Senegal striker Papiss Cisse fired away two goals after halftime to help Newcastle United fight back from 2-0 down against Hull City and prevent a mass protest against his boss Alan Pardew from the fans at St. James' Park.
The mass protest against Pardew failed to materialize as Newcastle displayed a spectacular comeback and salvaged a point that takes them off the bottom of the Premier League table.
Spectacular second-half strikes by Nikica Jelavic and Mohamed Diame had put Hull ahead but Cisse came off the bench to rescue an unlikely point and, temporarily at least, take the heat off his beleaguered boss, The BBC reported.
Pardew was under mounting pressure after his side's miserable start to the season had prompted some supporters to threaten open revolt against his four-year reign.
A fans group had printed 30,000 anti-Pardew posters before kick-off and asked fans to wave them in the fifth-minute to mark the number of wins Newcastle have managed in 2014.
Stewards stopped some supporters from bringing the posters into the ground but, while a smattering of fans still showed them off, the chants that accompanied the protest were directed at the club's owner Mike Ashley, not Pardew.
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A point is not the end of Pardew's problems, but his future at least looks a little more secure than it did last Saturday.
Pardew said that they had some big chances and then they made a mistake and it got punished. He added that an unbelievable goal out of nothing puts Newcastle in a big hole.
But, Pardew said that his men had tremendous resolve and the players have had to play under enormous pressure and he is very proud of them.
The Newcastle boss said that he has to say 80 percent of the crowd was terrific, adding that they took a view of 'let's see what happens'. He also said that Newcastle does have some fans who are a little bit more radical than that and they wanted to make their presence felt.
Hull manager Steve Bruce said that it feels like a loss, adding that, unfortunately, Hull made mistakes and got punished.
