Barnes’ 102nd-minute clincher – the newest profitable objective on document in Premier League historical past – despatched St. James’ Park into raptures on the finish of an unimaginable contest during which the Magpies needed to come from behind 3 times.
It was the previous Leicester winger’s second of the night, with Barnes having earlier made it 1-1 with a wise end to cancel out Brenden Aaronson’s opener.
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Leeds had been main 3-2 going into the ultimate minute on Tyneside, however Bruno Guimarães’ penalty and Barnes’ last-gasp intervention turned the sport on its head on a memorable night beneath the lights.
Here is what Barnes stated after a breathless encounter on Tyneside:
On a outstanding victory…
“Crazy night, really – delighted now it’s done, but that 100 minutes or whatever it was… it was a rollercoaster of a game.
“We had some good moments within the recreation and a few management in components, after which different components we in all probability felt like they have been on prime. They went forward within the recreation.
“But this team’s full of spirit and character, and you could feel that we were going to fight our way back. We’re delighted with the result in the end. A special night.”
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On combating till the tip and his winner…
“You don’t want it to come as late as that but if it has to, it has to. You could feel that we were pushing, especially after we got level – you could really feel like the momentum was with us a little bit.
“We had that actual perception that we might kick on and win the sport, nevertheless that could be. As it was, it was a little bit of a scrappy one, a second ball within the field, however as a participant you have to be prepared for that chance.
“I did my best and got it back on target, and it’s an amazing feeling when you see that go in.”
On how he stored a cool head…
“There’s no easy answer! I think it’s just trying to find that bit of composure if you can and getting a decent strike towards goal. There’s that many bodies in the box and that much chaos, anything can happen.
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“I do not know if the keeper was a bit unsighted or no matter it was, but it surely’s a tremendous feeling when that goes in.”
On moving up from 14th to sixth in the space of three games…
“It’s vital. Performances in all probability nonetheless aren’t fairly the place we wish them to be, even so tonight. But results-wise, these three outcomes are huge and it is actually jumped us up the desk.
“We looked a few weeks ago when we were obviously nowhere near where we wanted to be, so to look now, it’s a lot easier on the eye where we are. It’s looking up from now and (we’ll) push on.
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“We’ve acquired a variety of video games arising in all totally different competitions and we need to do in addition to we will in every of them, so it is about recovering and taking this kind and momentum into the subsequent few video games.”