Harvey Barnes helps Newcastle United stun Manchester City: Key stats
What's the story
Newcastle United shocked Manchester City with a 2-1 victory in the Premier League 2025-26 season. The win was a historic one for Newcastle manager Eddie Howe, who had never beaten his City counterpart Pep Guardiola in the league before. This was also Newcastle's first Premier League win over Manchester City since January 2019. Harvey Barnes was the star of the show, scoring both goals for his team and helping them climb to 14th place on the points table.
Match highlights
Barnes's double strike secures victory for Newcastle
The match started slowly, with both teams failing to score in the first half. However, things picked up after the break when Barnes broke the deadlock with a well-placed shot from Bruno Guimaraes's pass. Just minutes later, Ruben Dias equalized for City from the second phase of a corner. But then came another goal from Barnes who capitalized on a rebound after Nick Woltemade's header hit the crossbar and found himself at close range to restore Newcastle's lead.
VAR intervention
Controversy surrounds Newcastle's 2nd goal
Newcastle's second goal wasn't without controversy, as it took nearly five minutes for VAR to confirm the goal. Two potential offside calls were checked but neither Barnes nor Guimaraes was found to be offside. There were also questions over whether Gianluigi Donnarumma had been fouled in the build-up to Newcastle's second goal, but these claims were dismissed by officials.
Game analysis
Guardiola's frustration and missed chances
Guardiola's frustration was evident post-match as he had a heated exchange with officials and an intense conversation with Guimaraes. Joelinton was also seen venting his frustration but it wasn't clear who his anger was directed at. The match saw several missed chances from both sides including Phil Foden and Erling Haaland for City while Newcastle's Barnes poked wide from close range after Donnarumma saved his initial attempt.
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Points table and match stats
The Magpies are placed 14th in the standings. Howe's men own 15 points, picking up their 4th win of the season from 12 matches. Man City are third, one point behind Chelsea. This was their 4th defeat of the Premier League 2025-26 season. Hosts Newcastle had 5 shots on target from 9 attempts. Man City had 4 shots on target from 17 attempts. Man City had 43 appearances in the opposition box compared to Newcastle's 15.
Barnes
Barnes joins Shearer in elite company
As per Opta, Barnes is the first Newcastle player to score twice in a Premier League game against Manchester City since Alan Shearer in November 2003. This was notably the two clubs' 40th meeting in the competition since Shearer's brace Making his 212th Premier League appearance, Barnes has raced to 52 goals. He also owns 32 assists. In the ongoing season, he has scored three times from 12 appearances.
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Notable records for Newcastle and Howe
As per Squawka, Newcastle United have beaten Manchester City for just the second time in the last 36 Premier League meetings between the two sides. Eddie Howe has won a Premier League game against Manchester City for the first time in his managerial career (W1 D2 L16).
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Maiden win!
Eddie Howe's first win against Pep Guardiola, at the 19th attempt ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/pSYxkwXtG4
— Premier League (@premierleague) November 22, 2025