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One particular Newcastle fan couldn't contain his excitement when Aleksandar Mitrovic equalised against Sunderland - and he couldn't keep his feet either.
Newcastle had been trailing to their relegation and geographical rivals following Jermain Defoe's scrappy first-half goal. Despite battering at the green Sam Allardyce shaped door that was Sunderland for much of the second period, it looked as though a breakthrough might elude them.
So when Mitrovic rose high to head in an equaliser, St James' Park erupted and in the madness a supporter came onto the pitch to celebrate with the goalscorer.
Newcastle's Serbian forward was using his shirt as a makeshift windmill when he spotted the supporter and decided to join him. But just as they came together the fan slipped. After the comedic moment the pair embraced.
Watch the celebration below...
The fan comes on the pitch (GETTY IMAGES) Mitrovic goes to leap on him (GETTY IMAGES) Things go wrong (GETTY IMAGES) The fan slips (GETTY IMAGES) The pair miss by a mile (GETTY IMAGES) Mitrovic and the fan go to embrace (GETTY IMAGES)
Show all 22 1 /22Newcastle vs Sunderland player ratings Newcastle vs Sunderland player ratings Jak Alnwick Almost had a horror start when he rolled a clearance too far for Coloccini to reach, but recovered to make a string of fine saves 7
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Newcastle vs Sunderland player ratings Darryl Janmaat As solid a presence as ever, though looked a little off the pace defensively on occasion on his return from suspension in midweek. Shanked a second-half shot wide when well placed. 6
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Newcastle vs Sunderland player ratings Steven Taylor Brave to a fault, a crucial intervention early in the second half to prevent Fletcher heading the opener resulted in a painful clash of heads with the goalpost. 6
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Newcastle vs Sunderland player ratings Fabricio Coloccini The captain is the keystone at the heart of the Newcastle defence. Marshalled his troops when under the cosh in the first half, though was booked for holding back Larsson 7
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Newcastle vs Sunderland player ratings Paul Dummett Provided little in attack apart from one overhit cross – not up to his standards of recent months from the juvenile Welshman. 5
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Newcastle vs Sunderland player ratings Cheick Tiote Booked in the first half, he nevertheless performed an important role breaking up play and attempting to start attacks from deep. 7
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Newcastle vs Sunderland player ratings Jack Colback All the pre-match talk centred upon the former Sunderland man and boyhood Newcastle fan. But Colback was a peripheral presence early on, and performed most of his work in the defensive third of the pitch. 6
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Newcastle vs Sunderland player ratings Yoan Gouffran The winger-cum-forward ever suggests good if never great things, but his sinuous style was out of step with such a rambunctious encounter. 4
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Newcastle vs Sunderland player ratings Moussa Sissoko Far from his usual all-action presence, the France midfielder shadowed Sunderland bodies in the first half but improved markedly in the second and forced a fingertip save from Pantilimon. 7
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Newcastle vs Sunderland player ratings Sammy Ameobi The young striker never quite convinces that he has the entire package holiday deal needed to be a Premier League success, but he has something about him. A cute reverse ball to Sissoko early on hinted at the class hidden in the lanky frame. 7
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Newcastle vs Sunderland player ratings Ayoze Perez An intermittent threat. Curled a superb strike narrowly wide on 35 minutes and was foiled by Coates when almost through on goal a minute later and continued to look like Newcastle’s most likely outlet for a goal 8in the second period. 8
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Newcastle vs Sunderland player ratings Costel Pantilimon Occasionally suspect from crosses, the on-loan Manchester City keeper did well to hold a Sissoko shot in the first half and an Armstrong drive in the second, and had to be at his very best to tip Sissoko’s late piledriver over the bar. 7
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Newcastle vs Sunderland player ratings Santiago Vergini A fine cross midway through the first half should have produced better than a Wickham header into Alnwick’s arms. 7
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Newcastle vs Sunderland player ratings Sebastian Coates A late replacement for Reveillere, the on-loan defender did not seem cowed by the occasion and produced several important interventions, though bhe was booked in the first half. 7
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Newcastle vs Sunderland player ratings Wes Brown Found wanting on occasion by the clever Perez, but stood up well in general to the Newcastle attack. 6
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Newcastle vs Sunderland player ratings John O'Shea If not quite a quintessential captain’s performance, this was a solid display from O’Shea in front of a midfield that occasionally left him and his defensive bedfellows exposed. 7
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Newcastle vs Sunderland player ratings Lee Cattermole Kept his cool after a fre3netic opening few minutes when he was watched hawkishly by Anthony Taylor. A dominant presence in the Sunderland midfield before departing with a knee injury. 8
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Newcastle vs Sunderland player ratings Adam Johnson Stuttered through the game, but that matters little in comparison to the magnitude of his 89th-minute winner – a thumping finish from a mazy run. 9
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Newcastle vs Sunderland player ratings Sebastian Larsson Wicked first-half cross found Steven Fletcher’s boot and then the bar. The oft-derided midfielder had one of his better days in a Sunderland shirt. 8
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Newcastle vs Sunderland player ratings Jordi Gomez Guilty as charged of one of the misses of the season, to rival Altidore’s against West Ham last week, when he lashed a perfect Fletcher cut-back over the bar. Otherwise solid if unremarkable. 4
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Newcastle vs Sunderland player ratings Connor Wickham A threat throughout, and seems to have formed a good understanding with Fletcher. Showed a different facet to his game by dropping deep to receive possession, and should have had an assist when Johnson missed the target from his measure through-ball. 8
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Newcastle vs Sunderland player ratings Steven Fletcher Would have had the goal his performance deserved were it not for Taylor’s bravery. Kicked from post to pillar in the first half but was always a danger. 8
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Despite the celebrations, the 1-1 result leaves both Newcastle and Sunderland in the Premier League relegation zone.
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