INCREDIBLE scenes at St James' Park as Newcastle beat Leeds late into injury time, coming back from behind three times.
In a highly entertaining, back-and-forth contest, Newcastle left it until the 12th minute of second-half injury time to snatch a dramatic winner after trailing at three separate points during the match.
Leeds looked set to extend their impressive Premier League run and claim a famous victory on Tyneside before Harvey Barnes' 102nd-minute strike clinched it for Newcastle, sending the home crowd into delirium.
Both sides shared chances in the first half, but it was American Brenden Aaronson who capitalised on a Malick Thiaw mistake to put the visitors ahead in the 32nd minute.
The goal reinvigorated Newcastle, and the hosts soon equalised when Barnes side-footed home in the 36th minute after Nick Woltemade cleverly teed him up inside the penalty area.
Leeds were handed an opportunity to regain the advantage in first-half stoppage time when, under heavy pressure, Thiaw was penalised for handball during a physical battle with Dominic Calvert-Lewin inside the box.
In the fifth minute of second-half injury time, Calvert-Lewin calmly dispatched the resulting penalty, wrong-footing Nick Pope to restore the visitors' lead and claim his ninth goal of a fine campaign.
Sven Botman and Tino Livramento were introduced for Thiaw and Sandro Tonali as Newcastle chased a leveller.
The second half began at a frenetic pace. Bruno Guimaraes' deft trivela cross picked out Joelinton in the 54th minute, with the Brazilian flicking a smart header past goalkeeper Lucas Perri.
Leeds moved back in front in the 79th minute when Aaronson finished neatly from a tight angle after Ilia Gruev intercepted a loose pass from Yoane Wissa and teed up his team-mate.
Although Leeds appeared poised to take the glory, in a game that produced 26 shots, goals always felt inevitable.
Newcastle were handed a lifeline in injury time when Aaronson handled Lewis Hall's cross inside the box. Guimaraes coolly slotted home the resulting penalty in the 91st minute, igniting the home crowd.
Then, in the 12th minute of injury time, after the ball dropped to him on the edge of the six-yard box following a last-gasp corner, Barnes struck again to send St James' Park wild.
The victory lifts the Magpies into sixth place, while Leeds remain hovering just above the relegation zone in 16th.
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