I’m DESPERATE to succeed at Newcastle! | Eddie Howe | Newcastle 3-1 Brighton

Football

Year2026

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Eddie Howe reacts to Newcastle’s crucial 3-1 victory over Brighton at St. James’ Park to ease the pressure on the Magpie’s boss with the ownership group, PIF, in attendance. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 0:01 That was a massive win for us. Everyone knew internally. Training has been really strong, really competitive. Credit to the players for sticking together. 0:45 Great finish from Harvey. We became more of a threat in that last 10 minutes. We tend to keep everyone on edge. 1:13 Chairman? He spoke about how committed he is. Exciting times ahead. 1:58 It was never going to be easy for us today. Brighton play a difficult style to play against. Majority of the game we defended well as a team. The tightness of the win does us more good than harm. 2:52 I went with players that I can really trust and know that can handle this kind of atmosphere. Those players have never let me down. 3:58 We wanted more height in the team. People will make assessments on the team but we have to take everything into account. 4:43 Osula is maturing nicely. A lot of pressure on him. He knows he has to perform. His running ability for 60 minutes caused them real problems. 5:15 We’ve missed Joelinton in the last few games. We’ve missed Bruno as well for a period of time. He gives us so much. Sandro has the running power. They are top players. 6:12 I’m not a big believer in wholesale changes. The best way to stay fluid is to make minimal changes but strong changes. Tweak as you go. Each transfer window we have to try and improve the squad. We had a big turnover of players in the summer. 7:35 Of course this year has been more difficult than previous. The players don’t get involved in anything other than their performances on the pitch. 8:46 Really positive day. We were faced with a tough situation and we’ve come through it. 9:24 With the team selection, you’re never 100% sure on the team. We performed well at Arsenal. I was very open before training this week. I have to reward good performances, attitude and commitment. 10:58 Would d