Newcastle United boss John Carver was pleased with their 1-1 draw against West Bromwich Albion.

It left the Magpies in 17th place on 36 points, two clear of the drop zone with two games remaining, the next of them a trip to QPR next Saturday.

Carver said: "A point might be huge, but the more important thing for me is the performance. The performance showed that there are people - and I include myself in that - up for this fight.

"Today was the biggest game for a long time, since we lost to Aston Villa when we got relegated [in 2009], but it now goes on to the next one at Queen's Park Rangers. The destiny is in our hands and we have got to deal with it."