"But both teams misfired in the first half, with Barnes and Erling Haaland the guiltiest parties as several golden chances were passed up. Barnes shot straight at Gianluigi Donnarumma after intercepting the Italian's errant pass after just 28 seconds, then somehow turned Jacob Murphy's cross wide of a gaping net just after the half-hour mark. Between those two openings, Donnarumma made two strong saves to keep Nick Woltemade at bay."
"Haaland, who is still chasing his 100th Premier League goal, miscued when attempting to lob Nick Pope before striking Nico O'Reilly's cutback straight at the fortunate shot-stopper. And it was Newcastle that made the breakthrough in the 63rd minute as Barnes placed a classy finish into the bottom-left corner from 20 yards out, and that goal opened the floodgates. Ruben Dias equalised five minutes later as his volley squirmed in via a deflection off Fabian Schar,"
Newcastle United defeated Manchester City 2-1 at St James' Park with Harvey Barnes scoring both goals after missing earlier chances. Both sides squandered big openings in the first half, including early Barnes attempts and Erling Haaland miscues, while Gianluigi Donnarumma produced key saves. Barnes opened the scoring from 20 yards in the 63rd minute. Ruben Dias levelled via a deflected volley five minutes later, but Barnes restored the lead within two minutes by hooking in after Bruno Guimaraes struck the woodwork; the goal survived a lengthy VAR check for offside and a possible foul. Savinho missed a late chance to equalise.
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