Newcastle boss Eddie Howe, speaking to BBC MOTD: “We needed to win because we knew we were under pressure. I thought the lads responded really well, it was a really fast start. We scored some really good goals and then, us being us at this present time, we made it difficult for ourselves. The second half was nervy to a point. There were a couple of moments where Nick (Pope) made massive saves for us. But overall I thought we showed real character and resilience in the second half to get over the line.
“Burnley have got some great players and they scored a great goal, it was an unbelievable finish. That obviously dented us but full credit to the players for the character that we showed in the second half.
“I hope it relaxes us slightly – not in a negative way but in a positive way. We want to play fluent, attacking football which is really good to watch. But you can only really do that when you are in a good mental place and relaxed. Hopefully that settles us down after a difficult period.”