Eddie Howe has applauded his side’s intensity levels after beating Arsenal 2-0 at St James’ Park. The victory puts Newcastle on their best points tally since promotion in 2017. And they go into the final game of the season with an outside shot of the top 10.
Eddie Howe said: “It was a brilliant all-round performance. We played with intensity and never let up. We approached the game in a brilliant manner and we did the Premier League proud tonight. The one thing missing from us was that we hadn’t beaten a top-six team – and we deservedly beat them. We wanted to press Arsenal and not let them settle into a rhythm but also for the first time in recent performances we saw a team that could have the ball comfortably and be creative. Arsenal competed well and fought well but they left spaces for us and we exploited them.”
