Late Romero brace stuns Newcastle
Cristian Romero's double, which included an overhead kick in the 95th minute, saw Tottenham salvage a dramatic 2-2 draw with Newcastle United at St James' Park.
Spurs had to fight back from a goal down on two occasions to stop the rot after back-to-back Premier League defeats, with their captain – who returned from a one-match ban for accruing five yellow cards – leading the way.
Newcastle, which dominated the first half and almost took the lead when Joelinton stuck the post from a tight angle, went ahead in the 71st minute.
Anthony Gordon scampered down the left flank before Nick Woltemade, whose clever lay-off allowed half-time substitute Bruno Guimaraes to curl home.
Spurs responded quickly, with Romero stooping to meet Mohammed Kudus' right-wing cross with a header that nestled in the bottom corner in the 78th minute.
But Newcastle came roaring back and when a VAR review saw Rodrigo Bentancur penalised for a shirt pull on Dan Burn from a corner, Gordon kept his cool to fire home from the penalty spot.
However, there was one final twist to come.
Aaron Ramsdale could only half clear Mathys Tel's delivery from a left-wing corner, and though Romero did not make the cleanest connection with his acrobatic attempt, the ball tricked into the far corner to stun the home fans into silence.
