Callum Wilson has revealed he thought about changing his mind amid a long and nervous VAR wait at St James' Park ahead of his game-changing penalty.
However, he stuck with his initial decision and put on a display that delivered a big win for the Magpies at St James' Park.
Wilson's double was vital in the end after England's Dominic Calvert-Lewin netted in stoppage time.
Wilson said: "We worked on getting across the near post.
"As I saw him swing his leg I got clever and let him kick me.
"There was a delay, I thought about changing things, but I kept my cool."
Wilson grabbed a second late on and admitted he wanted to grab his first hat-trick before his number came up moments later.
He said: "It was nice to get another; I was just disappointed to come off with five minutes to go with a hat-trick pending."
Newcastle now move into the top half of the table and Wilson said: "We’ve looked quite solid and we can build on that platform.
"Scoring at home is nice, but you want to be celebrating with the fans."
