Newcastle clinches home draw with Man City

Newcastle United's Habib Beye (R) challenges Manchester City's Robinho during their English Premier League soccer match at St James' Park in Newcastle October 20, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Newcastle United's Habib Beye (L) is sent off during their English Premier League soccer match against Manchester City at St James' Park in Newcastle October 20, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Newcastle United's Damien Duff (R) challenges Manchester City's Shaun Wright-Phillips during their English Premier League soccer match at St James' Park in Newcastle October 20, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Referee Rob Styles gestures during the English Premier League soccer match between Newcastle United and Manchester City at St James' Park in Newcastle October 20, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Manchester City's Stephen Ireland (2nd R) celebrates with teammates after scoring against Newcastle United during their English Premier League soccer match at St James' Park in Newcastle October 20, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

LONDON, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Newcastle United recovered from one goal down to manage a 2-2 home draw with Manchester City as the hosts played with 10 men for most of the time in the English Premier League on Monday.

After 14 minutes Habib Beye was judged to have brought down Robinho in the box and was sent off despite Newcastle's protest.

Robinho converted the spot kick but the hosts equalized just before halftime when Obafemi Martins's cross was cleared into the path of Shola Ameobi who struck it in neatly from close range.

The 10 men continued to push on and they took the lead after 63minutes when City center back Richard Dunne turned a Geremi cornerinto his own net under no pressure.

City came back strongly though and equalized four minutes from time when Stephen Ireland burst clear to finish confidently.

Newcastle, without a win for two months, started the day in the second to last with five points. The home draw did not change their place.