The moment Newcastle had been waiting for in the Championship since January 2019, a victory that brought St. James' Park to a boil, but also delighted leaders Arsenal.
The "Magpies" finally managed to knock out Manchester City, with two-time scorer Harvey Barnes scoring a goal and winning 2-1 in the 12th round of the Premier League.
It was only Newcastle's second win against the club in their last 36 Premier League games. It also showed that the Citizens have yet to find their rhythm after a disappointing season, and Arsenal could move seven points clear with a win over Tottenham tomorrow.
It was probably not clear to anyone in the north-east of England how the score was 0-0 after the first half - Newcastle had four big chances, and City three. Brans, Nick Voltemade, Phil Foden, Erling Haaland... all missed.
But what he failed to do in the first half, Barnes made up for in the second half.
First in the 63rd minute - after a great move with Bruno Guimaraes He masterfully checked Donnarumma from 16 meters.
City's response arrived immediately - just five minutes later. After a scuffle in the Magpies' penalty area, Ruben Dias managed to break through Newcastle's block with a projectile (1:1).
The atomic football continued and after five minutes a new goal arrived - again for Newcastle, again Barnes, once again masterful (2:1)This goal appeared to have been ruled out for offside by Guimaraes, but referee Samuel Berrot, after a long deliberation from the VAR room, pointed to the cross.
City tried until the end, had possession of the ball, but no real chances to threaten the home team.
Arsenal is the leader, and now its closest city rival is Chelsea, who came close to minus three with today's victory over Burnley.
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