Ameobi snatches derby draw

04 March 2012 14:17

Derby specialist Shola Ameobi was Newcastle's hero once again as he spared Demba Ba's blushes with an injury-time equaliser in a 1-1 draw against 10-man Sunderland.

The substitute levelled at the death after Ba had seen an 83rd-minute penalty saved by Simon Mignolet.

Nicklas Bendtner had given the visitors a 24th-minute lead by converting a controversial penalty, but the visitors managed to hang on until the dying seconds despite having Stephane Sessegnon sent off, while Black Cats captain Lee Cattermole was also dismissed after the final whistle for arguing with referee Mike Dean.

Source: PA