glenn Whelan and Faye off the line.
Newcastle managed to survive the storm, but Shearer - sharp-suited as he often stood with his hands in his pockets inside his technical area - was still watching an impotent display.
That was until he brought on substitute Carroll in the 71st minute.
The young striker's impact was almost immediate as within moments he had headed narrowly wide a deep cross from Ryan Taylor, at that stage Newcastle's best chance of the game.
Then, within 10 minutes of his arrival, Carroll's instinct saw him rise to a deflected chip from Duff and loop a delightful header inside the right-hand post of Thomas Sorensen.
The draw means Stoke are one point nearer the 40 points mark which should see them safe, a target Newcastle find themselves 10 points adrift of, with just six matches remaining to save their Premier League skins.
STOKE v TOON ... THE HISTORY
2010/2011 Sun 26 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Stoke City Premier League
2008/2009 Sat 11 Apr Stoke City 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
Sat 06 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Stoke City Premier League
2007/2008 Wed 16 Jan Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 Stoke City F.A. Cup
Sun 06 Jan Stoke City 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup
1995/1996 Wed 25 Oct Stoke City 0 - 4 Newcastle Utd. League Cup
1989/1990 Mon 16 Apr Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Stoke City Second Division
Tue 26 Dec Stoke City 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1984/1985 Sat 04 May Stoke City 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 01 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Stoke City First Division
1978/1979 Sat 28 Apr Stoke City 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Sat 09 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Stoke City Second Division
1976/1977 Tue 15 Mar Stoke City 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 30 Oct Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Stoke City First Division
Wed 22 Sep Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Stoke City League Cup
1975/1976 Wed 03 Mar Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Stoke City First Division
Sat 25 Oct Stoke City 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1974/1975 Sat 19 Apr Stoke City 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 12 Oct Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Stoke City First Division
1973/1974 Wed 03 Apr Stoke City 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 03 Nov Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Stoke City First Division
1972/1973 Sat 10 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Stoke City First Division
Sat 14 Oct Stoke City 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1971/1972 Mon 08 May Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Stoke City First Division
Sat 27 Nov Stoke City 3 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1970/1971 Sat 09 Jan Newcastle Utd. 0 - 2 Stoke City First Division
Wed 19 Aug Stoke City 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1969/1970 Sat 21 Mar Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Stoke City First Division
Sat 06 Dec Stoke City 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1968/1969 Wed 30 Apr Newcastle Utd. 5 - 0 Stoke City First Division
Sat 07 Dec Stoke City 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1967/1968 Sat 06 Jan Stoke City 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 02 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Stoke City First Division
1966/1967 Mon 27 Mar Stoke City 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Fri 24 Mar Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Stoke City First Division
1965/1966 Sat 26 Feb Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Stoke City First Division
Sat 11 Sep Stoke City 4 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1962/1963 Wed 01 May Newcastle Utd. 5 - 2 Stoke City Second Division
Sat 06 Oct Stoke City 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1961/1962 Sat 14 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Stoke City Second Division
Sat 25 Nov Stoke City 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1960/1961 Sat 18 Feb Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Stoke City F.A. Cup
1955/1956 Sat 18 Feb Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Stoke City F.A. Cup
1952/1953 Sat 07 Feb Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Stoke City First Division
Sat 20 Sep Stoke City 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1951/1952 Sat 15 Dec Stoke City 4 - 5 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 18 Aug Newcastle Utd. 6 - 0 Stoke City First Division
1950/1951 Sat 10 Feb Stoke City 2 - 4 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup
Sat 16 Dec Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Stoke City First Division
Sat 19 Aug Stoke City 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1949/1950 Sat 18 Feb Stoke City 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 01 Oct Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 Stoke City First Division
1948/1949 Sat 22 Jan Stoke City 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 11 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Stoke City First Division
1933/1934 Sat 28 Apr Stoke City 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 16 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Stoke City First Division
1922/1923 Sat 21 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Stoke First Division
Sat 14 Apr Stoke 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1909/1910 Wed 19 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Stoke F.A. Cup
Sat 15 Jan Stoke 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup
1906/1907 Fri 29 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Stoke First Division
Wed 26 Dec Stoke 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1905/1906 Tue 24 Apr Newcastle Utd. 5 - 0 Stoke First Division
Sat 16 Dec Stoke 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1904/1905 Fri 21 Apr Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 Stoke First Division
Sat 22 Oct Stoke 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1903/1904 Sat 23 Jan Stoke 2 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 26 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Stoke First Division
1902/1903 Sat 03 Jan Stoke 5 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 06 Sep Newcastle Utd. 5 - 0 Stoke First Division
1901/1902 Sat 11 Jan Stoke 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 14 Sep Newcastle Utd. 5 - 1 Stoke First Division
1900/1901 Sat 12 Jan Stoke 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 15 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Stoke First Division
1899/1900 Sat 21 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Stoke First Division
Sat 16 Dec Stoke 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1898/1899 Sat 21 Jan Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Stoke First Division
Sat 24 Sep Stoke 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1897/1898 Fri 23 Apr Stoke 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Test Match
Tue 20 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Stoke Test Match