Eddie Howe: “There was a lot of relief in our emotions at the end,” says Newcastle’s manager in a chat with Sky Sports. “It wasn’t a fantastic performance from us but it was a gritty one, a determined one. We wanted to show a response from the Brighton performance and you’ve seen that – a clean sheet and three points.
“At any club you can’t lose games on a consistent basis because it becomes a habit. We wanted to bounce back and today was a tricky one for us. Brentford are a very good team who make the game set-piece orientated. We had to deal with that and make sure we didn’t concede.”
Match report: Newcastle 1-0 Brentford
Premier League: “Without Callum Wilson here, Newcastle’s winless run would almost certainly have stretched to four matches,” writes Louside Taylor from St James’ Park. “Instead his impeccable second-half penalty was a rare moment of perfection, camouflaging the fast-developing faultlines running through a side possibly distracted by an impending European adventure.”
