Stoke boss Tony Pulis was pleased with his side's second-half performance as they came back to win 2-1 at Newcastle.
The Potters went behind to a 43rd minute Kevin Nolan penalty before winning the game thanks to Kenwyne Jones' 67th minute header and a late James Perch own goal.
It was the latest comeback for Stoke after they battled back to beat Aston Villa and then came from behind to draw with West Ham.
Asked why his team went behind again in the first-half, Pulis told Sky Sports: "I don't know why, we've done it so many times this season and we try and prepare the lads the best we can, I'm just so pleased that they've turned up second-half to be honest.
"I didn't think we played at all well first-half but I didn't think Newcastle created a lot of chances - I don't think Thomas (Sorensen) had too many saves to make or had too much to do.
"But that wasn't any excuse for the way we played really."
Substitute Ricardo Fuller suffered a suspected dislocated shoulder - which could mean three months out - in the build-up to Jones' equaliser and Pulis said they were desperate to find out how he was because he was a game-changer.
"We are hoping its not (a dislocated shoulder), we're hoping that they'll just pop it back in, last time he was ten days, so fingers crossed, we are hoping it will be anything but a dislocated shoulder - if it is it will be a massive blow."
Pulis also accused a Newcastle player of feigning injury during the game, although he refused to identify the player in question.
Stoke came in for criticism following Andy Wilkinson's midweek challenge on Fulham striker Moussa Dembele and Pulis called on the Professional Footballers' Association to demand higher standards of behaviour from its members.
He said: "With the bad publicity we have had this week with the challenge from Andy Wilkinson, I was really disappointed when one of the Newcastle players went down and I think simulated an injury from a challenge.
"Three passes later, he jumped up and was running around as if nothing had happened.
"The PFA have a responsibility as an organisation to make sure their players don't do things like that because you put other players under enormous pressure, but also you but referees and officials under enormous pressure.
"We have been highlighted with one or two other clubs for supposedly being over-physical, and there are other aspects to our game that need to be addressed, and that is certainly, for me, one of them."
Asked to name the player, Pulis replied: "I don't know, you will have to look at the tape yourself."
However, Newcastle counterpart Chris Hughton refuted the claim.
He said: "I would be very, very surprised. We were up against a hard-running, very physical side in Stoke who certainly put themselves about.
"But I certainly didn't see any play-acting from any of our players. I would be very, very surprised at that, very surprised."
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