39 mins Having flicked a shot over the bar, Magpies goalkeeper Rob Elliot made a rare error from the resulting corner. As Eric Dier headed a Christian Eriksen corner goalwards, Elliot palmed the ball in a vain attempt to block - instead taking it beyond Vurnon Anita at the far post who could otherwise have cleared it off the line. 0-1

Half time: Spurs 1 Magpies 0

74 mins Former mackem, Danny Rose, blocked Daryl Janmaat's attempted cross with his arm and Jack Colback lined-up the free-kick down the Newcastle right, a short distance in from the corner flag.

His whipped centre initially seemed over-hit but Fabricio Coloccini did well to peel away to nod the ball back across goal to Chancel Mbemba. His stooping goalward header somehow eluded both Hugo Lloris and Toby Alderweireld, allowing Aleksandar Mitrovic to poke it over the line from inches out. 

The goal came barely 90 seconds after the Serbian had appeared on the pitch and he ran towards the visiting dugout before embracing fitness coach Alessandro Schoenmaker - who had told Mitro just moments earlier that he would score in the game. 1-1

90+3 mins A weak clearing header from Spurs was nodded back from halfway by Jack Colback and met by Mitrovic, who laid it infield to Georginio Wijnaldum. The Dutchman's first-time cushioned flick forwards with the outside of his boot then found Mitrovic advancing into space and he was able to nod it over Jan Verthongen and into the Spurs box for Ayoze Perez to run on to.

Running out of pitch and with Verthongen breathing down his neck, the Spaniard allowed the ball to roll off his chest and as it dropped he hit a first-time right-footed shot with power. Lloris reached it and slapped the ball into the turf with both hands but the momentum saw it nestle nicely in the net at the Park Lane End of the ground. The more you watch the move, the better it looks..... 2-1

Full time: Spurs 1 Magpies 2

Substitute pair Aleksandar Mitrovic and Ayoze Perez, gave Newcastle a spectacular victory at White Hart Lane as they came from behind to record back-to-back League wins for the first time in 2015.

United's third successive league triumph at what should surely now be renamed Black and White Hart Lane took them out of the bottom three and up to fifteenth after six unlikely points from two games.

Quite where this latest triumph came from - after a miserable first 45 minutes in which Rob Elliot's agility kept the score down to one - remains a mystery but yet another live Toon TV thriller had a memorable finale.

One point against a team in grand form would have been gratefully accepted, but Steve McClaren's side confounded expectations to take all three off a side who were unbeaten in fourteen league fixtures since the opening day of the season.

Unsurprisingly unchanged from the Liverpool victory, our best effort of the opening half came after just five minutes, when Siem de Jong's goalbound shot looked to be heading for the top corner until it hit Papiss Cisse who had inexplicably strayed into its path.

Thereafter, United seemed to have reverted back to old habits when creating very little, cheaply surrendering possession and looking shaky at the back - with the busy Elliot denying Harry Kane and Erik Lamela twice and fit enough to kick the ball upfield today (relying on long throws last Sunday).

The second from Lamela was a fine tip over the bar but from that corner Spurs took the lead as Elliot blotted his copybook and the game seemed to be over as a contest with a measure of relief that we trailed by just one goal.

For once though, McClaren's half-time instructions seemed to have an effect and his side emerged to show a spirit and endeavour that had been noticeably lacking.

Moussa Sissoko slotted in Cisse but the striker dragged his shot narrowly wide when an equaliser looked likely. And at the other end, Elliot saved a long shot from Kane and then Sissoko found Cisse again but his header lacked power.

With the travelling fans rightly sensing that Spurs were in their comfort zone and fading with a lack of offensive options on their bench, the shouts went up for Ayoze Perez to be introduced - and he was quickly on in place of Siem De Jong.

Mitrovic soon replaced Cisse - after he'd dragged a shot wide when well place - and the impact was almost immediate with an equaliser (although the substitute looked to have got away with an elbow aimed towards Kyle Walker in his first challenge after arriving). 

That sparked scenes of wild celebration in the away corner at that end of the ground, but little did they know what was to follow - Mitrovic appearing to have cost his side the win on 90 minutes as he somehow failed to make contact with Sissoko's low centre from the right in front of goal.

Inches away from a famous victory it seemed, but there was still time for Perez to worm his way into the box and fire the winner past Hugo Lloris for the second time in two seasons. That came in the third minute of added time and there were only two more minutes to survive before referee Roger East blew the final whistle to signal huge partying among the away fans and players.

United climbed to fifteenth, leapfrogging Norwich, Swansea and Chelsea to join Bournemouth on 16 points after 16 games. That's still some distance from safety or respectability, but a quantum leap away from the despondency that fans felt returning from Palace just a fortnight earlier.

And while the coaching staff can take credit for their role in reviving our fortunes, the praise falls squarely on the shoulders of the players - just as the blame did earlier this season, when they played as individuals and looked anything but committed to the cause.

Areas of concern remain, not least the lack of a threat down the left flank and the issue in keeping Georginio Wijnaldum involved in away games, but uncomplicated effort and commitment is beginning to pay dividends. Much more of this and we might be able to try at Watford in the Cup. 

What now looks to be a golden opportunity to gather three more points them comes against Aston Villa on Saturday, as Newcastle bid to win back to back home games for the first time in 2015. That sobering fact alone should be enough to dispel thoughts of complacency though, or delusions that anything other than stopping the (considerable) rot has been achieved as yet. 

Having never sampled what it feels like to walk out of Wembley as a winner, there aren't many better feelings than striding down the Seven Sisters Road having nailed this lot in their own backyard once again. And to do it in the final seconds just adds a further level of pleasure.

Pedro 90 minutes 1993, Jenas 90 minutes 2003, Perez 90 minutes 2015. The toast is late scorer.

Biffa

(Thanks to RB for provision of celebratory rum ration)