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This video can not be played Barnes fires Newcastle to victory against Man City At a glance Harvey Barnes opens scoring Ruben Dias equalises after Newcastle fail to clear Barnes prods home winner PLAYER RATINGS Harvey Barnes fired Newcastle United to a memorable victory against Manchester City in a rip-roaring Premier League contest. Barnes, who also opened the scoring, prodded home from inside the box to secure all three points at a raucous St James' Park. Ruben Dias earlier equalised for the visitors when his effort took a deflection off Fabian Schar after Newcastle failed to clear their lines from a corner. But Newcastle showed their own powers of recovery to retake the lead a few minutes later. Jacob Murphy swung the ball into the box and, although Bruno Guimaraes' header cannoned off the bar, Barnes was in the right place to hook the ball into the net. There was a lengthy video assistant referee (VAR) check for offside, but the goal stood to send St James' into raptures once more. It was just the response head coach Eddie Howe wanted as his side bounced back following a bruising 3-1 defeat at Brentford before the international break to claim a rare win against Pep Guardiola's team. The hosts eventually found a way past towering City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, who earlier made three big saves to deny Nick Woltemade. City, however, will rue a missed opportunity after they had the chance to close the gap on league leaders Arsenal to a point. Guardiola's side were not happy that Newcastle's winner stood and they were also furious in the first half after they had a huge penalty appeal waved away when Phil Foden went down under a challenge from Schar. But, like Newcastle, they still had their chances to take control of the contest, with Erling Haaland denied after Nick Pope stood tall to block his first-time effort following Nico O'Reilly's pullback. Haaland, whose wait to become the fastest player to 100 Premier League goals goes on a little longer, saw an attempted chip bounce harmlessly wide after Jeremy Doku played him through in the opening stages, while Foden failed to find the target from close range after exchanging a neat one-two with Rayan Cherki. But this was to be Newcastle's evening as Howe secured his first Premier League win against City. Newcastle looked anything but resilient when they floundered at the Gtech Community Stadium this month. But Howe stopped short of making sweeping changes and instead gave the bulk of these players the chance to make amends. They certainly did that. Newcastle looked more like their old energetic selves as captain Guimaraes celebrated winning tackles, the returning Lewis Hall and Tino Livramento raced up and down the flanks and Malick Thiaw stood up to Haaland. However, in some ways, it was a forward who embodied the side's newfound resilience. Barnes missed a couple of huge chances in the first half - even firing wide with the goal gaping after Jacob Murphy picked him out at the back post. But he rallied after the break. Not only did Barnes open the scoring with a clinical finish from outside the area, but he stepped up again after City drew level. Newcastle have been brittle this season, throwing away more points - nine - from winning positions than any other Premier League side, but this time they found a way to win thanks to Barnes' close-range finish. No wonder Barnes was handed a standing ovation when he came off late on. No wonder supporters were singing "Barnes will tear you apart again" as they left the stadium at full-time. This felt like a big result for Newcastle. This video can not be played Newcastle 'close to our best' in win over Man City - Howe This was a missed opportunity for City and a disappointing day for the usually prolific Haaland. The loss means City are now third in the table. They failed to close the gap on leaders Arsenal, who have a north London derby against Tottenham on Sunday. Haaland came into the game after helping Norway reach next year's World Cup during the international break, when he took his tally to 32 goals in only 20 games for club and country this season. The 25-year-old remains stuck on 99 Premier League goals after some uncharacteristic misses, especially in the first half when Pope came rushing out of his goal and Haaland decided to take a shot instead of going round the keeper. Another first-time effort from close range was straight at Pope, who plucked out a weak header in the second half as Haaland drew a blank for only the third time this season after failing to score against Tottenham and Aston Villa. For Barnes' winner, the VAR Craig Pawson took almost five minutes to rubberstamp the goal. Replays of the incident did not initially display lines drawn for a possible offside, although a screenshot later appeared to show Guimaraes was onside. This video can not be played Guardiola disappointed to lose 'entertaining' game Newcastle travel to Marseille in the Champions League on Tuesday, when City resume their campaign against Bayer Leverkusen at Etihad Stadium. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 22nd November 2025 at 20: 03 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Eddie Howe Formation: 4 - 5 - 1 Manager: Pep Guardiola Formation: 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 Manager: Eddie Howe Formation: 4 - 5 - 1 Manager: Pep Guardiola Formation: 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 Premier League All competitions All competitions All competitions Newcastle United have won just one of their last 35 Premier League meetings with Manchester City (D6 L28), a 2-1 home win in January 2019 under Rafael Benítez. Manchester City have won 12 Premier League away games against Newcastle, their joint-most away victories against an opponent in the competition (also 12 vs Everton). Manchester City have scored in each of their last 33 Premier League games against Newcastle. Only three sides have had a longer scoring streak against an opponent in top-flight history – Chelsea vs Newcastle (37 from 1933-1969), Tottenham vs Newcastle (35 from 1922-1961) and Everton vs Blackburn (34 from 1925-1962). Newcastle have lost their last two Premier League games, last losing more consecutively in January 2024 (4). They’ve opened the scoring in both of their last two, never losing three in a row when leading each time. Manchester City lost two of their first three Premier League games this season (W1), conceding four goals in the process. Since then they’ve lost just one of their last eight (W6 D1), conceding just another four goals in this run. Newcastle have lost three Premier League games despite scoring first this season, going down against Arsenal (1-2), West Ham (1-3) and Brentford (1-3). It’s as many defeats as they’d suffered in the previous two campaigns combined (1 in 2024-25, 2 in 2023-24), while they last lost more in 2021-22 (4). Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has won none of his 18 Premier League meetings with Man City (D2 L16) – it’s the most a manager has faced an opponent in the competition without ever winning. Man City’s Erling Haaland has 14 Premier League goals this season, almost twice as many as the next highest scorer (Igor Thiago, 8). His next goal will be his 100th in the competition, while a goal in this match (or indeed any of his next 15 apps) will make him the fastest to reach this milestone. Erling Haaland has scored 19 goals in all competitions for Man City this season (excl. Club World Cup). A goal in this match would be the third earliest (by date) a Premier League player has reached 20 in a campaign, after Andrew Cole in 1993-94 (21st November) and Haaland himself in 2022-23 (8th October). All three of Nick Woltemade’s non-penalty goals for Newcastle this season have been from first time shots – only Jean-Philippe Mateta (4) has scored more with 100% of them coming from first time shots. Match ends, Newcastle United 2, Manchester City 1. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card. Second Half ends, Newcastle United 2, Manchester City 1. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Joe Willock (Newcastle United). Attempt missed. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rúben Dias with a cross. Foul by Omar Marmoush (Manchester City). Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Joelinton. Joelinton (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Savinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United). Oscar Bobb (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Oscar Bobb (Manchester City). Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt blocked. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oscar Bobb. Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Malick Thiaw. Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time. Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Tino Livramento. Substitution, Manchester City. Omar Marmoush replaces Phil Foden. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.