It isn’t over until the fat lady sings, or in this case until the fat pitch invader has left the stadium.
The lout who ran onto the field in stoppage-time - reportedly a Leeds fan - was still being dragged through the bowels of St James’ Park when his side equalised as the clock ticked past 94 minutes and 45 seconds.
His intervention - he applauded Leeds goalkeeper Rob Green before getting into a shoving match with defender Pontus Jansson - undoubtedly altered the course of events during those final few minutes.
But Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez had no issue with the untimely intruder.