Stoke City's Peter Crouch (L) celebrates with team mates after scoring a goal during their English Premier League soccer match against Newcastle United at the Britannia stadium in Stoke on Trent, northern England September 29, 2014. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett
LONDON (Reuters) - An early Peter Crouch goal gave Stoke City a 1-0 home win against Newcastle United in the Premier League on Monday to pile more pressure onto beleaguered Toon boss Alan Pardew.
Newcastle owner Mike Ashley had played down comments he made last week that Pardew would have to go if he lost at Stoke, but the home fans still tormented the manager with chants of "sacked in the morning' ringing out at the Britannia Stadium.
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