Late, late show at St James' Park as Geordies pip breathless seven-goal thriller against Leeds

Kevin Keegan, who made news of his cancer diagnosis public before kick-off, would have approved of this swash-buckling display

Harvey Barnes scored in the 12th minute of added time. Pic: Owen Humphreys/PA

Newcastle 4 Leeds 3

As the Geordie nation stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Kevin Keegan, St James' Park bore witness to the kind of breathless contest patented by Special K. It just had to end 4-3, didn't it?