Newcastle claimed a huge 2-1 win over Tottenham in North London on Tuesday night, a result that increased the pressure on the home side and dragged them closer to the Premier League relegation zone.
Within the opening exchanges, Anthony Elanga and Harvey Barnes both delivered dangerous balls into the penalty area, forcing Tottenham into a series of hurried clearances.
Joe Willock thought he had given Newcastle the lead midway through the half after being sent through by Jacob Ramsey, curling a composed finish into the far corner, but a VAR review ruled him narrowly offside.
Palmer also scuffed a shot way off the mark from the centre of the box after some nice work down the left by Marc Cucurella, with a slight touch by Ilia Gruev putting the England international off.
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The breakthrough finally came in first-half stoppage time. Malick Thiaw rose to meet a cross and, after Guglielmo Vicario parried the initial header, the defender reacted quickest to prod the rebound over the line from close range.
The hosts needed a response after the interval and began the second half with more urgency. Mathys Tel and Pape Sarr were more aggressive in pressing, while Spurs pushed their full-backs higher up the pitch.
Their pressure was rewarded on 64 minutes. A corner was kept alive inside the six-yard area, and Sarr nodded the ball back across goal, where Archie Grey met it on the volley and guided his finish past Nick Pope to level the match.
The equaliser lifted the atmosphere and briefly swung momentum toward Tottenham, but the recovery was short-lived. Just four minutes later, a misplaced pass in midfield halted a promising counterattack and allowed Newcastle to break.
Anthony Gordon carried the ball into the penalty area, drawing defenders before laying it into the path of Jacob Ramsey, who struck a first-time finish beyond Vicario to restore the lead at 2-1.
