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10 greatest Premier League comebacks including Newcastle's heroic four-goal turnaround

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Newcastle created Premier League history in the most dramatic fashion.Trailing by four goals at home to title hopefuls Arsenal, the Magpies looked dead, buried and in dire need of a miracle.Theo Walcott, Johann Djourou and Robin Van Persie had given the Gunners a three-goal lead with only 10 minutes on the clock before the Dutchman added a fourth a mere 16 minutes later.

Then came the turning point.Abou Diaby was shown red for pushing Joey Barton and Kevin Nolan early in the second half to offer the Toon a lifeline and they duly took it.Barton scored twice from the penalty spot, either side of a strike from Leon Best, to set up the most nail-biting of finales, before Cheik Tiote crashed in a long-range equaliser to cue pandemonium at St.

James Park. While Newcastle may well remain the only team in Premier League history to avoid defeat after going four goals behind in a game, Daily Star Sport take a closer look at some of the league's other most dramatic comebacks.What is the greatest comeback in Premier League history?

Give us your thoughts in the comments section.Should Newcastle require some inspiration in their fight to avoid the dreaded drop this season, they need look no further than this Premier League classic.Back in 1990s, there was a time when the Magpies were regular title challengers, though on this particular occasion, they were in danger of seeing their charge derailed, despite Robbie Elliott having given them a third-minute lead.Goals from Matt Elliott, Steve Claridge and Emile Heskey then put Leicester 3-1 up with just 13 minutes remaining, before an Alan Shearer hat-trick completed the remarkable turnaround.This fixture has served up some classics within the Premier League era, but the stand-out.

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