:Barnes delighted to be Newcastle's matchwinner: Paul Vegas

He later commented, "We clearly had room for improvement in the first half and the second half was a tough challenge. While we may not be performing at the same level as last season, we are still managing to secure wins, which is crucial for us right now."

On his goal, Barnes said: "I caught it well! When the team is behind you have to take it on yourself to make a difference and I caught it lovely."

Asked about where Newcastle can improve, he added "I think in a lot of areas. We pride ourselves on clean sheets and in our attacking play there were spells it's not quite clicking, We are getting there. It's a good start points-wise but performance wise we can improve."