Romero scores twice as spurs snatch late draw at Newcastle

Tottenham Hotspur had just two shots on target — both from captain Cristian Romero and both scored late in the second half — as Spurs stole a point in a 2-2 draw at Newcastle United on Tuesday.

Bruno Guimarães opened the scoring with a curling strike from the edge of the box in the 71st minute.

Romero responded seven minutes later with a stooping header past Aaron Ramsdale for Spurs’ first effort on target.

In a match reported by NBC Sports, Newcastle restored their lead after Rodrigo Bentancur dragged down Dan Burn before a corner, with Anthony Gordon converting the resulting penalty in the 86th minute.

But Romero rescued Tottenham again, sending a bouncing effort through a crowd of bodies to level the match.

Despite Romero’s brace, Spurs (11th, 19 points) remain in the bottom half of the table after 14 games.

Anthony Gordon battles with Destiny Udogie at St James’ Park (Reuters)

Newcastle (also 19 points) climb to 13th.

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