Newcastle boss Alan Pardew was left ruing his side's luck following their 2-1 defeat to Stoke at the Britannia Stadium on Wednesday night.
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The loss represented the Magpies' fourth consecutive Premier League defeat and left Pardew highly frustrated, especially as it was his side that had been leading before Cameron Jerome and Jonathan Walters struck in the final 10 minutes to extinguish all hopes of breaking their losing streak.
And the Toon manager admitted after the match he was very much aggrieved at coming away from Staffordshire with nothing.
"Sometimes you have a game plan and your players see it through to the letter and it's pretty galling to look them in the eye and say they've come away with nothing, which I had to do," he said.
"A couple of mistakes cost us the game, and we didn't make many mistakes. It's a tough result for us to take.
"But I look at my team and it was such an improved performance. There was real commitment, a good balance to the team, and, if you're going to get a victory, that's the sort of performance that's going to lead you to one."
The Tynesiders clash with Wigan on Monday night at home in their next league encounter.
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