Daniel Munoz scored a stoppage-time equaliser as Crystal Palace denied Newcastle victory at Selhurst Park to move out of the bottom three.
The Colombian full-back, who missed a glorious chance earlier to give the hosts a first-half lead, beat Nick Pope with a towering far-post header with just over 90 seconds of injury time left to play.
A share of the spoils was the least Palace deserved after creating the better opportunities against a Newcastle side who registered just one attempt at goal in south London – and none on target.
In a poor first half, Trevoh Chalobah fired over from long range and Ismaila Sarr forced a fine save out of Pope, before Munoz somehow failed to hit the target from Sarr's low ball across the face of goal.
Newcastle offered next to nothing as an attacking force but took the lead eight minutes into the second half, when Marc Guehi turned Anthony Gordon's low cross into his own net following a well-worked free-kick.
Munoz was then thwarted by a brilliant block from Magpies defender Dan Burn after Sarr's deflected effort was saved by Pope.
Guehi was also denied by Pope from a tight angle and striker Jean-Philippe Mateta blazed over from close range.
But Guehi - a transfer target for Newcastle - and Munoz made amends for their earlier misfortune by combining for the late leveller.
England defender Guehi's cross picked out his team-mate to head home his first Palace goal and lift them from second bottom above Wolves and Ipswich on goal difference.
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