Who would have thought that Martin Dubravka booting the ball out of play could trigger such celebrations? It proved the final act. The clock read 102:48 when referee Andy Madley finally called time to loud cheers from the away end as Newcastle United fans savoured a 2-1 win against Spurs.

Cue the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium announcer immediately queuing up Editors hit Munich to try and drown Newcastle fans out, but they could still be heard loud and clear. "E-I-E-I-E-I-O - Up the Premier League we go!" Geordies repeatedly boomed at full-time.

It felt like another big win. Newcastle may have been wearing an Entertainers'-inspired away kit, but Eddie Howe's team showed the other side of their game against Spurs on Saturday. To quickly bounce back after going behind. To go on and take the lead. To dig in after patched-up Spurs pushed for an equaliser in the second half.

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It was so tense in the closing stages that even the usually calm Alexander Isak had to go inside after coming off because the 'very nervy' match-winner could not bear to watch. Yet Newcastle managed to hold firm.

What a contrast to Newcastle's previous visit to the capital just last month. That was an afternoon where Eddie Howe 'cringed' at his side's defending following a 4-2 defeat at Brentford, which left the black-and-whites eight points behind Chelsea in the table. A number of fans had understandably left the Gtech Community Stadium by the time players and staff made their way over to applaud the away end that day.

On Saturday, however, thousands of Geordies stayed behind to roar their side off the field on an afternoon even goal scorer Anthony Gordon bore one or two battle scars after his nose was cut open. "We had to dig deep today," Howe admitted. "That was a tough win, but a massive one for us."

It was the latest in a series of crucial victories. Newcastle have now won six games on the bounce in all competitions. The Magpies have scored 18 goals and conceded just two in that time. Remember that gap Chelsea had opened up? It is now down to just a single point. You have to go back to December 7 for the last time Newcastle failed to win.

Newcastle were always capable of big results at home, but it is a measure of the Magpies' newfound consistency and mettle that Howe's team have actually claimed a point more on the road than they have at St James' Park this season. Although Newcastle have admittedly played two more games on their travels, which obviously skews the statistic, the fact remains that this side have found a way to get results on the road after previously possessing one of the worst away records in the league just last season. That helps explain why there was no huge panic after Spurs struck first on Saturday.

There were just three minutes on the clock when Brennan Johnson picked up the ball out on the right. Lewis Hall and Joelinton decided against closing Johnson down and the Spurs forward had all the time he needed to pull the ball back to Pedro Porro, who swung a first-time delivery into the box. It was a peach of a cross and Solanke got goal side of the returning Sven Botman to head Spurs in front.

The noise levels rocketed inside the stadium, just as they did in the corresponding fixture last season when Spurs went on to put Newcastle to the sword, but the Magpies stayed calm. Not only did the visitors know they would have chances against Spurs' makeshift backline - they had long proved they were capable of an early goal themselves after scoring inside nine minutes against Manchester United, Aston Villa, Ipswich Town and Brentford in recent weeks. It was hardly a surprise, then, that Newcastle were level after turning the ball over just a couple of minutes later.

Pape Matar Sarr's pass was slightly ahead of Lucas Bergvall deep inside Spurs' half and, recognising Joelinton was hurtling towards him, the Spurs midfielder attempted to dink the ball past the Brazilian. However, the ball struck Joelinton's hand and it ended up bouncing into the path of Bruno Guimaraes, who threaded it through to Anthony Gordon inside the box. The angle was tight, but Gordon fired the ball into the bottom corner to level it up.

Spurs players appealed for handball, but VAR did not reverse referee Andy Madley's decision after the officials ruled that Joelinton's arm was in a natural position and that the contact was accidental. The decision was still very much at the forefront of Ange Postecoglou's mind an hour-and-a-half later when the Spurs boss repeatedly hissed how his side would have won the game if it had been a 'fair and even playing field' - even though there was still so much time for the hosts to get back in front.

However, it was Newcastle who pushed for a second. Gordon had an effort saved by Brandon Austin at the near post while Isak somehow failed to hit the target after getting a touch on Jacob Murphy's cross. Newcastle's in-form striker quickly made amends, though, and struck what proved to be a decisive blow in the 38th minute.

Sandro Tonali picked out Murphy and the forward drilled the ball across once again. A sliding Radu Dragusin managed to get a touch, but the Spurs defender ended up knocking the ball to Isak, who swept it into the net.

Newcastle looked in firm control at half-time, but Spurs came roaring back after the break as the Magpies dropped off. Less than an hour had been played when Johnson struck the post from a tight angle after Sarr's shot was parried into his path by Martin Dubravka and the hosts poured forward in search of an equaliser after Postecoglou threw on both Son Heung-min and James Maddison midway through the second half.

Maddison's whipped effort whistled past the post late on while Johnson and Sergio Reguilon both fired shots across goal before a whopping 10 minutes of stoppage time were added on. There was still time for Solanke to head over, but Newcastle held on to claim another three points. The run goes on.