Harvey Barnes extraordinary stats

Harvey Barnes, what a finisher.

If a ball falls to a Newcastle United player in the penalty area, who do you want that player to be?

Surely only one answer to that.

Harvey Barnes is such a natural finisher, one of the very best.

Like almost evert player, he has his strengths and weakness, however, Barnes, Barnes will tear you apart, again, if getting the opportunity.

He started AND finished the scoring from Newcastle United on Wednesday night and that winner, just wow.

Bruno Guimaraes did well to power the ball into the penalty area, Botman did well to get a touch, but surrounded by Leeds players and with his back to goal, Harvey Barnes somehow swivelling and firing the winner.

His stats are pretty special this season, with 1,486 minutes on the pitch in all competitions, Harvey Barnes now has 11 direct goal involvements, with nine scored and two assists.

That all works out on average at a direct goal involvement (scoring or assisting) every 135 minutes, on average a DG involvement every one and half matches worth of minutes.

Should we be surprised though?

This is the Harvey Barnes updated Premier League record these last six and a half Premier League seasons.

From the start of the 2019/20 Premier League season onwards, the first four for Leicester and then two and a half for NUFC.

My only surprise is how surprised so many people are, at just how good and productive Harvey Barnes has been!

2019/20 Premier League (Leicester City)

14 Direct Goal involvements (6 goals and 8 assists) – 2,094 PL minutes played

A Harvey Barnes direct goal involvement once every 149 minutes

2020/21 Premier League (Leicester City)

13 Direct Goal involvements (9 goals and 4 assists) – 1,950 PL minutes played

A Harvey Barnes direct goal involvement once every 150 minutes

2021/22 Premier League (Leicester City)

16 Direct Goal involvements (6 goals and 10 assists) – 2,107 PL minutes played

A Harvey Barnes direct goal involvement once every 131 minutes

2022/23 Premier League (Leicester City)

14 Direct Goal involvements (13 goals and 1 assist) – 2,720 PL minutes played

A Harvey Barnes direct goal involvement once every 194 minutes

2023/24 Premier League (Newcastle United)

8 Direct Goal involvements (5 goals and 3 assists) – 795 PL minutes played

A Harvey Barnes direct goal involvement once every 99 minutes

2024/25 Premier League (Newcastle United)

13 Direct Goal involvements (9 goals and 4 assists) – 1,756 PL minutes played

A Harvey Barnes direct goal involvement once every 135 minutes

2025/26 Premier League (Newcastle United)

5 Direct Goal involvements (5 goals and 0 assists) – 950 PL minutes played

A Harvey Barnes direct goal involvement once every 190 minutes

Total Harvey Barnes Direct Goal involvements these past six and a half Premier League seasons (for Leicester and Newcastle):

83 Direct Goal involvements 53 goals and 30 assists) – 12,372 PL minutes played

A Harvey Barnes direct goal involvement once every 149 Premier League minutes, from the start of the 2019/20 PL season onwards across six and a half Premier League seasons.