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Eddie Howe shares his pre-match thoughts as Brighton visits St. James' Park, emphasizing the competitive nature of recent matches. He reflects on the need for improvement after a disappointing home performance against Bournemouth.
Read Eddie Howe's pre-match message as Brighton arrive at St. James' Park
Matches against Brighton in recent seasons have always been closely fought, and we expect no less today against a team who have performed consistently well this season.
Our last home match against Bournemouth wasn’t the performance or the result we wanted, and despite another goal from Will Osula, we conceded twice and didn’t hit the standards we’ve consistently shown for so many years at home. So, heading into the next game, a trip to The Emirates against Arsenal, we knew we needed to respond in the right way despite the size of the challenge against a team fighting for the title.
We believe in our squad and made some changes to freshen things up and challenged the players to give a performance which better reflected the team we know we can be. I thought we started extremely well and showed our intent in the very first minute when we created a chance for Will.
We competed well in the first half, despite conceding a goal which we felt was out of context with the game. After half time, we stayed in the game, continued to create a series of chances, and when Arsenal posed us problems at the other end, I felt we defended incredibly well as a team. Importantly, we never gave up and had opportunities late in the game which on another day would have given us the outcome we felt we deserved.
There is no getting away from the fact we are in a difficult moment, and we will never make excuses or shy away from that. We also have another twelve points to fight for, and that will be our sole focus. When things don’t go our way, we need to double down on the principles which have brought us so much success in recent years. Hard work and a great attitude towards improvement every day on the training ground, and a spirit and togetherness which is the hallmark of a Newcastle United side.
Eddie Howe highlighted the competitive nature of matches against Brighton and expressed confidence in his squad's ability to improve after a recent disappointing performance.
Newcastle struggled in their last home match against Bournemouth, conceding twice and failing to meet their usual performance standards.
Eddie Howe made some changes to the squad to freshen things up and challenged the players to deliver a performance that reflects their true potential.

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I see this spirit from the players every day, and together with the coaching staff we are all incredibly motivated to finish the season on a high. We win as a team and handle pressure in the same way, and we will do everything possible to respond to this moment in the right way.
Looking at the support you gave us in London last weekend, that is an inspiration. You backed us all afternoon and could see the effort and bravery the players were giving to the cause.
Thank you for staying with us through thick and thin, and please give the players more of the same support today as we fight to get the outcome we all want.
Eddie Howe.
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