Shola Ameobi came off the bench to help Newcastle United to a 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur on home soil and maintain their unbeaten start to the season.
A pulsating encounter really caught alight five minutes before the break when Rafael van der Vaart put the visitors ahead from the penalty spot after Steven Taylor was penalised for a foul on Emmanuel Adebayor inside the area.
But Newcastle emerged for the second half in determined mood and got themselves back on terms within three minutes when Demba Ba turned Jonás Gutiérrez's cross past Brad Friedel for his fifth goal in three games.
Ultimately, it would be two substitutes who would take centre stage in a breathless conclusion to the game with Jermain Defoe blasting Spurs into the lead with 68 minutes gone before Ameobi arrived to snatch a point four minutes from time with an equally impressive finish.
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A pulsating encounter really caught alight five minutes before the break when Rafael van der Vaart put the visitors ahead from the penalty spot after Steven Taylor was penalised for a foul on Emmanuel Adebayor inside the area.
But Newcastle emerged for the second half in determined mood and got themselves back on terms within three minutes when Demba Ba turned Jonás Gutiérrez's cross past Brad Friedel for his fifth goal in three games.
Ultimately, it would be two substitutes who would take centre stage in a breathless conclusion to the game with Jermain Defoe blasting Spurs into the lead with 68 minutes gone before Ameobi arrived to snatch a point four minutes from time with an equally impressive finish.
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