Hello and welcome to our live coverage from the Britannia Stadium of Stoke City vs Newcastle United. Team news to follow shortly...

And that is that! Stoke secure a scrappy 1-0 victory over the magpies who have now lost four in a row!

Tiote pumps it long towards Ameobi but Cameron does well to win his header. Walters plays it off Dummett and it goes out for a throw. Cameron taking his time.

Silly free kick given away by Tiote on Crouch after bundling into him as he gathered it. Stoke go short and back themselves to keep it. Nzonzi switches to Cameron.

Adam wins it off Tiote in the middle and plays it cleverly off Yanga Mbiwa to give his side a throw on the left. They're taking their time.

Crouch wastes some time in the corner before giving away a goal kick which Krul takes long.

Anitaa finds Ben Arfa who plays it wide to Armstrong but the ball is lost when Arnautovic bullioes him off the ball.

Poor corner from Tiote is cleared by Whelan, the first defender.

Newcastle free kick again cleared by Shawcross. The ball drops to Gouffran who volleyed into Adam who blocked again.

Odemwingie comes off for Jon Walters. Straight swap.

Tiote angles a cross from the left to the right where Ameobi is at the far post but the cross has too much on it leaving Ameobi with a lot of work to do and it goes for a goal kick.

Anita needed a few more inches! Ameobi takes the ball onto the penalty area and crosses to the far post to Anita but he couldn't jump high enough to control the header and it goes over!

Gouffran tries to thread a ball line to Dummett but Cameron read it a week ago and sets Stoke on their way again.

Newcastle string a few passes together before Yanga Mbiwa tries to angle a pass to Ameobi but it goes straight through to Begovic.

Thankfully he is up after some TLC from the physio. Stoke playing it out from the back with Cameron on the right. He drives up the right and crosses low but it is cleared.

Arnautovic down injured. Looks like he has twinged his thigh.

Arnautovic takes on Yanga Mbiwa on the left. Totally skins him and delivers a delicious cross for Crouch who was caught on his heels and the look on his face says it all. He should have known that quality of cross was coming.

Stoke looking in control of this one. Ben Arfa is still limping as Stoke knock the ball about in the middle of the park.

Most of that minute taken up by the injury but a deep cross from Cameron almost finds Arnautovic but Yanga Mbiwa does well to clear.

Ben Arfa loses the ball. Wins the ball. Loses the ball. Wins it back and then loses it again. All within about four touches of the ball. Adam clatters into him and the Frenchman is down.

Arnautovic and Adam over the free kick thirty yards out just left of central. Adam takes but it goes harmlessly over the bar.