Harvey Barnes got here off the bench to fireplace Newcastle to a exceptional Premier League victory over West Ham as they fought again from two targets down to grab the factors.
The Magpies, who led by Alexander Isak’s sixth-minute penalty, trailed 3-1 with simply 13 minutes remaining after Michail Anthony, Mohammed Kudus and Jarrod Bowen had struck in an incident-packed contest throughout which referee Rob Jones was on the centre of the motion all through.
Nevertheless, a second Isak penalty decreased the deficit earlier than Barnes levelled with seven minutes remaining to arrange a grandstand end throughout which he secured a 4-3 win with a shocking Ninetieth-minute strike, earlier than Anthony Gordon was despatched off for a second bookable offence.
UNBELIEVABLEEE!!!
Harvey Barnes makes it 4-3 Newcastle! pic.twitter.com/taq6oOePdk
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Eddie Howe’s males, whose harm issues deepened as they misplaced skipper Jamaal Lascelles, Tino Livramento and substitute Miguel Almiron, had been rewarded for his or her resilience on a chaotic afternoon, however reverse quantity David Moyes, who was booked as tempers frayed, was scarcely in a position to consider what he had seen.
Newcastle may hardly have gotten off to a greater begin once they had been awarded a penalty for Vladimir Coufal’s clumsy problem on Gordon after the defender’s cross ahead had been picked off by Fabian Schar and the previous Everton frontman had carved his means into the realm.
Jones pointed to the spot, however Isak needed to await the result of a VAR verify for offside towards Gordon earlier than sending keeper Alphonse Areola the incorrect means from the spot.
Seconds after Lascelles’ untimely departure, Michael Antonio fired a warning shot throughout Newcastle’s bows when he turned Dan Burn, who had been pushed into central defence as Livramento took over at left-back to accommodate substitute Emil Krafth on the precise, however fired over with the Hammers trying the extra threatening.
They duly compelled their means again into the sport with 21 minutes gone when Lucas Paqueta picked out Antonio’s run and he drew keeper Martin Dubravka earlier than ending emphatically.
Gordon fired straight at Areola after slicing inside from the left after which headed extensive from Jacob Murphy’s teasing Thirty sixth-minute cross, but it surely was Bruno Guimaraes who went shut deep into first-half stoppage time when his curling try got here again off the crossbar with Areola crushed.
Harvey Barnes equalises and it’s 3-3!
What a sport that is! pic.twitter.com/8HKtVfxvxU
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Nevertheless, the Hammers went forward within the tenth minute of added time when, with Schar down, Paqueta was allowed to take a fast free-kick to Bowen, who fed Mohammed Kudus to fireplace previous Dubravka amid livid protests from the house aspect.
Lukasz Fabianski changed Areola earlier than the restart and noticed his aspect lengthen their benefit inside three minutes when, after Thomas Soucek had acquired his head to Murphy’s nook, Kudus evaded Schar’s lunge and squared for Bowen to race from midway and beat Dubravka regardless of Gordon’s valiant efforts to get again.
Fabianski simply claimed Guimaraes clipped shot and each Isak and Sean Longstaff stabbed horribly extensive as the house aspect sought a means again into the sport earlier than the keeper denied Barnes.
Nevertheless, Newcastle had been awarded a second penalty after a VAR verify on substitute Kalvin Phillips’ problem on Gordon and Isak despatched Fabianski the incorrect means with an equivalent spot-kick to present his aspect hope with 13 minutes remaining.
They had been degree inside six minutes when the Sweden worldwide performed Barnes by and he fired between Fabianski’s legs, and there was extra to come back within the ultimate minute of regular time when Gordon, who was later dismissed after kicking the ball away, fed Barnes and he stepped inside earlier than drilling an unstoppable shot past Fabianski’s despairing dive.
