Harvey Barnes happy making Newcastle return in 'mad' Luton draw

Harvey Barnes was happy to be back for Newcastle's 4-4 draw with Luton.

The winger returned as a second-half substitute after long-term injury.

He said, "It was a mad game. Watching on for the first 60 minutes I was trying to figure out how I could impact it when I came on. But it was so unpredictable. We are disappointed that we didn't win. When we were ahead you want to extend that lead and keep the lead.

"I have been out for a long time and it has been a tough period for me. I have got a bit of making up to do. Making up for lost time. I just wanted to come on and make an impact ad I didn't but it wasn't enough to win the game. But it is great being back out there.

"There will be a little bit of rust for a little bit but that goal will give me the world of confidence going forward and hopefully I can build on that and the team can build on that. There are still a lot of positives to take.

"I think we are getting there. We are starting to get back to our best. There are definitely improvements and the week-to-week games will give us a chance to work on that on the training pitch. We are going to have more coming back fit and there is a really good chance for us to have a string finish to the season. "We want to be pushing as much bas we can towards those top spots. We know we are capable of having a good run so we will keep pushing."