A brace from substitute Harvey Barnes capped off a remarkable comeback for Newcastle United on Saturday afternoon as they came from behind to beat West Ham United 4:3.
With Newcastle 3:1 down having led 1:0 after only 2 minutes courtesy of an Alexander Isak penalty following a foul on Anthony Gordon the revival started with the same combination of foul on Gordon and penalty dispatched by Isak although this one took over three minutes to be given as the VAR officials debated the connection of boot to calf courtesy of Kalvin Phillips as Gordon placed his leg between the committed Phillips and the ball.
But things looked so different when first Antonio and then Kudos had put West Ham into a 2:1 lead before Bowen extended that lead straight after half time when he latched on to a clearance from a Newcastle corner and with the opposition committed, he was free to run on to a nice through ball by the ever-dangerous Kudos and slot the ball past a despairing Dubravka.
The disarray in the Newcastle defence was there for all to see from the 15th minute when Jamaal Lascelles went down clutching his knee and after lengthy treatment and an attempt to resume, Eddie Howe was forced to replace his captain and in doing so completely reshuffled his back four; with Emil Krafth coming on to take the right back berth, Tino Livramento switching the left back and Dan Burn moving to the left sided centreback slot and Fabien Schar moving over his favoured right side.
That disarray first saw Krafth inadvertently playing Antonio onside following a sublime through ball by Paqueta for west Ham’s first goal before Schar went down clutching his face following a clumsy challenge and while he lay there anticipating the referee’s reaction to stop the game while he received treatment; Paqueta took a quick free kick which the referee allowed, and an unprepared Newcastle found themselves two down as Kudos slotted home past Dubravka.
Referee Rob Jones was on the receiving end of the home crowd’s fury but really Newcastle had only themselves to blame with Willock, Longstaff and Guimarães seemingly having a collective bout of amnesia while their defensive colleagues stood watching their prostrate colleague lying on the turf.
At 3:1 Eddie Howe was forced to make changes in the hope of trying to bring some energy into his flagging and lacklustre team and hi did so with a triple substitution, bringing on Miguel Almiron, Elliot Anderson, and Lewis Hall for Krafth, Willock and the injured Livramento, only for Almiron to last ten minutes before he too went down clutching his knee; forcing Howe to bring on Barnes.
With Newcastle now chasing the game Isak’s second penalty on 73 minutes kick started the revival and from that moment there looked like only one outcome as Newcastle took command, backing by a cacophony of Geordie voices as they mounted wave after wave of attacks on the West Ham back line with the Hammers unable to hold on to the ball with any meaningful effect.
Barnes first goal on 83 minutes was set up from a beautiful through ball by Isak whose quick turn and pass split the now ponderous West Ham defensive line and Barnes raced on to fire the ball past substitute goalkeeper Fabianski who had replaced the injured areola at half time.
And the winner came in the 90th minute after some fine hold up play on the left by Gordon before he played the ball inside to Barnes. The former Leicester City man still had a lot to do but with a simple sidestep he created enough time and space to measure his shot before firing past Fabianski and into the bottom corner. St James’ Park erupted like only St James’ Park can in moments like this as Barnes raced to the corner before being swamped by teammates and fans alike!
It was a sweet moment for a player who has struggled through injury to make an impact since joining the club in the summer.
And despite all that had gone before there was still time for Anthony Gordon to be sent off for a second yellow card having tapped the ball away after conceding a free kick, while Eddie Howe received the first yellow card of his managerial career for getting carried away in the moment and celebrating the winner in a manner that the fourth official deemed inappropriate.
Newcastle saw out the final eight minutes of added on time without West Ham threatening an equaliser and took all three points on a crazy afternoon that became even crazier when Biffa at the wonderful nufc.com informed all that this comeback from 3:1 down to win 4:3 mirrored that of another famous comeback in 1997 against Leicester City with the final three goals also coming in the 77th, 83rd and 90th minutes courtesy of an Alan Shearer hattrick. Newcastle also led 1:0 in that game through Robbie Elliott, who scored on three minutes.
Speaking after the match to BBC’s match of the Day, Harvey Barnes said "They are the moments I have missed so much.
"For me, I miss that feeling of being out there, and when I am I want to make up for lost time, and today was a great step forward with that.
"You can't really describe those feelings sometimes, so late on in the game, and then after that it was just hoping we can hold on to the result and get the three points and we did that."
While Eddie Howe had this to say about his two-goal match winner: "He is an incredible player. We have missed him this season and he would have given us quality wherever he played. He is a goalscorer and they are so valuable, and his two finishes today were of the highest quality. Of course, the last one was memorable and will always be remembered - and what a finish it was. That's the quality he has."
With Newcastle 3:1 down having led 1:0 after only 2 minutes courtesy of an Alexander Isak penalty following a foul on Anthony Gordon the revival started with the same combination of foul on Gordon and penalty dispatched by Isak although this one took over three minutes to be given as the VAR officials debated the connection of boot to calf courtesy of Kalvin Phillips as Gordon placed his leg between the committed Phillips and the ball.
But things looked so different when first Antonio and then Kudos had put West Ham into a 2:1 lead before Bowen extended that lead straight after half time when he latched on to a clearance from a Newcastle corner and with the opposition committed, he was free to run on to a nice through ball by the ever-dangerous Kudos and slot the ball past a despairing Dubravka.
The disarray in the Newcastle defence was there for all to see from the 15th minute when Jamaal Lascelles went down clutching his knee and after lengthy treatment and an attempt to resume, Eddie Howe was forced to replace his captain and in doing so completely reshuffled his back four; with Emil Krafth coming on to take the right back berth, Tino Livramento switching the left back and Dan Burn moving to the left sided centreback slot and Fabien Schar moving over his favoured right side.
That disarray first saw Krafth inadvertently playing Antonio onside following a sublime through ball by Paqueta for west Ham’s first goal before Schar went down clutching his face following a clumsy challenge and while he lay there anticipating the referee’s reaction to stop the game while he received treatment; Paqueta took a quick free kick which the referee allowed, and an unprepared Newcastle found themselves two down as Kudos slotted home past Dubravka.
Referee Rob Jones was on the receiving end of the home crowd’s fury but really Newcastle had only themselves to blame with Willock, Longstaff and Guimarães seemingly having a collective bout of amnesia while their defensive colleagues stood watching their prostrate colleague lying on the turf.
At 3:1 Eddie Howe was forced to make changes in the hope of trying to bring some energy into his flagging and lacklustre team and hi did so with a triple substitution, bringing on Miguel Almiron, Elliot Anderson, and Lewis Hall for Krafth, Willock and the injured Livramento, only for Almiron to last ten minutes before he too went down clutching his knee; forcing Howe to bring on Barnes.
With Newcastle now chasing the game Isak’s second penalty on 73 minutes kick started the revival and from that moment there looked like only one outcome as Newcastle took command, backing by a cacophony of Geordie voices as they mounted wave after wave of attacks on the West Ham back line with the Hammers unable to hold on to the ball with any meaningful effect.
Barnes first goal on 83 minutes was set up from a beautiful through ball by Isak whose quick turn and pass split the now ponderous West Ham defensive line and Barnes raced on to fire the ball past substitute goalkeeper Fabianski who had replaced the injured areola at half time.
And the winner came in the 90th minute after some fine hold up play on the left by Gordon before he played the ball inside to Barnes. The former Leicester City man still had a lot to do but with a simple sidestep he created enough time and space to measure his shot before firing past Fabianski and into the bottom corner. St James’ Park erupted like only St James’ Park can in moments like this as Barnes raced to the corner before being swamped by teammates and fans alike!
It was a sweet moment for a player who has struggled through injury to make an impact since joining the club in the summer.
And despite all that had gone before there was still time for Anthony Gordon to be sent off for a second yellow card having tapped the ball away after conceding a free kick, while Eddie Howe received the first yellow card of his managerial career for getting carried away in the moment and celebrating the winner in a manner that the fourth official deemed inappropriate.
Newcastle saw out the final eight minutes of added on time without West Ham threatening an equaliser and took all three points on a crazy afternoon that became even crazier when Biffa at the wonderful nufc.com informed all that this comeback from 3:1 down to win 4:3 mirrored that of another famous comeback in 1997 against Leicester City with the final three goals also coming in the 77th, 83rd and 90th minutes courtesy of an Alan Shearer hattrick. Newcastle also led 1:0 in that game through Robbie Elliott, who scored on three minutes.
Speaking after the match to BBC’s match of the Day, Harvey Barnes said "They are the moments I have missed so much.
"For me, I miss that feeling of being out there, and when I am I want to make up for lost time, and today was a great step forward with that.
"You can't really describe those feelings sometimes, so late on in the game, and then after that it was just hoping we can hold on to the result and get the three points and we did that."
While Eddie Howe had this to say about his two-goal match winner: "He is an incredible player. We have missed him this season and he would have given us quality wherever he played. He is a goalscorer and they are so valuable, and his two finishes today were of the highest quality. Of course, the last one was memorable and will always be remembered - and what a finish it was. That's the quality he has."
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