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NEWCASTLE'S HARVEY BARNES STUNS MAN CITY, DELIVERS MASSIVE BLOW TO TITLE ASPIRATIONS
Newcastle beat Man City 2-1 in a controversial Premier League clash at St James' Park. Harvey Barnes scored twice, with the winner standing after a lengthy VAR check, leaving Pep Guardiola furious.
Barnes' second-half goal at St. James' Park gave Pep Guardiola's squad the initial setback before Ruben Dias secured an equalizer for the visiting team.
Shortly after Dias' levelling goal, Barnes successfully scored a contested second goal for Newcastle, which, following an extended VAR examination for a possible offside involving Bruno Guimaraes, was ultimately validated.
Guardiola expressed his displeasure concerning a penalty appeal made by Phil Foden during the first half as well.
Following their fourth league loss of the season, City fell to third position in the standings, trailing Arsenal, who are in first place and will play Tottenham on Sunday, by four points.
Guardiola stated that it was too early in the week to discuss the championship race, yet the City manager will certainly be very disappointed to have missed the opportunity to put pressure on Arsenal.
After defeating struggling defending champions Liverpool 3-0 before the international break, City had won seven of their eight games across all leagues.
However, they lost that momentum in an error-filled performance on Tyneside as Erling Haaland, in his 21st game for City and Norway this year, failed to score for just the third occasion.
Haaland was aiming to record his 100th league goal in what would have been his 109th appearance since joining from Borussia Dortmund in 2022.
Nevertheless, he squandered several opportunities, and Newcastle seized the chance to defeat City for the second time in the previous 36 league encounters.
Eddie Howe's initial victory over City in 19 Premier League matches lessened the disappointment of Newcastle's consecutive league losses against West Ham and Brentford leading up to the international break.
City's goalkeeper, Gianluigi Donnarumma, nearly gifted Newcastle the advantage within the first 30 seconds with a terrible pass that Barnes intercepted, but the winger squandered the opportunity by shooting straight at the Italian from 10 yards.
Profligate City
Haaland was equally responsible for an awful miss moments later, awkwardly failing to chip the ball over Nick Pope after the Newcastle keeper responded to Jeremy Doku's pass by rushing recklessly from his goal area.
Newcastle's opening goal was prevented by Donnarumma, who made an excellent save to deny Nick Woltemade's header from Tino Livramento's pass.
Foden fired wide from a promising spot within the box before unsuccessfully requesting a penalty after Fabian Schar left him in agony with a strong tackle during the same play.
Foden and the City coaching staff were angered by the ruling, and their annoyance grew when Jacob Murphy avoided giving up a penalty after using his arm to block Doku's shot.
Donnarumma prevailed in a different struggle against Woltemade as he turned aside the German's strike following his breakaway towards goal.
In a half marked by poor finishing, Barnes committed the worst blunder by failing to shoot on target from close range when the goal was undefended.
Even Haaland was off his game, flicking Nico O'Reilly's cross right at Pope from only five yards.
Remarkably, the unmarked Foden made an even worse error, dragging his shot wide from Rayan Cherki's pass just before halftime.
Barnes redeemed himself for prior errors by scoring a fantastic goal in the 64th minute, giving City the decisive breakthrough; his well-placed, ground-level shot from just outside the box bypassed Donnarumma, thanks to Guimaraes' incisive run and pass that unlocked the opposing team's back line.
Guardiola's squad was only behind for a brief period of four minutes.
Silva's attempt was stopped, sending the ball in Dias' direction, and the Portuguese defender's strong shot from about 11 meters took a deflection off Schar and went into the net.
Nevertheless, Howe's team immediately responded to Dias's first league goal since his score at Newcastle four years prior.
When Woltemade directed his header across the face of the goal, Guimaraes' header hit the crossbar, and Barnes was there to put the loose ball into the net with a volley.
The extended VAR review to check if Guimaraes was offside initially looked to be in City's advantage but ultimately favoured Newcastle, leading to enthusiastic celebrations from the Magpies supporters commemorating a noteworthy triumph.
EXPERT ANALYSIS: EDDIE HOWE IDENTIFIES "CONFIDENCE" AS THE KEY TO FIXING NEWCASTLE’S AWAY FORM
Despite a nervy second half, Eddie Howe’s side clinched their second away win of the season. Read the full Turf Moor match report.
Eddie Howe’s team barely scraped by Burnley, grabbing only their second Premier League away win this season.
The Magpies jumped ahead quickly with a goal from Joelinton at Turf Moor. Soon after, Yoane Wissa, in his debut Premier League start for the club, made it 2-0. Josh Laurent then scored an awesome volley, cutting the lead in half. Newcastle clung to their lead until Bruno Guimaraes scored a third goal during stoppage time.
It wasn't a pretty game for Newcastle United on that cold night in Lancashire. They needed those three points, especially after that tough loss to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Friday.
This win nudged Howe’s team into the top half of the Premier League, with Crystal Palace and Leeds United up next. But, let's be real, their play didn't exactly inspire confidence that they've turned things around away from home.
Eddie Howe shared his thoughts on Newcastle United’s win over Burnley. What’s the answer to their away game struggles? Howe thinks it boils down to ‘confidence.’
“I think we've been close before. I feel we're headed in the right direction when you look at how we’re playing, Howe said as he talked about his team’s showing.
“If you keep playing well, you’ll win. Manchester United is a good example. I don’t think we played badly, and we had chances to get more from the game. We didn't score, but we played well overall.
“I think we will win games because of the kind of play that we have, and that’s what happened. We're not feeling super confident right now, which is clear.
“But, I think it’s mostly a confidence thing. And the only way to fix that is to win the next game.”
Howe said this: “It was a huge win for us. I don't think it matters how we got it. We just needed to get it.
“We started really strong, knowing how crucial this game was. I can’t say enough about how the players fought through it.
“That second half was significant for us. We had to make it.
“I give the players credit for finishing the game and showing the team's character.”
Newcastle United now has a few days to chill after the win at Turf Moor before heading back to Tyneside for four home games in a row. First up is Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Sunday. After that, they’re up against Daniel Farke’s Leeds United at St. James’ Park on Wednesday, January 7.
Then, they’ve got two cup games against Premier League teams. They’re hosting Bournemouth in the FA Cup and then playing the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final against Manchester City.
EDDIE HOWE ADDRESSES ALAN SHEARER’S COMMENTS BEFORE TONIGHT’S MAJOR KICKOFF AT BURNLEY
Alan Shearer sets a massive challenge for Newcastle United: win the next four games to ignite their 2026 Premier League campaign.
Before tonight's game against Burnley, Alan Shearer told Newcastle United what he wants to see in the next month.
Newcastle is currently 14th in the Premier League, which isn't good enough, but there's still a lot of the season left.
Even though Eddie Howe isn't in danger of losing his job, people are still worried about how the team is playing.
Another loss at Burnley on Tuesday would really increase the pressure. Alan Shearer thinks this game could be the start of something better.
Newcastle United Needs to Win Their Next Four Games
On Match of the Day, the Newcastle United legend sounded positive about the team's next few games and & thinks this could turn their season around.
He said, Yes, this could change things. A few weeks ago, everyone thought Fulham would get demoted, but they've won three straight games, and & now they're in the top half.
Newcastle needs to do that. Their next four games are against Burnley, Palace, Leeds, and Wolves. They have a good chance to win some.
These four league games are part of a busy January for Newcastle, with important Champions League matches against PSV Eindhoven and PSG and an FA Cup game against Bournemouth, as well as the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final versus Man City.
This period of games could really make or break Newcastle's season.
He should stay until the end of the season so everyone can make a better decision instead of rushing into anything. Hopefully, there will be more choices to replace him by the summer.
Where Newcastle Could Be If They Win
Let's say Newcastle wins all four of their games. It might happen, but those 12 points might just push Newcastle to just outside the top five or six in the league.
Aston Villa could get no points during that time and still be ahead of Newcastle before they play each other at the end of January. That shows how far apart Newcastle and Aston Villa are this season.
Still, getting to 35 points before the end of next month would really help Newcastle. The teams above them will probably also get points, so Newcastle might not move up the table much, but it's important for them to catch up to their rivals soon.
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