Newcastle steal precious point

Updated 22.59 Mon Mar 17 2008

Keywords: Birmingham, Newcastle

Michael Owen has eased the pressure on beleaguered Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan by rescuing a point.

The Magpies went to St Andrews for a tense relegation battle against Birmingham City.

Owen tapped in a rebound ten minutes into the second half to give Newcastle their third point from the eight Barclays Premier League matches since Keegan returned to the club

The strain on Keegan was visible when James McFadden gave the home side a deserved half-time lead.

But Owen tapped in a rebound ten minutes into the second half to give Newcastle their third point from the eight Barclays Premier League matches since Keegan returned to the club.

The draw was enough to keep them above Alex McLeish's side in the battle to stay in the top flight.