Crouch rose to meet a Victor Moses cross from the left in the 15th minute.Newcastle were fortunate not to concede a penalty when Moses was bundled over in the area by Yoan Gouffran.Marko Arnautovic was denied by a post before Newcastle's Jack Colback thumped against the bar late on to leave the visitors second bottom of the table.While Stoke move up to 11th, defeat leaves Newcastle, who have only five league wins since the turn of the year, on three points from their six matches this season and supporters once again took their frustration out on manager Pardew.Papiss Cisse, who scored twice as Newcastle came from behind to draw 2-2 with Hull in their last Premier League match, was only fit enough for the bench and the visitors were reduced to long-range efforts in the first half.Cisse was brought on at the interval but, other than Colback's late opportunity, there was little response from Newcastle as Pardew's side slipped to a third league defeat of the season.Newcastle owner Mike Ashley's lawyers have said he was joking  when he claimed that Pardew would be sacked if his team were defeated at the Britannia Stadium.But the manner of this defeat, with Stoke always looking more incisive and Newcastle managing just one shot on target, will do little to reduce the negativity he will face ahead of Saturday's trip to Swansea.The Potters took the lead with the first clear chance of the evening, when Moses made space on the left and crossed for Crouch, who climbed higher than Fabricio Coloccini to turn a header into the corner.(BBC)Bakudaily.Az