Newcastle goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale saved three penalties in a shoot-out to dump Bournemouth out of the FA Cup in an epic 3-3 draw which featured 95th and 122nd-minute equalisers for the home and away sides respectively.
The England international saved spot kicks from Evanilson, Alex Jimenez and eventually Bafode Diakite to send St James’ Park into raptures after an instant classic that saw six goals, four lead changes and 45 shots in the 120-minute affair.
Evanilson fails to convert his penalty in the shootout at Newcastle
Bournemouth looked to have completed a shock second-half comeback when two goals in six minutes, from Alex Scott and David Brooks, cancelled out Harvey Barnes’ Newcastle opener.
But, the Magpies had the last laugh in regular time when a Djorde Petrovic foul in the box prompted Anthony Gordon to slot home from the spot in the 95th minute to send the game to extra-time.
Gordon was pivotal once again at the end of a frenetic extra half an hour when his pinpoint cross allowed a rising Harvey Barnes to nod in at the back post for his second of the game after 118 minutes. He looked to have won the game for his side – but Marcus Tavernier capitalised on a Sven Botman error to equalise unbelievably in added time of extra-time.
Harvey Barnes celebrates after giving Newcastle a 3-2 lead against Bournemouth
The drama was – somehow – not over yet, as Barnes produced a brilliant ball across the face of goal which Gordon came achingly close to converting with the last kick of the game.
The result sends Newcastle into the FA Cup fourth round along with five other Premier League sides after holders Crystal Palace were knocked out by Macclesfield in the biggest upset in FA Cup history earlier on.
How Newcastle edged thriller to progress into FA Cup fourth round
Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola shuffled his pack but it was one of the five men he retained, Eli Junior Kroupi, who produced the first attempt on goal when he thumped a fifth-minute shot into Ramsdale’s midriff after running on to Enes Unal’s knockdown.
However, the hosts would have gone ahead two minutes later had keeper Djordje Petrovic not managed to claw away Yoane Wissa’s curled attempt after Nick Woltemade had turned Barnes’ clever flick into his path.
Alex Scott and Nick Woltemade battle for the ball
Ramsdale fielded Kroupi’s shot with 29 minutes gone after substitute Evanilson, on for the injured Unal, had played him in with his first touch, but the game slipped into a lull as the Cherries eased themselves back into it.
Sandro Tonali blasted wide from distance and Scott saw his attempt from a narrow angle blocked as the half-time whistle approached with little real prospect of an opening goal.
That was remedied within five minutes of the restart when Barnes fed Woltemade before racing into the box to collect the Germany international’s return pass and slide the ball past the advancing Petrovic.
Bournemouth should have been level within two minutes when Tino Livramento tried to pick out Malick Thiaw with a ball across his own penalty area but instead found Evanilson and was grateful to see Ramsdale come to his rescue.
Alex Scott celebrates after equalising for Bournemouth at Newcastle
Evanilson had the ball in the net with 55 minutes gone after Ramsdale could only parry Kroupi’s piledriver, but from an offside position, before Sven Botman was unlucky not to increase the Magpies’ lead when his header from substitute Lewis Hall’s corner came back off the underside of the bar.
Iraola’s men took full advantage within seconds when Evanilson and Brooks exchanged passes for the former to cross to the far post, where Scott tapped in, and there was more to come for the visitors when Brooks got in behind Kieran Trippier. Although Botman blocked his attempted pass, the midfielder curled a fine shot past Ramsdale from the rebound.
Anthony Gordon scores an injury-time penalty to send Newcastle’s FA Cup tie with Bournemouth into extra-time
Petrovic twice denied Gordon, the second time brilliantly, as the clock ran down, but the former Everton man finally netted from the spot in added time after the keeper had brought down Tonali.
Barnes thought he had won it deep into the added 30 minutes when he headed home Gordon’s deep cross, but Tavernier ensured it went to penalties with the game’s sixth goal.
