Newcastle were leading. Sunderland were losing. It was the worst possible scenario for the Black Cats.

Step up Jermain Defoe. The veteran centre forward was fouled in stoppage time at Stoke before he smashed in the penalty to nick a late point for his side. Could he have scored another relegation-avoiding goal? Maybe..

Big Sam looked rather smug after the game, naturally. Although he wasn't so chirpy at half-time.

In the words of Alan Partridge, "Because I'm a bloody bloke!".

Allardyce must be wondering if he will ever stop fighting relegation, it seems like its been his entire career (it largely has). The Premier League's greatest 'fire fighter' has got one hell of a burner to put out here, but luckily half of the world seems to think he can do it. Even if it does involve some slightly odd logic, like this:

Harsh!

On the other hand, the 'take Defoe to the Euros' brigade had another nugget to back their argument. What a man, Jermain Defoe.

And here is one those 'Defoe for England' shouts..

Conspiracy theorists do get a bit tiresome, sometimes. Come on, Cabaye hit a decent penalty!

Allardyce to produce an album of his best humming hits if they are relegated this season?

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