Manchester United fight back to earn point

Daley Blind’s late equaliser earned Manchester United a point against West Ham in a 1-1 draw dominated by the hosts at Upton Park.

The Hammers had looked like enhancing their European hopes and denting Manchester United's bid for Champions League football when makeshift defender Cheikhou Kouyate twice juggled the ball before, with his third touch, hitting a superb volley on the turn into the net.

Radamel Falcao missed a glorious opportunity to equalise 14 minutes from time, but Blind popped up to score late on and earn a point for the visitors, who finished the game with 10 men as Luke Shaw was sent off for two bookable offences.

Stoke striker Peter Crouch came off the bench to snatch a 1-1 draw at Newcastle with a dramatic late equaliser.

The Magpies looked to have won an instantly forgettable game when Jack Colback fired them into a 74th-minute lead.

However Crouch headed fellow substitute Geoff Cameron's 90th-minute cross over keeper Tim Krul to claim a 1-1 draw on Tyneside and deny head coach John Carver back-to-back Barclays Premier League victories and leave Newcastle still awaiting as first home win of 2015.

Colback might not have been on the pitch to put the Magpies ahead had referee Kevin Friend issued a second caution for a 71st-minute foul on Victor Moses.

The goal briefly raised the spirits of a crowd of just 47,763 - the lowest at St James' Park this season - but there were boos on the final whistle with Carver's men having passed up an opportunity to climb into the top 10.

Brown Ideye was West Brom's unlikely saviour as they fought back from two down to draw 2-2 at fellow strugglers Burnley.

The Baggies' record signing almost left the club in the final hours of the winter transfer window on Monday but came off the bench at half-time at Turf Moor to head in the equaliser.

Burnley were two up inside 32 minutes through Ashley Barnes and Danny Ings but Chris Brunt pulled one back just before half-time for Albion.

It was a first Premier League goal of the season for Brunt, who lost the captain's armband to deadline-day signing Darren Fletcher.

The point was enough for Burnley to climb back out of the relegation zone but they desperately needed all three with an extremely tough run of fixtures coming up.