Yet a West Brom roared its way back to the game by having an equaliser from Billy Jones right after the time mark that was enough to justify a point. Changes were made three by the Baggies from their defeat to Arsenal with Romelu Lukaku and Marc-Antoine Fortune leading the line although Steve Clarke also elected for a return to motion for Gordon Popov. Alan Pardew accepted straight back James Perch and Massaidio Haidara to first-team obligations with the latter making his entire Premier League introduction for the membership. The guests started out of the block and took the lead within the opening five minutes using their first test. A good passing move allowed Papiss Cisse the opportunity to go a combination in from the left-hand side a' his delivery cushioned to the web by Gouffran past a Ben Foster in target. Newcastle was in control and stacked on the force with two efforts in quick succession but the Baggies goalkeeper rejected a flick from Steven Taylor and a sharp volley from Yohan Cabaye from the subsequent corner. Foster then spared the blushes of Jonas Olsson when his under-hit back-pass fell to Cisse just for the striker to spurn the chance with an unsuccessful dinked effort. The first-half ended in controversy if the home area were refused a fee for a on Billy Jones. The referee and his assistant a' who was only ten yards away a' awarded a just outside the area for an leg from James Perch, yet replays proved the challenge was inside the box. West Brom a' which seemed useless in the first time a made a change through the introduction of Shane Long, who quickly picked the side up a gear. When he was denied a poacheras attempt after Rob Elliot fumbled a fizzing long-range drive from Fortune the striker nearly made a dramatic impact inside two minutes. But West Brom's second-half improvements were granted with a wonderful team target from Jones. The power and hold-up play from Lukuku in the place gave the defense a chance to stab the ball to the web to give his side a deserved equalizer. Newcastle eased its way back into the game towards the final five minutes to reduce the threat of the house side. With the clock ticking down, the two teams played out to a rating pull after an amusing game of two halves left Pardew's area embroiled further in the relegation fight.
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