"Barnes was guilty of missing some glorious chances in the first half, but he was on the money in the 63rd minute with a brilliant first-time finish past Gianluigi Donnarumma's dive. But Newcastle's joy was short-lived when Ruben Dias found the net with the aid of a deflection five minutes later, though St James' Park was bouncing in double quick time."
"Indeed, Barnes became the first Newcastle player to score twice in a Premier League game against City since Alan Shearer in November 2003, with tonight being their 40th meeting in the competition since Shearer's brace. He is also now Newcastle's top goalscorer in all competitions this season (six goals, excluding penalties), but Barnes was more thrilled about what the result meant for the team."
"The victory also continued Newcastle's impressive run at home this calendar year. "It feels great. I don't think I was the most popular man at half-time," Barnes told BBC Match of the Day. "Glad to make up for it in the second half with a couple of good goals, and it was a great win for us. Hopefully, after today's result, we can kick on and go on a good run.""
Newcastle United beat Manchester City 2-1 at St James' Park with Harvey Barnes scoring twice to secure the win. Barnes missed several first-half chances before opening the scoring in the 63rd minute with a first-time finish past Gianluigi Donnarumma. Ruben Dias equalized five minutes later via a deflection, but after Bruno Guimaraes hit the crossbar Barnes tucked home the rebound to complete his brace; the goal survived a VAR check for a possible foul on Donnarumma. Barnes became the first Newcastle player since Alan Shearer in 2003 to score twice against City in the Premier League and is now Newcastle's top scorer this season with six non-penalty goals. The victory followed two league defeats and moved Newcastle up to 14th, with Barnes hopeful the result can spark a positive run.
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