Big Sam Allardyce lives to fight another day – just! Stoke’s Grizzly Adams lookalike sub Jon Parkin was a whisker away from winning it for the Potters at the Britannia Stadium yesterday. And that would have been curtains for Allardyce.

So what did you make of the match, which was played in appalling conditions? Was Michael Owen actually on the field? How did Newcastle cope against Stoke’s muscular brand of football? Was a draw a fair result?

Let us know your thoughts – it’s your chance to be the pundit. Just post your verdict in the box below.

'Was Michael Owen actually on the field?'