Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe praised his side’s character after they held out to secure a 1-0 win over an Everton side that he claims “ask you a lot of questions.” Miguel Almiron’s sublime chip from the edge of the area on 31 minutes proved to be the difference between the sides at St James’ Park and condemned the Blues to a third consecutive defeat.
Howe said: “It was a hard-fought win. I don’t think it was our best performance with the ball, but defensively we were very good, very disciplined, it was a real battle in midfield and a very physical game.
“Everton are a team that ask you a lot of questions. Aerially, with Jordan Pickford’s distribution, there are a lot of balls going down the heart of our team and we had to find the answers to that, aerially and physically in the middle of the pitch with the second balls.
