Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe believes his side dealt well with the conditions of facing Everton’s home crowd as he expressed his satisfaction over being able to bring on Anthony Gordon to make his Goodison Park return.
Howe said: “It was always going to be a really difficult game for us, I thought we handled the occasion really well. It was a hostile environment and the first goal was always going to be crucial.
“I thought the first 45 minutes was a bit bitty from both teams and a bit transitional for our liking but in the second half I thought you saw us at our very best and we were really clinical again in front of goal. I think confidence was there, it was evident in that second half when maybe a bit of the edge of the game had gone but I think we had to earn the right to get to that point because Everton put us under pressure with a lot of long balls and crosses in our box and I think we defended our goal really well in that first half.”
