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head coach eddie howe The man was not happy after seeing newcastle almost throw away Premier League Win by beating for the second time in a week burnley 2-1 at St James’ Park.
After watching the Magpies surrender their lead to Tottenham in stoppage time on Tuesday evening, Howe was relieved to see Burnley substitute Gian Fleming head wide at the end.
Asked whether his team had worked hard in it, Howe said: “Very much so. That was an uncomfortable finish for us.
“There’s definitely a lot to learn and we’re learning with a win rather than a negative result. We have to improve our management of the game in the latter stages and it almost cost us today.”
“We have to be very honest and say it was not a good time for us, although today it was a difficult game.
“I always thought it would be in the sense that Burnley are very well organized and that made it difficult for us. It was not our best performance, much less than that.
“But we got the job done, 10 out of 12 points, we won a game where we didn’t play well and won. We have to stay positive.”
The Magpies looked headed for victory when Bruno Guimarães scored straight from a corner and Anthony Gordon converted a penalty in first-half stoppage time either side of Lucas Pires’ red card for the trip of Anthony Elanga.
However, they failed to extend their advantage and Fleming’s substitute spot-kick in extra time at the end of the game led to a late flurry, with the same man heading pointlessly wide, although a foul during the build-up would have overshadowed his joy in any case.
clarets boss Scott Parker He was left to ponder what might have been, but his dominant feeling was one of pride.
Parker said: “I’ve sat here a few times this year after a result where we haven’t won a game and I’ve probably sat here with the words ‘we’re a bit disappointed’, ‘we’re a bit disappointed’ in some moments.
“To be honest, today was the complete opposite. I’m proud. I thought in general the way we played, we were the team we needed and wanted us to be in every way.
“Honestly, it was just a top, top, top performance.”
If Howe went home with food for thought ahead of Wednesday night’s Champions League trip to Bayer Leverkusen and next Sunday’s derby at Sunderland, he ultimately managed to get £55million summer signing Yoane Wissa onto the pitch as a late substitute.
Asked how important the former Brentford striker could be, he said: “Really important. He has worked a lot to get to this point.
“He has a lot more work to do to reach his best level, but we are very pleased to have him available.”