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John Carver (AP)
John Carver (AP)

Newcastle - Ayoze Perez stopped the rot for Newcastle by scoring an equaliser in a 1-1 draw at home to West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.

The result ended Newcastle's run of eight straight defeats, their worst for 38 years, and left them two points above the Premier League relegation zone with two games of the season left.

It had seemed the north-east side were heading for another loss when Nigeria striker Victor Anichebe gave visitors West Brom a 32nd-minute lead at St James' Park.

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