Harvey Barnes has spent much of the season sitting on a physiotherapy table at Newcastle’s training ground but, having finally stepped off it, the forward has flung open a window offering tantalising glimpses of exciting European vistas.
Barnes scored two late goals in a brief substitutes’ cameo, turning a game that West Ham had led 3-1 on its head – not to mention damaging not only the visitors’ own European ambitions but the job security of their manager, David Moyes.
