Adrien Truffert piled the pressure on Newcastle boss Eddie Howe as former club Bournemouth struck late to snatch a 2-1 Premier League victory at St James' Park.
The full-back’s 85th-minute intervention inflicted an eighth defeat in 11 league fixtures on the Magpies and severely dented their dwindling hopes of securing European football for next season.
Will Osula looked to have at least spared his head coach, who has now failed to lead Newcastle to a league win over his former club in eight attempts, a third successive top-flight defeat when he cancelled out Marcus Tavernier’s first-half opener.
However, another lacklustre display in front of an increasingly militant crowd of 52,109 left him facing an uncomfortable conclusion to the campaign, at the end of which his own future will be reviewed by the club’s owners.
Worryingly for Howe, he could have few complaints about the result with Bournemouth looking the more accomplished outfit on another sobering afternoon on Tyneside.
Wolves found themselves teetering on the edge of Premier League relegation after a crushing 3-0 defeat at Leeds United left the bottom side nervously eyeing results elsewhere.
A 22nd loss this season leaves Rob Edwards's Wolves with just 17 points from 33 games, their eight-year top-flight adventure hanging by a thread.
Leeds took the lead from a corner in the 18th minute when James Justin fired home with an acrobatic overhead kick to spark celebrations in the stands.
The noise had barely died down when Daniel Farke's men doubled their advantage just 85 seconds later after Brenden Aaronson nicked the ball and surged forward before picking out Noah Okafor at the far post for a clinical finish.
Leeds sealed victory in added time when Dominic Calvert-Lewin was fouled in the box and the striker stepped up to score his 11th league goal of the season.
Wasteful Brentford missed a chance to climb into the top six as they were held to a goalless draw by west London neighbours Fulham.
A drab derby ended in stalemate after Bees top scorer Igor Thiago hit the goal frame, Keane Lewis-Potter blazed a glorious chance over and Bernd Leno made a stunning last-minute save from Dango Ouattara.
A fifth straight draw keeps them in the European shake-up, however, as well as ending a run of three consecutive defeats by their rivals from along the Thames.
It was also a reminder of happier times for former Bees boss Thomas Frank, who paid a visit to his old club for the first time since he was sacked by Tottenham in February.
The popular Dane was probably mulling over certain career choices as he watched from the stands alongside club owner Matthew Benham and sporting director Phil Giles, with Brentford having gone from strength to strength since he left last summer
