There have been three penalties in the last four Premier League meetings between Stoke and Newcastle.
Stoke and Newcastle have met in three Premier League campaigns; the first saw two draws, the second two Stoke wins and the last two victories for Newcastle.
The Magpies have lost just one of their last five visits to Stoke in all competitions (W2 D2 L1).
Demba Ba has scored four goals in three Premier League appearances against Stoke after nearly joining the Potters in January 2011.
Dean Whitehead has been given five yellow cards and one red card in his nine Premier League appearances for Stoke City this season.
Stoke have only lost two of their 13 Premier League games with Howard Webb as the referee (W4 D7 L2).
Since Newcastle boss Alan Pardew signed his new eight-year contract, the Magpies have won just one of their eight Premier League games (D3 L4).
On the road, the Magpies are now without a victory in seven Premier League games, losing three and drawing four.
Newcastle have not lost four Premier League games in a row since September 2008.
Newcastle (18%) are the only team to have played a higher proportion of long passes than Stoke (16%) this season.
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