Newcastle 3 Albion 3

A hat-trick from Somen Tchoyi sealed a remarkable Albion comeback as they ended their season with a battling point at St James' Park.

The Cameroon international headed a 90th-minute equaliser as the Baggies fought back from 3-0 down after 47 minutes to draw 3-3 on Tyneside.

A scrappy Steven Taylor goal put Newcastle ahead before an error from Scott Carson allowed Peter Lovenkrands to double the lead and Jonas Olsson's own-goal early in the second half made it 3-0.

But Tchoyi gave Albion hope when he raced onto Steven Reid's through-ball to make it 3-1 and he set up a grandstand finish when he seized on Jonas Olsson's flick-on to reduce the arrears to a single goal.

And in the final minute Tchoyi produced a diving header to convert a cross by Olsson and earn his side a point.

Albion should have been ahead on seven minutes when Newcastle full-back Jose Enrique was caught in possession by Somen Tchoyi on the byline.

The winger's pull-back found Marc-Antoine Fortune, whose shot from the edge of the six-yard box was on target but was kept out brilliantly on the line by sprawling centre-half Steven Taylor.

But it was the hosts who took the lead on 16 minutes with a slightly freakish goal from a corner by Joey Barton.

Jonas Olsson's header hit Tchoyi and rebounded back into the danger zone, Peter Lovenkrands outjumped Paul Scharner to win a header and Steven Taylor turned smartly on the goalline and forced the ball home.

There were half-chances at both ends but Newcastle doubled their advantage on 39 minutes courtesy of an error by Scott Carson.

Shola Ameobi's flick on found Lovenkrands and, although the Albion keeper did well to get a hand to the Dane's shot, he failed to push it over the bar and it dropped over the line.

Fortune had another shot blocked on the line by Taylor but it was 3-0 early in the second-half as Jose Enrique delivered a hopeful cross to the Baggies' near post and watched Olsson inexplicably divert it past the helpless Carson.

But the Baggies reduced the arrears on 62 minutes when Tchoyi sprang a flat Magpies back four to race onto Steven Reid's high ball and slide a low shot past Tim Krul in the home goal.

And they gave their fans hope of a turnaround with 18 minutes remaining thanks to Tchoyi's second goal of the game.

Chris Brunt's reverse pass found Steven Reid and, when his cross was flicked on by Olsson, Tchoyi turned Coloccini before lashing a shot into the roof of the net.

The comeback was complete in the last minute when Ishmael Miller's backheal set up Olsson, whose cross was headed home by Tchoyi.n