DONE at the death. Newcastle United were almost there in the fifth minute of stoppage time against Tottenham, only for an overhead kick from the most unlikely of sources, centre-half Cristian Romero, to deny them two points.

Romero’s remarkable finish after Aaron Ramsdale punched a corner into his path was his second goal of the night, condemning Newcastle to a 2-2 draw in a game they had dominated for most of the evening without ever turning their general superiority into a flurry of clear-cut chances.

They scored twice themselves, through a fine low finish from Bruno Guimaraes and a penalty from the Brazilian’s fellow substitute, Anthony Gordon, but were unable to see things out.

They remain unbeaten in their last three league games, having taken seven points from those matches, but

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