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Tottenham boss Thomas Frank needs a result. He was so relaxed when he was at Brentford but now he just looks like a guy under pressure.

Frank saying the supporters who booed Guglielmo Vicario after his mistake against Fulham "can't be true Tottenham fans" underlines the friction he is feeling at the moment, but he does have a point about the effect that has.

As a player who has been booed a lot over the years, I can tell you that it doesn't have a positive impact on your performance. Being serious, though, I just don't get it - it just creates negativity.

The Spurs players will probably be relieved to be playing away after that, but Newcastle have found a bit of form in the past week so this is not an easy trip at all.

Tottenham have already lost at St James' Park this season in the Carabao Cup, and I am going for a repeat result - by the same scoreline.

Sutton's prediction: 2-0

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Eddie Howe will have been relieved. For the first time in a long while, the Newcastle United head coach did not have to field questions about the club's struggles on the road following his side's victory at Everton.

It was an evening when recalled midfielder Lewis Miley was among those who impressed at Hill Dickinson Stadium as Newcastle ended a seven-month wait for an away league win.

Miley's inswinging corner set up Malick Thiaw's breathless opener before the 19-year-old went on to double his side's lead, becoming the second youngest Newcastle player to score and assist in a Premier League game.

It was a timely reminder of his qualities.

After reluctantly losing fellow academy graduate Elliot Anderson to Nottingham Forest 18 months ago, as a result of the club's dire profit and sustainability situation (PSR) at the time, Howe is eager to hang on to the midfielder.

"There are definite parallels between Lewis and Elliot, although they have had different journeys," Howe said. "I'm determined to keep him here.

"I'm determined for him to have the career at Newcastle that I think he can have, have the effect he can have long term and become synonymous with the football club for many years to come."

Though Sandro Tonali is primed to come back into the team against Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday, it is not necessarily a foregone conclusion Miley will drop out.

Miley may have only made five starts this season in all competitions, but Howe feels the teenager has had "good football" given he has played significantly more minutes than fellow midfielders Jacob Ramsey and Joe Willock.

"I'm trusting him in big games because he's showing me in training that he deserves that trust and then, of course, there's always a huge responsibility," he added. "The biggest responsibility is on Lewis to keep performing."

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BBC Sport journalist

Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe has been speaking to the media before Tuesday's Premier League game against Tottenham at St James' Park (20:15 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Howe began by confirming Yoane Wissa took part in an 11v11 training game while the Magpies beat Everton on Saturday: "He'll have another one at some stage this week and we'll see how close he is."

• On Sven Botman's fitness: "He's going to see a specialist in the next couple of days to get a definitive opinion on whether he needs an injection or whether he's able to rest for a few days and resume training. He's one of a number of players we'll analyse early this week and try to get a proper diagnosis."

• On Aaron Ramsdale, who started his first Premier League game for the club on Saturday: "I'm sure he felt good returning back to Newcastle after the game. He can be very pleased - it's a really good start from him and I'm sure he's in a really good place."

• Howe was pleased with Anthony Elanga's performance against the Toffees: "He set the tone for us and he can be very pleased with his contribution. He's beginning to settle into the rhythm of life at Newcastle because it is a change for any player. I see a very level, steady performer and I think he'll continue to get better and better."

• On Malick Thiaw, who scored his first goals for the club: "It's an interesting one with Malick because he's ended up, if you look back at our set-plays, getting his head on quite a bit, so his movement, his aggression and his timing is really good. But he hadn't put the finishing touches to that in the way he did on Saturday with two great headers. It's great to see that work coming good for us."

• Asked how Newcastle can improve, Howe said: "It's vitally important we find the consistency we're searching for. It seems like we're going between Champions League and Premier League and not quite finding that sweet spot we've been searching for all season. Hopefully this is the turning point for us."

• On Lewis Miley, who also started: "He's there on merit and he's fighting for a starting place. He's impressing me with how he's training and how he's preparing himself for every opportunity he gets. It was a big moment for him on Saturday. He wanted the ball, he was very good with the ball, that was key for us. He played with calmness and control."

• Asked about facing Spurs, Howe said: "Every opponent we face in the Premier League is so difficult and now we face Tottenham, who are a very good team with their own strengths. We'll put our plan in place to try to find a way to win."

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We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Everton and Newcastle.

Here are some of your comments:

Everton fans

Chris: There was a clear gulf in class. Some players left themselves at Old Trafford on Monday. They need to beware. The inconsistency of the team as a whole is clear. The midfield was overrun at times and Newcastle exploited that. The second half performance was better, but apart from the 10 men at Manchester United, the Everton way of only being able to play one half returned.

Peter: We never got started before we were 1-0 down and struggled all through the game. Played too much down the left wing when it should have been played out to the right to Ndiaye. We missed Idridsa in midfield and, unfortunately, Iroegbunam couldn't hold his own. At corners, Everton need to leave Ndiaye on the halfway line to draw their players back and to give an outlet when we get the ball. Please listen to the plea, Mr Moyes. Absolutely gutted with the performance but well done, Eddie Howe. We have to put this defeat behind us and move on.

Andy: A poor performance all round against a team without an away win. Keystone Cops defending. We desperately need a striker. I can't see us ending up in relegation trouble, though.

Jeff: A very, very poor performance. Pickford went from hero to zero. A win at Old Trafford has little value if you can't beat a team below you in the league table at home. Moyes looks older by the minute. Another lost season. New stadium, same team, same problems.

Newcastle fans

Ustav: Although the entire team shifted up a gear, one aspect stood out to me: how a goalkeeper who is confident with the ball at his feet can transform the mentality and psychology of the entire backline. It was clear that with Ramsdale in goal, Newcastle's defence looked far more assured, with defenders showing greater willingness to play out from both sides of the pitch. Pope is an excellent shot-stopper who can save you 10 to 15 points a season, but his lack of confidence with the ball at his feet restricts the team's ability to build play from the back.

Bluey: Just shows that without Livramento and Hall, we are simply average - both were brilliant on Saturday! Thiaw is a proper unit and very pleased about his two goals - worthy of man of the match. Good team performance, was expecting Everton to make life more difficult than they did. We broke our away duck. Happy Birthday, Gaffer!

Theo: I've been a Miley doubter since he broke through, but besides one or two cup games against lesser opposition, this was a standout performance. His movement, link-up and reading of space was excellent - also didn't know he could swing a corner like that. I would have started Willock or Ramsey over him - just shows in Howe we (should) trust.

Duncan: A marvellous performance against an Everton team on the up. You could feel the confidence of the back four in their man behind them. The two full-backs were great - Tino had a few passes go awry, but that's likely to be a lack of match readiness. This was the best away performance so far and hopefully the start of our season. Away fans deserve a special mention too - they have been great all season away and don't get enough credit. They are our one constant.

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Former Premier League midfielder Don Hutchinson says Newcastle 4-1 win at Everton on Saturday was "nigh on perfect" because of improved performances from certain players while others were afforded a rest.

The Magpies cruised to their first away victory of the season with summer signing Malick Thiaw scoring his first two goals for the club.

"The way Lewis Hall and Tino Livramento play as full-backs - high energy, really quick - allows Newcastle to get high up the pitch instead of being really defensive and losing territory," Hutchinson told BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast.

"If Hall stays fit, he could push for a World Cup spot.

"Anthony Elanga had easily his best game for Newcastle - that was the Elanga I've been waiting to see. He was magnificent.

"That's with a few players, like Anthony Gordon and Sandro Tonali, on the bench so as away wins go it was nigh on perfect.

"As for Malick Thiaw, I've commentated on him a lot of times for AC Milan and I saw the prospect in him, but I didn't see him being this good. For £35m - what a player."

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Pundits Danny Murphy and Joe Hart join host Gabby Logan to bring you the action and talking points from Saturday's five Premier League fixtures.

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• Man City 3-2 Leeds

• Sunderland 3-2 Bournemouth

• Everton 1-4 Newcastle

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "It was a massive win for us, first away win of the season. We have been chasing that win, and it was elusive so far, but that was a big moment today. I'm so pleased that the players won, so I didn't have to talk about the away form today. We scored goals, which we haven't done regularly enough away from home. We looked fresh, and we made some tactical tweaks.

On defender Malick Thiaw scoring two goals: "Big goals, the first one is a great ball from Lewis Miley, who I thought played really well today, and he got his head to it, and the second one is a great ball from Lewis Hall. So goals from different sources, two set plays, but I thought we looked a goal threat all day. Nick [Woltemade] took his goal well, which was good for him to be back on the scoresheet, and we could have got more."

On back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time this season: "That's the key, back-to-back wins is everything and beating Man City gave us a huge confidence lift, and this one today will give us a lift."

On injured goalkeeper Nick Pope: "He is due to have a scan in the next few days to gather the extent of his injury. Delighted with Aaron [Ramsdale] today, I thought he came and did really well, so fingers crossed Nick's [injury] is not too serious."

On today being his 48th birthday: "Well, I'm not happy being 48, that's for sure! But I can enjoy the moment and the day, and it's a really important win for us."

Striker Nick Woltemade speaking to Sky Sports on his goal: "It was a good counter, and Anthony [Elanga] played a good ball to me. I was a bit lucky that it went in."

On adapting to the Premier League: "Really easy transition, the guys welcomed us really well, and the fans make it feel like home already. It is a nice feeling for us. I think I can improve my game, but I score goals, which is the most important things for a striker. To get a good feeling at a new club, especially in a new league, I am really happy about it."

Did you know?

• This was Newcastle's biggest away win against a non-promoted side in the Premier League since April 2023, which was also a 4-1 victory against Everton.

• Newcastle's Malick Thiaw became the first player to score his first ever Premier League goal in the opening minute of a match since Kenedy for Chelsea against Norwich in March 2016.

Ciaran Kelly
Football reporter

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This felt like a huge win for Newcastle United - in so many ways.

Eddie Howe had grown tired of talking about his side's issues away from home but, finally, following a 236-day wait - they delivered on the road in the Premier League.

The Newcastle head coach rang the changes following the midweek defeat in Marseille - and those calls certainly paid off.

Aaron Ramsdale, Lewis Miley and Anthony Elanga were among those handed rare starts while regulars like Joelinton, Lewis Hall and Nick Woltemade also came back in.

Ramsdale may have conceded late on, but the goalkeeper was assured on his first league start in place of the injured Nick Pope and calm in possession.

Miley set up his side's opener before making it 2-0 as he became the second-youngest Newcastle player ever to score and assist in a Premier League game.

And the rapid Elanga looked more like himself following a challenging start since his £55m move from Nottingham Forest.

Yet it was a change of mentality as much as personnel.

As Everton started to probe, after going behind so early on, Newcastle protected Ramsdale, with Dan Burn and Hall both making crucial blocks inside the box and even forward Woltemade getting back to cut out a cross from Jack Grealish.

Though Jordan Pickford ended up giving Newcastle a huge helping hand, crucially, Newcastle managed to double their advantage, which they failed to do when ahead on their travels against Marseille, Brentford and West Ham in recent weeks.

They did not look back from there as Everton crumbled.

No wonder the away end repeatedly sang about how they did not want to go home as the game drew to a close. This victory had been a long time coming.

Whether you were at the game or following from elsewhere, we want to know what you learned.

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What did you make of Newcastle's display?

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Tim Iroegbunam and Jake O'Brien come into the starting line-up as Everton make two enforced changes for the visit of Newcastle United to the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Iroegbunam replaces suspended midfielder Idrissa Gueye, who was sent off after slapping team-mate Michael Keane in Monday night's win against Manchester United.

O'Brien has also been recalled after countryman Seamus Coleman suffered a hamstring injury at Old Trafford last time out.

Everton starting XI: Pickford, O'Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Garner, Iroegbunam, Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish, Barry

Subs: Travers, King, McNeil, Beto, Dibling, Alcaraz, Aznou, Welch, Campbell.

Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe has handed Aaron Ramsdale his first league start as goalkeeper Nick Pope misses out through injury.

Pope has come under fire following recent errors on the road against Marseille, Brentford and West Ham, but Newcastle say the keeper misses out with an unspecified issue.

Lewis Hall, Lewis Miley, Joelinton, Anthony Elanga and Nick Woltemade all return the starting line-up as Howe makes six changes following the midweek defeat in Marseille in the Champions League.

Newcastle starting XI: Ramsdale, Livramento, Thiaw, Burn, Hall, Guimaraes, Miley, Joelinton, Elanga, Woltemade, Barnes

Subs: Ruddy, Schar, Tonali, Gordon, J.Murphy, Willock, A.Murphy, Ramsey, Neave

There are five games in the Premier League on Saturday and BBC Sport will bring you every moment.

• Brentford v Burnley

• Manchester City v Leeds United - listen on BBC Radio 5 Live

• Sunderland v Bournemouth - listen on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

• Everton v Newcastle (17:30) - listen on BBC Radio 5 Live

• Tottenham v Fulham (20:00)

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I really like what David Moyes is doing at Everton. They were very good in their win at Old Trafford on Monday - firstly with 11 men and then especially with 10.

I quite enjoyed the spat between Idrissa Gueye and Michael Keane. There was many a team-mate of mine who wanted to thump me, I can tell you. Looking back, I would have absolutely deserved it too.

With Jack Grealish, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Iliman Ndiaye, Everton have got a bit about them going forward and they are great to watch, but they are just missing a goalscorer.

Their centre-forward against Manchester United, Thierno Barry, actually did all right. He didn't look like he was going to score but, in that scenario, with 10 men, he worked so hard and was getting on the end of a lot of balls up to him.

Whether it is Barry or Beto who starts against Newcastle, they are both due a goal - Beto has not found the net since August, while Barry has not scored at all this season.

Apart from Everton's centre-forward not scoring, one of the few other things that has been consistent since the season started is Newcastle's away form, in that it is really poor.

Still, when it comes to predictions, then with the quality they have got in their team, I am always left thinking 'will it change this week?'

They will have their moments against Everton, but I am not looking at this game and thinking they will go there and win. Instead, I am going to sit on the fence.

Sutton's prediction: 1-1

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Tom McCoy
BBC Sport journalist

Everton go in search of a third straight win when they host a Newcastle side awaiting their first Premier League away victory of the season. BBC Sport examines some of the key themes before Saturday's game (17:30 GMT).

Cards adding up for Everton

The Toffees made it back-to-back wins by beating Manchester United, though Monday's victory was anything but routine, with Idrissa Gueye becoming just the fourth Premier League player to be dismissed for an offence against one of his own team-mates.

It didn't prove costly on the night, with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's strike inflicting United's first Premier League home defeat against 10 men.

Gueye, who now begins a three-match ban, has publicly apologised for his clash with Michael Keane and, according to manager David Moyes, also said sorry in the dressing room at Old Trafford.

Moyes was satisfied the midfielder acknowledged his mistake but also said "I quite like when my players have a fight", adding "I want them to be tough".

That certainly appears to be the case this season. The Merseysiders have been shown 27 cards so far in the Premier League, the division's fourth highest total.

Magpies' away struggles continue

Newcastle were impressive in last weekend's victory against Manchester City but Eddie Howe's side were brought back to earth by Marseille in midweek, with the French side scoring twice in the space of four minutes in a 2-1 win.

Surrendering leads away from home has become a recurring issue for the Magpies. They have gone in front in each of their past three games on the road but lost them all, also failing to capitalise on promising starts at West Ham and Brentford.

Howe insists Tuesday's defeat in France was "totally different" to those games, praising his side for how they dealt with the hostile atmosphere. However, the Englishman also admitted "there are certain areas to improve".

One of those areas could perhaps be in goal, with Nick Pope caught out for Marseille's equaliser on Tuesday. Pope needs to maintain high standards, with Aaron Ramsdale now providing high-class competition following his loan move from Southampton.

Ciaran Kelly
Newcastle United reporter

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Eddie Howe says he was "desperately disappointed" after Newcastle United fans were subject to "unnecessary" force from the police after his side's Champions League game in Marseille.

Newcastle are to launch a complaint with Uefa, Marseille and French police after what the club called "unnecessary and disproportionate force" from officers following the visitors' 2-1 defeat at Stade Velodrome.

Eyewitness Liam Phillips said Newcastle supporters were "treated like criminals" while fellow fan Darren Curry, who was also present in Marseille, added it was "very lucky that no-one got seriously hurt".

Club chief executive David Hopkinson spoke directly with Uefa general secretary Theodore Theodoridis on Thursday about the matter.

And Howe made it clear that Newcastle did not want to see "any set of supporters anywhere in the world being disrespected".

"The one thing you want for your supporters is to go to the game, feel safe, enjoy the football match and travel home safely," the head coach said.

"We really appreciate the support from all the away supporters. To come the distance they did, I'm sure the travel won't have been easy regardless of when you do it.

"It's an extreme effort, extreme loyalty, and one thing we feel we should deliver for them is safety, so [I'm] desperately disappointed about that."

Marseille police acknowledged they made "very limited use of tear gas" following a crowd surge, as Newcastle fans waited to be let out after the game, but they denied any other use of force.

The French club stressed that the feedback sent to them by Uefa after the game "confirms the quality of the security measures implemented and their effective operational execution".

"The club cannot accept that its responsibility be wrongly called into question," a spokesman said.

"Finally, the club wishes to commend the rigorous and co-ordinated work of the police prefecture, whose actions ensured the smooth running of the event and the safety of all supporters."

Nat Hayward
BBC Sport journalist

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Everton at Hill Dickinson Stadium (17:30 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Howe began with an injury update: "Nothing major from the game [against Marseille]. We will have a good look at the guys today. Sven Botman has been nursing a back problem in the last few days."

• Kieran Trippier will be out for "around a month" after having a scan on a hamstring injury. Meanwhile, the visit to Everton is "probably too soon" for Emile Krafth who "came back from international duty with a knee issue", but Howe confirmed it is not "too serious".

• On Yoane Wissa, who on Wednesday trained with the squad for the first time since his summer move from Brentford: "He is doing well. I was really pleased with how he looked. That's his first time competitively with the group. Let's see how he responds today."

• On a potential return date for the DR Congo international who suffered a knee injury while on international duty in September: "We've got one in mind, but it's probably best if I keep that to myself. We don't want to disappoint anyone. Of course, we want to involve him as soon as possible."

• Howe said "all options of course are on the table" when asked whether Aaron Ramsdale could replace Nick Pope in goal after his error in Marseille: "I need to think long and hard about who I pick and try to do that on merit. I get the luxury of seeing the players train and I will make my call."

• He described the treatment of Newcastle fans in Marseille as "desperately disappointing", adding: "It's very sad to hear because from my perspective, the most important thing is that everyone who goes to games is that they enjoy the experience, that it's a safe experience. My thoughts are with everyone who travelled and I hope they are OK."

• On the difficulties of navigating a busy schedule for Newcastle: "Obviously fatigue is the big one. Not always physical fatigue, sometimes it's mental fatigue. It can feel you are always preparing for a game which can bring different challenges. We are trying to keep things fresh."

• On David Moyes and Everton: "He is a manager I respect. Huge amount of respect for him and the way he handles himself. He has done an unbelievable job at Everton. They are playing well too and have some dangerous players, especially in the wide areas."

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