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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Louise Taylor at the Stadium of Light

‘Winning meant a hell of a lot’: Howe warns Newcastle’s confidence is back

Newcastle’s two-goal hero Alexander Isak clashes with Sunderland's Daniel Ballard during a feisty FA Cup third-round derby.
Newcastle’s two-goal hero Alexander Isak clashes with Sunderland's Daniel Ballard during a feisty FA Cup third-round derby. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

Eddie Howe suggested that his team’s reacquaintance with patience helped Newcastle secure their first win against Sunderland since 2011.

“We were on the right side of the fine balance between patience and trying to score,” he said after Newcastle ended a run of seven defeats in their previous eight games courtesy of two goals from Alexander Isak in a 3-0 victory at the Stadium of Light.

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