Harvey Barnes scored twice to send Newcastle United in the Premier League with a 4-1 win over Manchester United in St. James' Park.
Match report
A dominant Newcastle, whose boss Eddie Howe was absent for illness, saw a Joelinton target not allowed for offside in the first minute, after Kieran Trippier wandered past the last man before he played the cross.
However, they took a deserved lead through Sandro Tonali, who kept an eye on Alexander Isak's film to meet it on the volley.
Alejandro Garnacho restored parity with a separate goal for the break. Diogo Dalot drove through midfield before he set up the Argentinian to put it through the legs of Fabian Schar.
But Barnes came forward with two goals in the 15 -minute space after the break and tapped his first in an empty just before he drilled in a second with a powerful effort after Noussair Mazraoui had slipped.
An error from Altay Bayindir – who replaced the besieged Andre onana in the goal of United – enabled Newcastle to add more shine in the 77th minute.
The goalkeeper's attempt to play from the back was blocked by Joelinton, who subsequently selected Bruno Guimaraes to slots in their fourth.
Newcastle is now one point behind the third placed Nottingham Forest, with a competition in the hand of the teams around them, while United falls in 14th place under Everton on target difference.
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Debrief data: Magpies keep Champions League Hoop alive
Newcastle has kept itself firmly in the mix for a top five finish and continues to show that they are one of the in-shape teams in the competition.
They have won 12 of their last 16 Premier League matches (L4), a series that started with a 4-0 win over Leicester City on December 14. Since that date, only Liverpool (P18 – W12 D5 L1 – 41 points) have earned more points in the competition than Newcastle (36), with two more games.
This victory also ensured the Magpies a very first Premier League doubles about United, and their first general since 1930-31, because they stacked more misery on their visitors.
This season, United has now suffered 14 League Nedergagen -their joint highest count in a single Premier League campaign (also 14 last term). The last time they had more was in 1989-90 (16 in 38 games).
Match -Events
0 'The game is about to start!
1 'Joelinton taps in but it is excluded for offside
4 'Murphy drives forward before they shoot closely from the reach
9 'Match event for Newcastle vs Man Utd
12 'Zirkzee shoots from the edge of the box, but his effort is tipped by Pope
16 'Ugarte takes him with a sliding challenge and goes into the book
24 'goal! Tonali opens the score of Isak's Assist! Newcastle 1-0 MAN UTD
28 'Highlight of Newcastle vs Man Utd
33 'Match event for Newcastle vs Man Utd
37 'goal! Garnacho puts his shot in the bottom corner! Newcastle 1-1 Man Utd
45 'Garnacho hits one from a tight corner with the Newcastle Stopper Palms behind
48 'Highlight of Newcastle vs Man Utd
49 'goal! Barnes has easy tapping to put hosts in the front again! Newcastle 2-1 Man Utd
54 'Joshua Zirkzee perishes with a hamstring injury
55 'Dorgu, Mount and Hojlund stand up for Zirkzee, Harry Amass and Garnacho
64 'goal! Barnes tackles Mazraoui, breaks through and scores! Newcastle 3-1 Man Utd
75 'Highlight of Newcastle vs Man Utd
77 'Bayindir goes directly to Joelinton and Guimaraes Nets! Newcastle 4-1 Man Utd
78 'Luke Shaw started for Noussair Mazraoui
81 'Bruno Fernandes is being replaced by Kobbie Mainoo
90 'Match event for Newcastle vs Man Utd
Line-ups
Newcastle XI: Trippier, Schar, Burn, Pope, J.Murphy, Joelinton, Guimaraes, Isak, Barnes, Tonali, Tino Livramento
Subs: Dubravka, Callum Wilson, Krafth, Targett, Sean Longstaff, Gordon, William Osula, Lewis Miley, Sean Neave
Man Utd XI: Eriksen, Lindelof, Bruno Fernandes, Mazraoui, Altay Bayındır, Dalot, Ugarte, Zirkzee, Garnacho, Yoro, Harry Amass
Subs: Heaton, Casemiro, Maguire, Luke Shaw, Mount, Højlund, Mainoo, Patrick Dorgu, Ayden Heaven
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