Gael Givet's extra-time header put Blackburn through to the Carling Cup last eight at the expense of Newcastle.
Rovers took an early lead when Ruben Rochina blasted in from   12  yards before Yakubu doubled the lead from the spot in the   second-half.
Injury-time strikes from Danny Guthrie and Yohan Cabaye forced extra time.
Morten Gamst Pedersen scored a free-kick, Air Jordan 2011 Peter Lovenkrands'   penalty levelled from the spot before Givet popped up with the late   winner.
Towards the end of normal time it looked as though Blackburn   were  certain to reach the quarter-finals for the fourth time in five    seasons, but in-form Newcastle were not going to give up their unbeaten    start to the season easily and stunned the home fans with their late    double.
Alan Pardew's side came into the game with an 11-game   undefeated  run in all competitions, which sees them sitting level with   Chelsea in  the Premier League - 14 points ahead of rock-bottom Rovers,   who have  won just one league game so far.
Blackburn fans protested before their last two home games,    demanding the dismissal of boss Steve Kean, but this battling    performance may appease some of the unhappy supporters.
Rochina set Blackburn off to a flying start with a fifth-minute    strike after Martin Olsson broke down the wing before pulling the ball    back into the path of the Spaniard, Barcelona Jersey who struck from 12 yards.
Newcastle thought they had a penalty after the restart when    Christopher Samba appeared to bring down Demba Ba in the area, but it    was at the other end that a spot kick was awarded when keeper Tim Krul    upended Rochina in the area after 64 minutes and Yakubu calmly slotted    home.
But just as Rovers were poised to celebrate their first   victory  over Premier League opposition in the Carling Cup since 2009,   the  visitors staged a late comeback when Guthrie scored from 25 yards in    the 93rd minute after the Rovers defence backed off.
And in the sixth minute of stoppage time Cabaye forced   extra-time  when he hit a 20-yard free kick after Samba fouled substitute    Lovenkrands.
Blackburn were back in front nine minutes into extra time   thanks to  Pedersen's 35-yard free-kick, which took a deflection off the    Newcastle wall before flying past Krul.
However, Newcastle were soon on level terms once more when   Cabaye  was deemed to have been pulled back in the area by the assistant    referee and Lovenkrands stepped up to put away the resulting spot kick.
Just as penalties looked to be on the cards, Pedersen swung   in a  free-kick that Samba headed back across the goal for Givet to head    home from just a yard out with the Newcastle defence appealing for    offside.
Blackburn Rovers manager Steve Kean:
"Gael Givet encapsulates the whole spirit we have got here -   he had  a hamstring nick but would not come off. He's a warrior, he has   put  his head where other people wouldn't put their feet. He was   fantastic.
"It's tough mentally when they scored so late to go and score again but we did it.
"We are always going to score goals but we have been working   day in, Soccer Jerseys day out defensively so that when we lose possession we get a   good shape."
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew:
"I don't like the tag of gallant losers but it was a   fantastic  effort and the fans would have appreciated the effort we have   put in.
"Some times events just go against you and events certainly   did  tonight. But the players don't know when to give in, we kept going   and  two great hits got us back into the game, but tiredness cost us at    the end.
"If we are going to go out of the cup that's how it should be - giving it everything."
 
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