Birmingham: Darren Fletcher headed in a late winner as West Bromwich Albion moved further away from the drop zone by beating fellow struggler Newcastle 1-0 in the Premier League on Monday.
The match looked to be heading for a draw when Fletcher nodded home his first goal of the season in the 78th minute.
Newcastle remain on 18th place with 17 points, while West Brom move to the relative safety with 23 points.
In another match, Marko Arnautovic converted an injury-time penalty to give Stoke City a 4-3 victory in a thrilling match at Everton on Monday.
Romelu Lukaku twice brought Everton level, canceling out strikes by Stoke winger Xherdan Shaqiri, to move to 15 goals for the season and tie with Leicester's Jamie Vardy as the league's top scorer.
Gerard Deulofeu put Everton ahead for the first time in the 71st, Joselu equalized for Stoke in the 80th before Arnautovic slotted home from the spot in the first minute of stoppage time after being fouled by John Stones.
The win continues a great December for Stoke, who have also beaten the two Manchester clubs.
In London, Crystal Palace extended their unbeaten run in the Premier League to six matches on Monday, after being held 0-0 at Selhurst Park by struggling Swansea.
Palace went closest to opening the scoring early in the second half. Brede Hangeland met Yohan Cabaye's searching free kick with a towering header which was turned away by Swansea goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski.
Modou Barrow went closest for Swansea in the 65th minute with a powerful attempt but Wayne Hennessey tipped it over the crossbar.
Palace striker Patrick Bamford then had an opening inside the penalty area but placed a tame effort straight at Fabianski as the hosts recorded a second consecutive goalless draw.
Palace are two points clear of Manchester United on fifth on 31, but United play Chelsea later on Monday. Swansea are 17th.
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