2011/12 NEWCASTLE 2 TOTTENHAM 2
NEWCASTLE: Krul, Simpson (Santon 77), Steven Taylor, Coloccini, Ryan Taylor, Obertan, Cabaye, Tiote, Gutierrez, Best (Shola Ameobi 71), Ba (Ben Arfa 71). Subs Not Used: Elliot, Lovenkrands, Gosling, Marveaux.
TOTTENHAM: Friedel, Walker, Kaboul, King (Bassong 30), Assou-Ekotto, Livermore, Parker, Modric, Bale, Van der Vaart (Defoe 63), Adebayor (Pavlyuchenko 89). Subs Not Used: Cudicini, Giovani, Rose, Townsend.
Att: 46, 420
Jermain Defoe looked to have won it for the visitors when he fired past Tim Krul with 68 minutes gone, but Ameobi denied Spurs a fifth successive Barclays Premier League win to the delight of the majority of the 46,420 crowd.
Rafael van der Vaart had put Harry Redknapp''s men ahead from the penalty spot five minutes before the break, but Demba Ba''s equaliser - his fifth goal in three games - within three minutes of the restart set the scene for the late drama.
Newcastle ran out knowing they were facing perhaps the toughest test of their campaign to date, but confident that they could come through it.
For 40 minutes, they gave as good as they got in a game in which the impetus repeatedly shifted between the sides.
Spurs started brightly with Gareth Bale having been switched to the right wing to chance his arm against makeshift left-back Ryan Taylor.
In the event, the former Wigan man coped admirably and long before half-time Bale returned to his more usual position on the left, leaving Taylor to deal with Luka Modric instead.
The visitors passed the ball confidently in the opening exchanges with Newcastle old boy Scott Parker and Modric prominent, and Emmanuel Adebayor, whose participation was in doubt because of a hamstring injury, stretching the home defence at regular intervals.
That said, chances were few and far between, and although Krul had to race from his line to snatch Van der Vaart''s seventh-minute through-ball off Adebayor''s toe and then pluck a looping Jake Livermore header out of the air four minutes later, there were few genuine scares for the Dutchman.
As the half wore on, the Magpies warmed to their task and with wide-men Gabriel Obertan and Jonas Gutierrez causing problems and Yohan Cabaye and Cheick Tiote edging things in the middle of the pitch, they started to threaten.
Leon Best only just failed to get a toe to Ryan Taylor''s driven 13th-minute free-kick and Ba headed straight at keeper Brad Friedel from Cabaye''s cross 11 minutes later.
But the breakthrough arrived five minutes before half-time, and it did so to the horror of Newcastle defender Steven Taylor.
Taylor tracked Adebayor''s run into the penalty area and saw the former Togo international go down under his challenge.
Referee Lee Probert took his time with the defender protesting his innocence but eventually pointed to the spot and, amid a cacophony of boos from the home fans, Van der Vaart sent Krul the wrong way to open the scoring.
Ba headed high over from Cabaye''s 42nd-minute cross as the Magpies attempted to drag themselves back into the game, but they headed for the dressing room on the whistle knowing they had a tough task on their hands.
Newcastle needed just three minutes to get themselves back on terms, and they did so in some style as Gutierrez produced a wonderful, mazy run.
The Argentina international skipped pass Modric and then full-back Kyle Walker on the left before crossing for the unmarked Ba to slide in and send the ball goalwards, where Friedel could only carry it into his own net.
Sensing an opportunity to win the game, the Magpies piled forward in numbers, but in doing so, opened themselves up to Spurs'' pace on the counter-attack.
Adebayor fired across the face of goal and Van der Vaart shot straight at Krul with the home defence struggling to keep the visitors at bay.
But in the meantime, Obertan had whistled a 56th-minute drive just wide of Friedel''s far post in a frenetic passage of play.
Redknapp opted for even more pace with 63 minutes gone when he replaced Van der Vaart with Defoe, and the newcomer wasted little time in making his mark.
Having already forced Krul to sprint from his line to cut out Parker''s through-ball, he turned smartly on the midfielder''s pass to thump a left-footed shot past the keeper and into the bottom corner.
Pardew threw on Hatem Ben Arfa and Ameobi after withdrawing Ba and Best with 19 minutes remaining, and it was the home side which finished the stronger.
Friedel had to pull off fine saves from Tiote and then Ryan Taylor as time ran down, but there was nothing he could do to prevent Ameobi from snatching a point with his drilled 86th-minute strike.
Defoe and Fabricio Coloccini both might have won it in a breathless conclusion, but the spoils were ultimately shared.
TOON v SPURS - THE HISTORY
2011/2012 Sat 11 Feb Tottenham H. 5 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
Sun 16 Oct Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Tottenham H. Premier League
2010/2011 Sat 22 Jan Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Tottenham H. Premier League
Tue 28 Dec Tottenham H. 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
2008/2009 Sun 19 Apr Tottenham H. 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
Sun 21 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Tottenham H. Premier League
Wed 24 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Tottenham H. League Cup
2007/2008 Sun 30 Mar Tottenham H. 1 - 4 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
Mon 22 Oct Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Tottenham H. Premier League
2006/2007 Sun 14 Jan Tottenham H. 2 - 3 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Sat 23 Dec Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Tottenham H. Premiership
2005/2006 Sat 01 Apr Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Tottenham H. Premiership
Sat 31 Dec Tottenham H. 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
2004/2005 Sun 10 Apr Tottenham H. 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Sun 13 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Tottenham H. F.A. Cup
Sat 21 Aug Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Tottenham H. Premiership
2003/2004 Sun 14 Mar Tottenham H. 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Sat 13 Dec Newcastle Utd. 4 - 0 Tottenham H. Premiership
2002/2003 Wed 29 Jan Tottenham H. 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Sun 29 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Tottenham H. Premiership
2001/2002 Wed 30 Jan Tottenham H. 1 - 3 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Sun 21 Oct Newcastle Utd. 0 - 2 Tottenham H. Premiership
2000/2001 Tue 02 Jan Tottenham H. 4 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Sat 26 Aug Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Tottenham H. Premiership
1999/2000 Wed 22 Dec Newcastle Utd. 6 - 1 Tottenham H. F.A. Cup
Sun 12 Dec Tottenham H. 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup
Sun 28 Nov Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Tottenham H. Premiership
Mon 09 Aug Tottenham H. 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
1998/1999 Sun 11 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Tottenham H. F.A. Cup
after extra time, 90 minutes 0-0; played at Old Trafford
Mon 05 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Tottenham H. Premiership
Sat 24 Oct Tottenham H. 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
1997/1998 Sat 25 Apr Tottenham H. 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Sat 04 Oct Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Tottenham H. Premiership
1996/1997 Sat 28 Dec Newcastle Utd. 7 - 1 Tottenham H. Premiership
Sat 07 Sep Tottenham H. 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
1995/1996 Sun 05 May Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Tottenham H. Premiership
Sun 29 Oct Tottenham H. 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
1994/1995 Wed 03 May Newcastle Utd. 3 - 3 Tottenham H. Premiership
Sat 03 Dec Tottenham H. 4 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
1993/1994 Sat 04 Dec Tottenham H. 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Sat 14 Aug Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Tottenham H. Premiership
1988/1989 Sat 31 Dec Tottenham H. 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 03 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Tottenham H. First Division
1987/1988 Sat 23 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Tottenham H. First Division
Wed 19 Aug Tottenham H. 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1986/1987 Wed 25 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 21 Feb Tottenham H. 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup
Mon 25 Aug Tottenham H. 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1985/1986 Sat 22 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 07 Sep Tottenham H. 5 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1984/1985 Mon 06 May Newcastle Utd. 2 - 3 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 08 Dec Tottenham H. 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1976/1977 Sat 26 Feb Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Tottenham H. First Division
Wed 25 Aug Tottenham H. 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1975/1976 Sat 24 Apr Tottenham H. 0 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Wed 21 Jan Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Tottenham H. League Cup
Newcastle United won 3-2 on aggregate
Wed 14 Jan Tottenham H. 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. League Cup
Sat 04 Oct Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Tottenham H. First Division
1974/1975 Sat 11 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 5 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 07 Dec Tottenham H. 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1973/1974 Sat 11 May Newcastle Utd. 0 - 2 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 27 Oct Tottenham H. 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1972/1973 Sat 28 Apr Tottenham H. 3 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Wed 30 Aug Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division
1971/1972 Sat 22 Jan Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division
Wed 18 Aug Tottenham H. 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1970/1971 Sat 20 Feb Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 21 Nov Tottenham H. 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1969/1970 Sat 28 Feb Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 18 Oct Tottenham H. 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1968/1969 Wed 02 Apr Tottenham H. 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 28 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Tottenham H. First Division
1967/1968 Sat 27 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 3 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 02 Dec Tottenham H. 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1966/1967 Sat 31 Dec Tottenham H. 4 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 27 Aug Newcastle Utd. 0 - 2 Tottenham H. First Division
1965/1966 Sat 15 Jan Tottenham H. 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 23 Oct Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Tottenham H. First Division
1960/1961 Wed 22 Mar Tottenham H. 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 29 Oct Newcastle Utd. 3 - 4 Tottenham H. First Division
1959/1960 Sat 19 Dec Tottenham H. 4 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 22 Aug Newcastle Utd. 1 - 5 Tottenham H. First Division
1958/1959 Sat 17 Jan Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 06 Sep Tottenham H. 1 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1957/1958 Sat 28 Dec Tottenham H. 3 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 31 Aug Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division
1956/1957 Sat 23 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 10 Nov Tottenham H. 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1955/1956 Sat 04 Feb Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 24 Sep Tottenham H. 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1954/1955 Sat 30 Apr Tottenham H. 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 16 Oct Newcastle Utd. 4 - 4 Tottenham H. First Division
1953/1954 Sat 06 Feb Tottenham H. 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 19 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 3 Tottenham H. First Division
1952/1953 Sat 03 Jan Tottenham H. 3 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 30 Aug Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division
1951/1952 Sat 02 Feb Tottenham H. 0 - 3 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup
Sat 29 Dec Tottenham H. 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Mon 24 Sep Tottenham H. 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Charity Shield
played at White Hart Lane
Sat 01 Sep Newcastle Utd. 7 - 2 Tottenham H. First Division
1950/1951 Sat 07 Apr Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 18 Nov Tottenham H. 7 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1947/1948 Sat 24 Apr Tottenham H. 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Sat 06 Dec Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Tottenham H. Second Division
1946/1947 Sat 18 Jan Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Tottenham H. Second Division
Sat 14 Sep Tottenham H. 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1938/1939 Wed 01 Mar Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Tottenham H. Second Division
Sat 17 Sep Tottenham H. 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1937/1938 Wed 02 Feb Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Tottenham H. Second Division
Sat 11 Sep Tottenham H. 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1936/1937 Sat 09 Jan Tottenham H. 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Sat 12 Sep Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Tottenham H. Second Division
1935/1936 Sat 04 Jan Newcastle Utd. 1 - 4 Tottenham H. Second Division
Sat 07 Sep Tottenham H. 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1934/1935 Sat 26 Jan Tottenham H. 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup
1933/1934 Sat 24 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 3 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 11 Nov Tottenham H. 4 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1927/1928 Sat 07 Jan Tottenham H. 5 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 03 Sep Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division
1926/1927 Sat 16 Apr Newcastle Utd. 3 - 2 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 27 Nov Tottenham H. 1 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1925/1926 Thu 25 Mar Tottenham H. 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 14 Nov Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division
1924/1925 Sat 11 Apr Tottenham H. 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 06 Dec Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division
1923/1924 Sat 26 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 19 Jan Tottenham H. 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1922/1923 Sat 25 Nov Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 18 Nov Tottenham H. 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1921/1922 Sat 12 Nov Newcastle Utd. 0 - 2 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 05 Nov Tottenham H. 4 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1920/1921 Mon 27 Dec Tottenham H. 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 25 Dec Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division
1914/1915 Fri 02 Apr Tottenham H. 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 03 Oct Newcastle Utd. 4 - 0 Tottenham H. First Division
1913/1914 Sat 21 Mar Tottenham H. 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 15 Nov Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Tottenham H. First Division
1912/1913 Sat 29 Mar Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 23 Nov Tottenham H. 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1911/1912 Sat 30 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 25 Nov Tottenham H. 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1910/1911 Sat 21 Jan Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Tottenham H. First Division
Sat 17 Sep Tottenham H. 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1909/1910 Sat 19 Mar Tottenham H. 0 - 4 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 06 Nov Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Tottenham H. First Division
1904/1905 Wed 22 Feb Newcastle Utd. 4 - 0 Tottenham H. F.A. Cup
Sat 18 Feb Tottenham H. 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup