Tottenham Hotspur rescued a 2-2 draw against Newcastle United at St James' Park, with captain Cristian Romero scoring twice to deny the hosts victory. Newcastle took the lead through substitute Bruno Guimaraes before Anthony Gordon converted a controversial penalty, but Romero's late overhead kick secured a point for Spurs. Both teams remain on 19 points in the Premier League table.
Match Overview
The Premier League clash at St James' Park on December 2, 2025, ended in a 2-2 draw, highlighting Tottenham's resilience under pressure. Newcastle United, buoyed by a recent 4-1 win over Everton, started strongly but couldn't hold onto their advantages. Tottenham, coming off a 2-1 home loss to Fulham, showed character by twice coming from behind.
Newcastle have now won six straight home league games, remaining unbeaten in 10 midweek fixtures at St James' Park. They have scored at least two goals in each of their last six home wins. Tottenham, however, have lost six of their last seven meetings with Newcastle and have not won there since October 2021.
Key Moments
Newcastle dominated early, with Lewis Hall dragging a shot wide, Nick Woltemade heading over, and Lewis Miley testing Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario. Joelinton hit the inside of the post from a tight angle after a pass from Jacob Murphy. Tottenham threatened when Lucas Bergvall flicked Mohammed Kudus' cross over the bar.
At halftime, Newcastle manager Eddie Howe substituted Bruno Guimaraes for Sandro Tonali. In the second half, Harvey Barnes was denied by Vicario, and Woltemade's follow-up was cleared off the line by Kevin Danso. Tino Livramento had a goal-bound effort blocked.
The breakthrough came in the 70th minute when Guimaraes met Anthony Gordon's pull-back with a swerving finish from the edge of the box. Romero equalized eight minutes later, beating Dan Burn to Kudus' near-post cross after Miley failed to clear.
A controversial penalty was awarded after Rodrigo Bentancur was ruled to have fouled Burn in the area. Gordon converted it past Vicario. In the ninth minute of stoppage time, Romero scored with a bizarre overhead kick that trickled beyond Aaron Ramsdale into the bottom-right corner.
Team News and Injuries
Newcastle missed goalkeeper Nick Pope due to a groin issue, along with Kieran Trippier, Harrison Ashby, Yoane Wissa, Will Osula, and Sven Botman (back). Their starting XI included Aaron Ramsdale, Tino Livramento, Malick Thiaw, Dan Burn, Lewis Hall, Lewis Miley, Sandro Tonali, Joelinton, Jacob Murphy, Nick Woltemade, and Harvey Barnes.
Tottenham welcomed back Romero after suspension but were without James Maddison, Radu Dragusin, Kota Takai, Yves Bissouma, Dejan Kulusevski, and Dominic Solanke. Their lineup featured Vicario, Pedro Porro, Romero, Kevin Danso, Destiny Udogie, Pape Matar Sarr, Bentancur, Bergvall, Kudus, Randal Kolo Muani, and Brennan Johnson.
The draw leaves both sides five points outside the top four, with Tottenham easing some pressure on manager Thomas Frank.
