Barnes was replaced after 67 minutes and was decisive with two nets in the Premier League match. The last one came in overtime.
– What a match this is! And what a move by Eddie Howe! He has brought the defibrillator to this team, roars Eivind Bisgaard Sundet as Barnes sends Newcastle into the lead in overtime.
– It’s almost like you don’t believe what you see, he continued.
Before that, Alexander Isak had scored twice for Newcastle, both from the penalty spot, while Michail Antonio, Mohammed Kudus and Jarrod Bowen scored for the visitors.
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– Don’t do your job
In overtime in the 1st half, Kudus sent the visitors into the lead 2-1, but not without controversy. West Ham received a free kick, but in the same situation Newcastle player Fabian Schär was left holding his face.
West Ham took the free kick while the Swiss was down, and Kudus eventually put the ball in the goal.
The TV images showed a very frustrated Newcastle manager Eddie Howe, who believed referee Rob Jones should have stopped the game.
He received support in Viaplay’s break studio.
– The referee should never allow West Ham to take a quick free-kick when a Newcastle player is down and takes his head, but Newcastle is sleeping and expecting the referee to blow the whistle. Then West Ham get the meters they need and punish them brutally, said expert Pål André Helland on the broadcast.
– It is the referee’s responsibility to retain the free kick. I understand that Newcastle think the referee should do something, but he doesn’t. Then he is not doing his job, added Sigrid Heien Hansen.
The Swede has 14 nets in the league this season, while Bowen has scored 15 goals. Erling Braut Haaland is at the top with his 18.
In extra time, Anthony Gordon was sent off for Newcastle after two yellow cards.
The injured
Newcastle has had an average season in the Premier League after the very strong fourth place last season. They ended up in a tough pool in the Champions League, and the team has also struggled a lot with injuries.
On Saturday, Miguel Almirón was replaced after half-time, but it was only ten minutes on the field before he had to be replaced again by someone familiar.
West Ham, on the other hand, has performed well in both the PL and the Europa League. David Moyes’ team will play the quarter-finals of the Europa League against Leverkusen.
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