Newcastle 2-1 West Brom: Joey Barton starts his first game since his release from jail and scores a penalty to put the Magpies ahead

Shortly before the interval Obafemi Martins heads home from Habib Beye's cross, via a slight deflection, to double Newcastle's lead

Winger Damien Duff looks to get the better of Gianni Zuiverloon as Joe Kinnear's side push for a third at St James' Park

Having posed little threat in the first half, West Brom cut the deficit in the 65th minute when substitute Ishmael Miller pulls one back

Baggies boss Tony Mowbray watches as his players fire in a number of efforts but to no avail as Newcastle hold on for the win

The victory, and the vital three points it brings, lifts Joe Kinnear's team out of the bottom three