Newcastle United are now nine games unbeaten in the Premier League and strengthening their grip on a Champions League place.
With just 14 matches played Howe was keeping his team's feet on the ground after the victory and insisted Newcastle can play much better than their 4-1 win on the South Coast. But the result leaves the Magpies on 27 points and in great shape heading towards the World Cup break with just one match to play before Qatar.
If context was needed though the fact that Newcastle - who have scraped to safety in pre-takeover years in the final weeks of the season - could now only need a mere three more wins to better the 35-point total that would have kept teams up last season!
