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.

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 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).