The last time Stoke came to St James' Park ... TOON v STOKE CITY 2012/2013 Wed 28 Nov Stoke City 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premier League 2011/2012 Sat 21 Apr Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Stoke City Premier League Mon 31 Oct Stoke City 1 - 3 Newcastle Utd. Premier League 2010/2011 Sat 19 Mar Stoke City 4 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premier League 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 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 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 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 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 April 21 2012 NEWCASTLE 3 STOKE 0
Papiss Cissé continues to prove he is capable of joining the select group of No9s who possess legendary status in the eyes of the Newcastle supporters. The Senegalese was involved in his side's opening goal before scoring for the sixth game in succession, a feat beyond any other Premier League striker this season.
Cissé has achieved it only 10 games into a Newcastle career. He has scored 11 times already since joining United, after other clubs hesitated about making a move for him during the January transfer window. Coming at the end of a week when he paid a surprise visit to a young fan in Bedlington and queued for a £6 haircut in a Gateshead barber's shop, Cissé is developing into a Geordie icon to be ranked alongside Malcolm Macdonald and Kevin Keegan.
If Cissé had not had his hair shaved he might even have scored in the 14th minute when he headed Hatem Ben Arfa's cross against the bar after the winger embarrassed Marc Wilson with his control. No matter, because Yohan Cabaye, another major influence in midfield, reacted quicker than a ponderous Stoke defence to head in from close range.
Cissé's inevitable goal was not long delayed, though. Only four minutes later, Cabaye ended a long period of possession by Newcastle when he threaded the ball through to the striker, who beat Asmir Begovic with the confidence expected of a player in such a rich vein of form. Cabaye was to add another goal in the second half to emerge as the most influential player in another impressive Newcastle performance. "The one Cabaye made was better than the two he scored. How he saw that pass I don't know. It was exquisite, one of the passes of the season," Alan Pardew said.
It was a decisive goal in a win that encouraged further talk from the manager of a future in Europe. "The Champions League is still a possibility and we are not hiding from that," Pardew said. "If Everton don't beat Manchester United, that's qualification for the Europa League for us and that's a big achievement, but we haven't lost sight of the fact that there's a chance to do something really special.
"Quality was the key today. We had our normal work ethic, but a lot of quality from Cabaye, Cissé, [Demba] Ba and Ben Arfa. They were a problem for Stoke.
"It's been a great season for us. We've kept targeting the last 10 games to be in and around it [the European places] and there's now only four left. We've got to win them and see where it takes us."
With the match effectively settled after 18 minutes, the focus switched to Ba, whose goals have dried up dramatically after he scored 15 in the first half of the season. An overdue goal for him would have made it a perfect day for Newcastle, after the stalemate between Chelsea and Arsenal, and Spurs' defeat. Ba did have two efforts saved by Begovic, while Cissé had a goal disallowed before Cabaye curled in his second goal from the edge of the area in the 57th minute. Cheik Tioté's powerful midfield performance would also have been rewarded with a goal if Begovic had not made two fine saves from him in the closing stages.
United have now gone 398 minutes since conceding a goal – a record that Stoke never threatened – and are surely heading into Europe. Whether it will be in the Champions League or the Europa League is still to be determined. Tony Pulis, the manager who led Stoke into the Europa League last season, said: "Newcastle have lots of momentum. They have goals in them and can be very confident and assured for the last few games because they will score goals."
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