Substitute Alexander Isak grabbed Newcastle a late 1-0 victory against Fulham after Aleksandar Mitrovic's converted second-half penalty was ruled out after the striker made contact with the ball twice
Isak popped up in the 89th minute to head home from close range to break Fulham hearts and spark wild celebrations from the St James' Park crowd
However, it could have been so different for Fulham, who will find defeat difficult to take
 They were awarded a 68th-minute penalty following a lengthy VAR review after Kieran Trippier's challenge on Bobby Decordova-Reid just inside the penalty area
Mitrovic dispatched the spot-kick past Nick Pope, but he did so illegally having slipped and made contact with the ball twice, so referee Robert Jones disallowed the goal
It proved a return to Newcastle to forget for Mitrovic as Fulham, who stay sixth, saw their five-game unbeaten run in all competitions come to an end
 But it could prove to be a crucial win for Newcastle, who were heading for a third straight 0-0 draw in the league, as they move back into third ahead of Manchester United on goal difference
Fulham started in confident fashion with the ball, showing they were not going to be intimidated by the St James' Park atmosphere
 They were also alert at the back and Issa Diop got across to make a superb last-ditch block to deny Sean Longstaff a shot on goal
Newcastle grew into the game and started creating opportunities as Tripper's cross picked out Callum Wilson, but the striker's header was straight at Bernd Leno
There were concerns for Newcastle as Bruno Guimaraes appeared to roll his ankle in a challenge with Joao Palhinha
 The Brazilian tried to run the knock off but appeared hampered for the rest of the half
Newcastle continued to push forward in search of the opener, but Fulham held firm as Leno twice kept out strikes from Wilson, but there were still concerns for Guimaraes, who left the field in tears after the half-time whistle sounded
Guimaraes did not appear for the second half, and he was replaced by Allan Saint-Maximin as Newcastle went in search of victory
However, Wilson headed wide from a Trippier corner before Fabian Schar's powerful free-kick hit the upright
Those missed chances looked like they would prove to be costly after Fulham won a penalty midway through the second half for a foul by Trippier on Decordova-Reid, following a long VAR review
However, Mitrovic slipped as he struck the spot-kick and the former Newcastle striker hit the ball against his standing foot before finding the net
 The goal was correctly ruled out because he had struck the ball twice
It looked like Newcastle would have to settle for a third successive Premier League goalless draw, but Isak arrived right on cue to head home the 89th-minute winner
"Certainly a crazy second half
 A lot happened in it
"On the penalty: "I thought the first challenge could have been a penalty
 That wasn't given
 The second one I didn't think was but was bizarrely given
 The double touch I couldn't see, but I was really pleased to see it go that way
"These moments can sometimes do that [galvanise you]
 Something happens, a flash point, we didn't concede
 The crowd were really good for us from that moment on
"The goal was a special moment
 So pleased for Alex
 You want to hit the ground running at a new club and he did before the injury
 He had to wait and watch the team do well in his absence
 He's worked hard
 For these moments the work was worth it
On Bruno Guimaraes' injury: "Bruno was very distressed
 He was in a lot of pain
 He twisted his ankle and felt he could run it off
 In the end he needed to be withdrawn
"Fulham boss Marco Silva insists Dan Burn should have been shown a red card for his challenge on Andreas Pereira in the penalty area
 Just before Fulham were given a penalty for Trippier's foul on Decordova-Reid, Pereira danced into the box past Burn, who did appear to leave an arm on him
 The Fulham man went down, but nothing was given
 VAR took a look but didn't intervene
"So many things to say about the ref's performance
 But first I will say that I am really proud of the players and my team
 We had ambition, quality, desire and showed why we are doing so well this season
"I have to say Newcastle's physicality and quality is really good
 From the first minutes, we demonstrated our quality
 We did not have enough time to prepare well after we had a tough, tough game 60 hours ago
 Newcastle were much fresher than us
 We never lost our organisation
 We showed always that we were very compact as a block
 Unlucky afternoon for us
"The referee
 It is a clear penalty, red card for the player and the game would be completely different
 The fourth official gave it but the referee made his decision
 On Andreas Pereira, it was clear that it was a red card
 The red card would have made it completely different, with 10 men
 I felt it from the first minute unfortunately
"Credit to Newcastle, they are a really strong side as well
 We missed a penalty and we should have attacked more
 Credit to them for not giving us more chances
 We knew that we could not press for the full 90 minutes
 We were very unlucky this afternoon
 Very unlucky the way we lost this game
 It went against us
"Signing of the season? He is certainly in the shake-up
 The Dutchman has been such a dominant figure since his £35m move from Lille
 In his last 12 Premier League appearances, Newcastle have kept eight clean sheets and shipped just four goals
 Of course, it's no one-man job back there and yet again he was ably supported by Fabian Schar and Dan Burn