Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has urged his gamers to make use of their FA Cup derby victory over Sunderland as a springboard for the second half of the season.
The Magpies ended a run of seven defeats in eight video games in all competitions with a convincing 3-0 third-round win on the Stadium of Light on Saturday to get the higher of their arch-rivals for the primary time in 10 makes an attempt relationship again to 2011.
A spot within the fourth spherical presents the prospect of a run in a contest which has assumed ever higher significance for the membership following their exits from the Champions League and Carabao Cup in December.
Asked if they might use the win as a launchpad, head coach Howe stated: “Well, hopefully. That’s how we have to look at it.
“Naturally when you don’t win for a period of time, confidence can be affected. Our players are the same as any others.
“Today will have done them the world of good. We’ve not just won the game, but we’ve performed well, we’ve scored goals, we’ve kept a clean sheet so all round, it’s a very good day.”
Victory over the Black Cats was important – it was a primary within the FA Cup below Howe after third-round exits by the hands of League One sides Cambridge and Sheffield Wednesday within the final two seasons.
Asked concerning the prospect of a cup run, Howe stated: “We’d love that. The third round has not been kind to us the last couple of years, two difficult moments for us.
“But as I said in the build-up to the game, those moments actually helped us grow. Now we stand here and we know we needed to win today, so we’re delighted to do that and yes, we’d love a run in the FA Cup. It’s an important competition now for us.”
The hosts annoyed Newcastle till 10 minutes earlier than the break, when defender Dan Ballard turned Joelinton’s cross into his personal web, and so they contributed additional to their very own downfall when Miguel Almiron robbed Pierre Ekwah to arrange Alexander Isak for the second earlier than Ballard handed the Sweden worldwide the prospect to double his tally from the penalty spot after barging Anthony Gordon to the bottom.
Asked concerning the white-hot derby ambiance, Howe stated: “I don’t think it was too dissimilar to Milan, to PSG and other places we’ve been this year, so I think those experiences probably helped us.”
Opposite quantity Michael Beale was philosophical after a defeat he hopes can assist support his aspect’s bid for promotion from the Sky Bet Championship.
He stated: “Let’s be honest, there was a gap between the two teams when we arrived at the stadium today and at the end of the day, we’ve tried to close that gap over 90 minutes and we weren’t able to do that.
“My young team must really be honest with themselves, the staff, the players, everyone at the football club about today because then I think we’ll improve and we can use it in our Championship form for the games we’ve got coming up.
“But the big thing for us is being honest and not hiding away from the fact there is a gap.”
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