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This video can not be played Injury-time Romero overhead kick rescues point for Spurs At a glance Cristian Romero's 95th-minute overhead kick secures dramatic point for Spurs Anthony Gordon thought he had won it with penalty after video assistant referee intervention Romero had earlier cancelled out substitute Bruno Guimaraes' opener PLAYER RATINGS Cristian Romero's superb 95th-minute overhead kick secured a dramatic point for Tottenham Hotspur against Newcastle United to ease the pressure on manager Thomas Frank. Spurs looked to be heading for a sixth defeat in just eight games before their captain stepped up when they needed him most once again at St James' Park. Romero, who had earlier equalised to cancel out Bruno Guimaraes' second-half opener, caught the ball superbly after Newcastle failed to deal with a corner to send the travelling support wild up in the gods. Newcastle had been set for a third successive league win when substitute Anthony Gordon scored a late penalty to make it 2-1. Spurs were unhappy that the penalty had been awarded in the first place but, after being ordered by the video assistant referee (VAR) to take a second look on the pitchside monitor, referee Tom Bramall ruled that Rodrigo Bentancur had fouled Dan Burn, dragging the towering defender to the floor. However, Spurs showed their powers of recovery to secure a precious point as Frank's side stay above Newcastle in 11th place. Have your say on Newcastle's performance What did you make of Tottenham's display? This video can not be played Spurs character showed by their reaction to setbacks against Newcastle - Frank How Spurs missed Romero. Frank's side had admittedly been struggling, even with their captain in the side, but his return from suspension at St James' Park was timely. After conceding two goals in the opening six minutes against Fulham last Saturday without him, Spurs looked in need of added bite. And Romero was one of four changes Frank made as Pape Matar Sarr, Rodrigo Bentancur and Brennan Johnson all returned to the side against Newcastle. Few would have thought Romero, who scored just a single goal last season, would end up having the visitors' only two shots on target – and put them both away. Spurs' never-say-die mentality, embodied by their skipper, will hearten Frank on a night the away end serenaded his side at full-time with a rendition of "We love you Tottenham, we do! " The big challenge now is to take this feeling back to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where they face Frank's former side, Brentford, on Saturday. This video can not be played Howe laments 'hugely disappointing' end to game This was deja vu for Newcastle. For the third time this season, against yet another member of the established order, Eddie Howe's side conceded a stoppage-time goal at home. Having lost out on a point against Liverpool and Arsenal earlier this season, Newcastle threw away two more against Spurs. This felt like a real chance for lift-off, to record three straight wins in the league for the first time since April. And Newcastle had done the hard work by bouncing back so quickly from Romero's first equaliser to retake the lead. But Howe will his rue side's game management in the final minutes, in terms of how they failed to deal with the corner leading to the equaliser, and its soft manner - as Romero had the space to line up his overhead kick before the ball bounced past three black and white shirts. Newcastle welcome Burnley to St James' Park on Saturday, 6 December (15: 00 GMT) before travelling to Germany to face Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League on Wednesday, 20 December (20: 00 GMT). Spurs host Brentford at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, 6 December (15: 00 GMT) before another home game against Slavia Prague in the Champions League on Tuesday, 9 December (20: 00 GMT). After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 2nd December 2025 at 22: 24 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Eddie Howe Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 Manager: Thomas Frank Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Eddie Howe Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 Manager: Thomas Frank Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Premier League All competitions All competitions All competitions Newcastle have won five of their last six Premier League games against Tottenham (L1), as many as they had in their previous 17 (D2 L10). Tottenham have lost their last three Premier League games against Newcastle, last losing more consecutively against the Magpies between April 2006 and December 2008 (6). Having won just two of their 11 Premier League home games against Spurs between 2010-11 and 2021-22 (D3 L6), Newcastle have now won their last three against them by an aggregate score of 12-2. Newcastle haven’t lost any of their last 10 home midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) evening matches (7pm or later) in the Premier League (W7 D3) since a 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace in February 2021. Tottenham have won just one of their last 13 midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) Premier League games (D2 L10), beating Brentford 3-2 in January 2024. They’ve lost each of their last seven such games, scoring just one goal in the process. Newcastle United have won 11 of their 16 home Premier League matches in 2025 (69%), their fifth best home win ratio in a calendar year in the competition, with two of those five best coming under Eddie Howe (also 70% in 2023, won 14/20). Tottenham Hotspur are unbeaten in Premier League games outside of London this season, picking up 10 points in four games (W3 D1). They last had a longer unbeaten run outside of the capital between March and October 2022 (six games). Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has won six of his eight Premier League matches against Spurs manager Thomas Frank, all while the Dane was at Brentford (D1 L1). It’s his joint most wins against an opposing manager, also beating Marco Silva six times (D1 L5). Bruno Guimarães has been involved in 11 goals in his last 19 home Premier League games for Newcastle (7 goals, 4 assists), scoring (2) or assisting (1) in each of his last three at St James’ Park, his best ever run in the competition. Richarlison has been involved in six goals in 10 Premier League appearances against Newcastle (4 goals, 2 assists), only having more goals and assists against Liverpool (4 goals, 3 assists). He bagged a brace for Spurs in a 4-1 win in December 2023 in his last game against them. Attempt missed. Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United). Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Offside, Newcastle United. Nick Woltemade is caught offside. First Half begins. Lineups are announced and players are warming up. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.