The 2–2 draw between Newcastle and Tottenham at St. James’ Park delivered drama, swings in control and an unlikely star for a team fighting to avoid another loss. Cristian Romero scored both Spurs goals, including a bicycle kick in stoppage time, and kept Newcastle from turning a more consistent performance into a win that would’ve mattered in such a tight table.
The result leaves both clubs stuck in the middle of the Premier League, each with 19 points, sitting in positions that match a match full of intensity but uneven play on both sides.
Newcastle finds solutions through Bruno Guimarães
Newcastle were the better team, winning the ball high up the field. Joelinton even hit the post after a precise pass from Jacob Murphy, one of the moments that showed how much the team pushed Tottenham back throughout the first half. Even with all that pressure, the goal only came after the break, when Bruno Guimarães entered and immediately took control.
The captain delivered dangerous corners, organized the midfield and, in the 71st minute, opened the scoring with a placed shot into the bottom-right corner after receiving a pass from Nick Woltemade in a move that also featured an important touch from Anthony Gordon. The stadium came alive, and Newcastle looked ready to manage the rest of the match. But Tottenham answered right away: Romero stepped in front of Dan Burn and headed in Mohammed Kudus’ cross, leveling a match that had clearly tilted toward the home side.
Newcastle regained the lead through a penalty awarded after VAR review, when Bentancur held Burn inside the box during a corner. Gordon converted in the 86th minute with confidence and seemed to be sealing the win for the hosts.
Tottenham avoids another loss with Romero’s saving bicycle kick
Tottenham reached halftime without a shot on target for the fourth straight Premier League match, but grew late as set pieces became their lifeline. And it was off another corner that everything changed. Ramsdale punched the ball away, it bounced loose and Romero launched himself into an acrobatic attempt. The bicycle kick wasn’t perfect, but it was enough for the ball to bounce in off the far post, silencing the stadium and securing a valuable point for Spurs.
The draw doesn’t solve anything for either team, but it shows how small details shifted the match. Newcastle had chances, found rhythm through Guimarães and still watched the win slip away twice. Tottenham, meanwhile, created little but found in Romero exactly the break they needed to stop their negative run.