... Tony Pulis is on the brink of becoming West Bromwich Albion manager after rejecting Newcastle United.
The former Stoke boss, who quit Crystal Palace on the eve of the season, is clear to work again from January 1 under his severance deal with the south London club.
He had been interested in the vacancy at Newcastle but told his advisers to end talks when they became worried that controversial club owner Mike Ashley and head scout Graham Carr would want a say in team selection.
Ashley and Carr control the recruitment of players at St James’ Park, a situation Alan Pardew reluctantly accepted. But it was a factor in Pardew’s decision to accept an offer to become Palace’s new manager.
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Burnley come to Tyneside on New Years Day having taken a point from Man City in a 'top v bottom' shock. We got a draw at Turf Moor earlier this month ...
BURNLEY 1 NEWCASTLE UTD 1
21. Rob Elliot
22. Daryl Janmaat
6. Mike Williamson 45'
36. Paul Dummett
19. Massadio Haidara
30. Mehdi Abeid
24. Cheick Tiote
11. Yoan Gouffran
17. Ayoze Perez 45'
28. Sammy Ameobi 75'
9. Papiss Cisse
Subs
8. Vurnon Anita
20. Remy Cabella 45'
27. Steven Taylor 45'
29. Emmanuel Riviere 75'
31. Jak Alnwick
32. Adam Armstrong
34. Remie Streete
Burnley climbed out of the Barclays Premier League relegation zone for the first time since September after extending their undefeated run to four matches.
The match itself was unremarkable, an occasionally untidy Turf Moor scuffle lit up by George Boyd's 20-yard opener for the hosts and Yoann Gouffran's clever flick that teed up Papiss Cisse's equaliser.
But the significance of escaping the bottom three is huge to Sean Dyche's Clarets.
A matter of weeks ago they were the only club in English football's top four tiers not to have won a game, now with eight points from the last 12 on offer they are out of the drop zone.
Hull replace them in 18th place, though they have a chance to change that on Wednesday night.
Burnley's resurgence has been built around the return to form and fitness of Danny Ings and although absent from the scoresheet he was again in excellent form.
His cushioned header provided Boyd with the chance he needed to break the deadlock in the 33rd minute and whenever the ball came close to him in the final third, he gave fright to the Magpies defence.
But a draw was the right result and Cisse's fifth of the campaign set Newcastle back on course after a winning run of six matches ended in defeat against West Ham on Saturday.
United boss Alan Pardew was relieved that his worst fears were not realised before kick-off, Daryl Janmaat, Massadio Haidara and Mike Williamson all passed fit.
But he was still without a handful of injured regulars and stand-in goalkeeper Rob Elliot, deputising again for the absent Tim Krul, was called into action in the eighth minute.
David Jones' one-touch pass set Burnley off in attack, giving Scott Arfield licence to run before touching the ball through for Ings.
With three striped shirts close by, he negotiated room to shoot where a square pass for Boyd might have been the wiser move.
It would not have mattered had his effort nestled in the top corner but Elliot beat the ball away one-handed.
The Clarets continued to probe, Kieran Trippier catching the back four flat with a clever chipped pass that Ashley Barnes could only turn into a corner.
Soon after Barnes flashed over from an even better opening after good hold-up work from Ings.
Newcastle were playing largely on the counter but began to string chances together, Sammy Ameobi stretching Tom Heaton with a skiddy shot across goal and Cisse blazing high into the stands following a deft set-up by Gouffran.
Heaton made a second decent save after 32 minutes, rushing to smother Mehdi Abeid's toe punt.
But it was Burnley who were playing with greater control and they were rewarded with the opening goal a minute later.
Ings turned Trippier's speculative long ball into something much more dangerous, winning the aerial battle and cushioning a perfect header into Boyd's path.
The Scot took a touch out of his feet and fired past the unsighted Elliot from 20 yards for his second of the season.
The lead might have doubled just before the break when another deft touch from Ings invited Jones to shoot, only for the midfielder to miss the target.
Pardew did not hesitate to change things, hauling off Williamson and Ayoze Perez at the break and sending on Steven Taylor and Remy Cabella.
Within three minutes the scores were level.
Cabella nearly made an instant impact, his goalbound shot blocked by Stephen Ward, but the goal arrived seconds later.
Janmaat's cross was flicked on instincively by Gouffran at the near post and Cisse rifled home from close range.
Immediately the match took on a new complexion, Newcastle finally playing with fluidity rather than rushed breaks.
Burnley were forced back, Cabella revelling in the space behind Cisse and captain Cheick Tiote starting to snap into tackles in the centre.
The home side suffered another setback when Ward hobbled off, handing Ben Mee a first appearance since October 18.
But the fort was holding for Sean Dyche's men, who were happy to see Abeid twice launch hopeful long-range efforts over the top.
The game began to open up again in the last 20 minutes, Burnley regaining territory and asking questions of their own again.
They also asked for a penalty when Michael Keane's header hit a Newcastle player at point-blank range but it would have been guesswork by Phil Dowd to call handball.
NEWCASTLE v BURNLEY
2014/2015 Tue 02 Dec Burnley 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
1982/1983 Sat 19 Mar Burnley 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Sat 06 Nov Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Burnley Second Division
1979/1980 Mon 07 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Burnley Second Division
Wed 26 Dec Burnley 3 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1978/1979 Tue 10 Apr Burnley 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Sat 23 Dec Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Burnley Second Division
1975/1976 Sat 17 Apr Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Burnley First Division
Fri 26 Dec Burnley 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1974/1975 Sat 15 Feb Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Burnley First Division
Sat 23 Nov Burnley 4 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1973/1974 Sat 27 Apr Burnley 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Wed 10 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Burnley First Division
1970/1971 Sat 30 Jan Burnley 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 28 Nov Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Burnley First Division
1969/1970 Mon 30 Mar Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Burnley First Division
Sat 01 Nov Burnley 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1968/1969 Sat 08 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Burnley First Division
Sat 17 Aug Burnley 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1967/1968 Sat 13 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Burnley First Division
Sat 18 Nov Burnley 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1966/1967 Sat 14 Jan Burnley 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 10 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Burnley First Division
1965/1966 Sat 12 Mar Burnley 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 18 Sep Newcastle Utd. 3 - 2 Burnley First Division
1960/1961 Sat 31 Dec Burnley 5 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 27 Aug Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Burnley First Division
1959/1960 Sat 06 Feb Burnley 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 19 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 3 Burnley First Division
1958/1959 Sat 25 Apr Burnley 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 06 Dec Newcastle Utd. 5 - 2 Burnley First Division
1957/1958 Mon 28 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 3 Burnley First Division
Sat 28 Sep Burnley 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1956/1957 Sat 02 Feb Burnley 3 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 22 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Burnley First Division
1955/1956 Sat 31 Dec Burnley 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 03 Sep Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Burnley First Division
1954/1955 Sat 22 Jan Burnley 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 11 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Burnley First Division
1953/1954 Sat 13 Feb Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Burnley First Division
Sat 26 Sep Burnley 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1952/1953 Sat 17 Jan Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Burnley First Division
Sat 06 Sep Burnley 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1951/1952 Sat 19 Jan Burnley 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 15 Sep Newcastle Utd. 7 - 1 Burnley First Division
1950/1951 Sat 20 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Burnley First Division
Sat 16 Sep Burnley 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1949/1950 Sat 25 Feb Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Burnley First Division
Sat 08 Oct Burnley 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1948/1949 Sat 15 Jan Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Burnley First Division
Sat 04 Sep Burnley 0 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1946/1947 Tue 28 Jan Burnley 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Sat 21 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Burnley Second Division
1938/1939 Sat 14 Jan Burnley 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Sat 10 Sep Newcastle Utd. 3 - 2 Burnley Second Division
1937/1938 Sat 29 Jan Burnley 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Sat 18 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Burnley Second Division
1936/1937 Sat 03 Apr Burnley 0 - 3 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Sat 28 Nov Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Burnley Second Division
1935/1936 Sat 08 Feb Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Burnley Second Division
Sat 05 Oct Burnley 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1934/1935 Sat 04 May Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Burnley Second Division
Sat 22 Dec Burnley 0 - 3 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1929/1930 Tue 11 Mar Burnley 0 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 12 Oct Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Burnley First Division
1928/1929 Mon 10 Sep Burnley 4 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Wed 29 Aug Newcastle Utd. 2 - 7 Burnley First Division
1927/1928 Sat 31 Mar Burnley 5 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 19 Nov Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Burnley First Division
1926/1927 Mon 06 Sep Burnley 3 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Wed 01 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 5 Burnley First Division
1925/1926 Fri 02 Apr Burnley 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Fri 01 Jan Newcastle Utd. 1 - 3 Burnley First Division
1924/1925 Sat 14 Mar Burnley 1 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 08 Nov Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Burnley First Division
1923/1924 Sat 08 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Burnley First Division
Sat 01 Dec Burnley 3 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1922/1923 Sat 14 Oct Burnley 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 07 Oct Newcastle Utd. 0 - 2 Burnley First Division
1921/1922 Sat 17 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Burnley First Division
Sat 10 Sep Burnley 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1920/1921 Sat 13 Nov Burnley 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 06 Nov Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Burnley First Division
1919/1920 Fri 02 Apr Burnley 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Fri 26 Dec Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Burnley First Division
1914/1915 Wed 14 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Burnley First Division
Sat 26 Sep Burnley 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1913/1914 Wed 18 Mar Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Burnley First Division
Sat 01 Nov Burnley 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1899/1900 Sat 24 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Burnley First Division
Sat 18 Nov Burnley 1 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1898/1899 Sat 04 Feb Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 Burnley First Division
Sat 08 Oct Burnley 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1897/1898 Mon 27 Dec Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Burnley Second Division
Sat 02 Oct Burnley 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
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NEWCASTLE UTD 3 EVERTON 2
NEWCASTLE UTD
31. Jak Alnwick
22. Daryl Janmaat
6. Mike Williamson
2. Fabricio Coloccini
36. Paul Dummett
24. Cheick Tiote
14. Jack Colback
7. Moussa Sissoko
17. Ayoze Perez
11. Yoan Gouffran 90+1'
9. Papiss Cisse 73'
Subs
3. Davide Santon
8. Vurnon Anita
20. Remy Cabella 90+1'
27. Steven Taylor
29. Emmanuel Riviere 73'
32. Adam Armstrong
41. Freddie Woodman
EVERTON
1. Joel
23. Seamus Coleman
30. Antolin Alcaraz
15. Sylvain Distin
29. Luke Garbutt
16. James McCarthy 45'
18. Gareth Barry
7. Aiden McGeady 61'
5. Samuel Eto'o
3. Leighton Baines
9. Arouna Kone 72'
Subs
8. Bryan Oviedo
10. Romelu Lukaku 72'
11. Kevin Mirallas 61'
17. Muhamed Besic
20. Ross Barkley 45'
27. Tyias Browning
45. Russell Griffiths
Papiss Cisse's fifth goal in six games launched a Newcastle fightback as they ended a four-match losing streak with a 3-2 victory over Everton.
The Senegal international cancelled out Arouna Kone's fifth-minute opener - his first for Everton on his first Barclays Premier League start for the club he joined during the summer of 2013 - with a close-range finish 11 minutes before the break .
However, Toffees boss Roberto Martinez may feel the African Cup of Nations-bound frontman was lucky to still be on the pitch after appearing to catch full-back Seamus Coleman with a flailing arm four minutes earlier, and there may yet be repercussions with referee Craig Pawson having taken no action at the time.
But if it was Cisse who started the ball rolling, it was Ayoze Perez and Jack Colback who completed the job with the Spaniard's fifth goal for the club giving them a 51st-minute lead which was cemented by Colback's first in a black and white shirt 16 minutes later, although substitute Kevin Mirallas' late strike made for a tense conclusion.
Newcastle ran out in front of a crowd of 52,313 having lost their last four games in all competitions, three of them in the Barclays Premier League, a run which included a 1-0 derby defeat by Sunderland in their last home fixture.
With some bookmakers having stopped taking bets on Alan Pardew being appointed the next Crystal Palace manager, there was an air of uncertainty around St James' Park before kick-off, although the 53-year-old and his players were concentrating simply on the 90 minutes ahead.
They were boosted by the Everton team-sheet, which showed seven changes, many of them enforced by injury and suspension, to the side which lost 1-0 at home to Stoke on Boxing Day, although it was the visitors who started much the brighter.
They got their reward with just five minutes gone when Aiden McGeady slid the ball into the space where full-back Paul Dummett should have been for Seamus Coleman to leave Yoan Gouffran in his wake and cross for Kone to convert from close range with central defenders Fabricio Coloccini and Mike Williamson looking on in horror.
The Magpies were simply not at the races as Gareth Barry was allowed to orchestrate from the middle of the park, and when they finally managed to string two passes together, Moussa Sissoko's touch deserted him in spectacular style as he ran on to Cisse's 12th-minute flick.
However, they gradually worked their way into the game, although without being able to find the required quality in the final third with keeper Joel Robles untroubled.
Coleman was left on his backside and claiming bitterly to the referee after clashing with Cisse as the pair awaited the delivery of a set-piece, and replays suggested the defender might have had a point about the striker's swinging arm.
He was even more aggrieved four minutes later when the striker fired the home side level, reacting first when Williamson turned Cheick Tiote's cross back across goal to beat Robles.
Martinez replaced James McCarthy with Ross Barkley before the restart, and it took the newcomer just three minutes to embark upon a trademark run upfield, although his pass to Kone was poor.
But it was Robles' goal which came under threat two minutes later with the keeper turning the ball aside after it ricocheted off Gouffran's shins, although his relief was only momentary as Tiote picked out Perez on the left and he cut inside Distin before thumping a shot through Coleman's legs and into the bottom corner.
The home side were growing in confidence, but they could not afford to relax and they were grateful to see Samuel Eto'o sky a 64th-minute effort high over after Leighton Baines had out-fought Tiote on the sideline.
But the visitors fell further behind three minutes later when Barkley failed to cut out Daryl Janmaat's cross and Colback stabbed the ball past Robles to make it 3-1.
Mirallas reduced the deficit with six minutes remaining when he got behind a static Newcastle defence to stab Baines' long ball past the advancing Jak Alnwick, but that was as good as it got for the Merseysiders as they slipped to a third successive defeat.
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NEWCASTLE UTD v BURNLEY Thursday Jan 1st
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Newcastle Utd Fixtures ...
2014/15 SEASON
Sunday August 17
NEWCASTLE 0 MAN CITY 2
Krul, Janmaat, Williamson, Coloccini, Dummett, Colback, Anita (63' Obertan), Cabella, Sissoko, Gouffran (74' Aarons), Riviere (83' Perez).
Subs: Haidara, Elliot, S Taylor, Abeid
Saturday August 23
ASTON VILLA 0 NEWCASTLE 0
Krul, Janmaat, Williamson, Coloccini, Dummett, Anita (70' de Jong), Colback, Cabella, Sissoko, Gouffran, Riviere (77' Perez - 90+2' S Taylor).
Subs: Haidara, Elliot, Obertan, Abeid
Tuesday August 26
LC GILLINGHAM 0 NEWCASTLE 1 (Egan OG)
Krul, Janmaat, Coloccini, S Taylor, Haidara, Sissoko, Abeid, Obertan, de Jong (68' Perez), Aarons (60' Cabella), Riviere (86' Gouffran)
Subs: Anita, Ferreyra, Elliot, Dummett
Saturday August 30
NEWCASTLE 3 CRYSTAL PALACE 3 (Janmaat, Aarons, Williamson)
Krul, Janmaat (79' Perez), Williamson, Coloccini, Haidara, Sissoko, Colback, Cabella, de Jong (79' Anita), Gouffran (67' Aarons), Riviere
Subs: Elliot, Obertan, S Taylor, Dummett
Saturday September 13
SOUTHAMPTON 4 NEWCASTLE 0
Krul, Janmaat, Williamson, Coloccini, Haidara, Anita (45' Tiote), Colback, Cabella (69' Perez), Sissoko (90'Ameobi), Gouffran, Riviere
Subs: Elliot, Obertan, S Taylor, Armstrong
Saturday September 20
NEWCASTLE 2 HULL CITY (Cisse 2)
Krul, Janmaat, Williamson, Coloccini, Dummett, Tiote (85' Ameobi), Colback, Sissoko, Cabella, Gouffran (90+4' Perez), Riviere (69' Cisse)
Subs: Anita, Haidara, Elliot, S Taylor
Wednesday September 24
LC CRYSTAL PALACE 2 NEWCASTLE 3 AET (Riviere 2, Dummett)
Elliot, Janmaat (46 Haidara), Coloccini, S Taylor, Dummett, Colback, Abeid, Obertan, Armstrong, Ameobi (66 Sissoko), Riviere (80 Perez)
Subs: Anita, Ferreyra, Cabella, Alnwick
Monday September 29
STOKE CITY 1 NEWCASTLE 0
Krul, Janmaat, Williamson, Coloccini, Dummett, Tiote, Colback, Sissoko, Cabella (74' Ameobi), Gouffran (68' Obertan), Riviere (45' Cisse)
Subs: Anita, Elliot, S Taylor, Armstrong
Saturday October 4
SWANSEA CITY 2 NEWCASTLE 2 (Cisse 2)
Krul, Janmaat, Williamson, Coloccini, Dummett, Obertan, Tiote, Sissoko, Colback (69' Riviere), Gouffran (58' Ameobi), Cisse (85' Perez).
Subs: Anita, Haidara, Cabella, Elliot
Saturday October 18
NEWCASTLE 1 LEICESTER CITY 0 (Obertan)
Krul, Janmaat, S Taylor, Coloccini, Dummett (72' Haidara), Tiote, Anita (59' Perez), Colback, Obertan, Sissoko, Gouffran (90+2' Cabella), Cisse
Subs: Elliot, Abeid, Armstrong
Saturday October 26
TOTTENHAM 1 NEWCASTLE 2 (Ameobi, Perez)
Krul, Janmaat, S Taylor, Coloccini, Dummett, Anita (45' Cabella), Colback, Obertan (45' Ameobi), Sissoko, Gouffran, Perez (79' Haidara)
Subs: R Taylor, Ferreyra, Elliot, Armstrong
Wednesday October 29
LC MAN CITY 0 NEWCASTLE 2 (Aarons, Sissoko)
Elliot, Janmaat (64' Sissoko), Coloccini, Dummett, Haidara, Colback, R Taylor, Abeid, Obertan, Armstrong (65' Riviere), Aarons (46' Ameobi)
Subs: Krul, Gouffran, Perez, Cabella
Saturday November 1
NEWCASTLE 1 LIVERPOOL 0 (Perez)
Elliot, Krul, Janmaat, S Taylor, Coloccini, Dummett, Abeid, Colback, Obertan (27' Aarons), Sissoko), Ameobi (66' Cabella), Cisse (45' Perez)
Subs: R Taylor, Gouffran, Haidara, Elliot
Sunday November 9
WEST BROM 0 NEWCASTLE 2 (Perez, Coloccini)
Krul, Janmaat, Coloccini (78' Williamson), Dummett, Haidara, Abeid, Colback, Cabella (82' R Taylor), Sissoko, Ameobi (78' Gouffran), Perez
Subs: Anita, Cisse, Elliot, Armstrong
Saturday November 22
NEWCASTLE 1 QPR 0 (sissoko)
Krul, Janmaat, Williamson, Dummett, Haidara, R Taylor (34' Gouffran), Colback, Cabella (68' Cisse), Sissoko, Ameobi, Perez (89' Armstrong)
Subs: Anita, Ferreyra, Elliot, Streete
Saturday November 29
WEST HAM 1 NEWCASTLE 0
Elliot, Janmaat (74' S Taylor), Williamson, Dummett, Haidara, Tiote (63' Cabella), Colback, Gouffran (63' Cisse), Sissoko, Ameobi, Perez
Subs: Anita, Riviere, Alnwick, Armstrong
Tuesday December 2
BURNLEY 1 NEWCASTLE 1 (Cisse)
Elliot, Janmaat, Williamson (45' S Taylor), Dummett, Haidara, Abeid, Tiote, Gouffran, Perez (45' Cabella), Ameobi (75' Riviere), Cisse
Subs: Anita, Alnwick, Armstrong, Streete
Saturday December 6
NEWCASTLE 2 CHELSEA 1 (Cisse 2)
Elliot (45' Alnwick), Janmaat, S Taylor, Coloccini, Dummett, Tiote, Colback, Cabella (53' Cisse), Sissoko, Ameobi (83' Williamson), Perez
Subs: Anita, Gouffran, Haidara, Riviere
Saturday December 13
ARSENAL 4 NEWCASTLE 1 (Perez)
Alnwick, Janmaat, Williamson, Coloccini, Dummett, Tiote, Colback, Perez (82' Armstrong), Ameobi (56' Cabella), Gouffran, Cisse (56' Riviere)
Subs: Anita, Haidara, Vuckic, Woodman
Wednesday December 17
LC TOTTENHAM 4 NEWCASTLE 0
Alnwick, Coloccini, Williamson, Haidara, Dummett, Colback, Cabella (80' Vuckic), Gouffran, Perez, Sissoko (73' Anita), Riviere (60' Armstrong)
Subs: Streete, Satka, Woodman, Roberts
Sunday December 21
NEWCASTLE 0 SUNDERLAND 1
Alnwick, Janmaat, S Taylor, Coloccini, Dummett, Tiote (75' Cisse), Colback, Gouffran (59' Armstrong), Sissoko, Ameobi (89' Cabella), Perez
Subs: Williamson, Haidara, Riviere, Woodman
Friday December 26
MANCHESTER UNITED 3 NEWCASTLE 1 (Cisse pen)
Alnwick, Janmaat, S Taylor, Coloccini, Dummett (63' Cabella), Anita, Colback, Gouffran, Sissoko, Armstrong (63' Cisse), Perez (82' Vuckic)
Subs: Williamson, Riviere, Satka, Woodman
Sunday December 28
NEWCASTLE 3 EVERTON 2 (Cisse, Perez, Colback)
Alnwick, Janmaat, Williamson, Coloccini, Dummett, Tiote, Colback, Sissoko, Perez, Gouffran (90+1' Cabella), Cisse (73' Riviere)
Subs: Santon, Anita, S Taylor, Armstrong, Woodman
Thursday January 1 2015
Newcastle United v Burnley
Saturday January 10 2015
Chelsea v Newcastle United
Saturday January 17 2015
Newcastle United v Southampton
Saturday January 31 2015
Hull City v Newcastle United
Saturday February 7 2015
Newcastle United v Stoke City
Tuesday February 10 2015
Crystal Palace v Newcastle United
Saturday February 21 2015
Manchester City v Newcastle United
Saturday February 28 2015
Newcastle United v Aston Villa
Wednesday March 4 2015
Newcastle United v Man Utd
Saturday March 14 2015
Everton v Newcastle United
Saturday March 21 2015
Newcastle United v Arsenal
Saturday April 4 2015
Sunderland v Newcastle United
Saturday April 11 2015
Liverpool v Newcastle United
Saturday April 18 2015
Newcastle United v Tottenham
Saturday April 25 2015
Newcastle United v Swansea City
Saturday May 2 2015
Leicester City v Newcastle United
Saturday May 9 2015
Newcastle United v West Brom
Saturday May 16 2015
QPR v Newcastle United
Sunday May 24 2015
Newcastle United v West Ham United