Eddie Howe reflecting on Sunday’s Newcastle 4 Nottingham Forest 3 match at St James’ Park: “I am trying to control my thoughts and stay positive. “We have won the game and that is what we needed to do. “I thought it was a great performance in the first half and we were everything we weren’t at Manchester City.

As it happened, semi-automated offside technology ended up playing a key role in Newcastle United’s FA Cup fifth-round defeat to Brighton on Sunday.

Howe has done very well to haul Newcastle to the point where they have a chance to create history and return to European football. If it blows up from here the club have only themselves to blame and a set of lessons that they have to learn from. If they are really serious about competing, they can not leave themselves this stretched again.

Martin Dubravka returned in goal for Newcastle United in Sunday’s 2-1 FA Cup defeat against Brighton & Hove Albion at St James’ Park.

Confidence could possibly be higher heading into the Wembley showpiece, given Newcastle have stuttered in the Premier League and crashed out of the FA Cup since their Carabao Cup semi-final triumph. This, after a shaky patch of form earlier in the campaign before a nine-game winning run over the festive period.

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Eddie Howe revealed his love-hate relationship with football management after emerging from Newcastle’s nail-biting 4-3 Premier League victory over Nottingham Forest.

Cup glory will bring short-term joy to St James’ Park but sustained long-term success, keeping their key players and investing in the squad all depend squarely on qualifying for the Champions League

Newcastle United fans have been left raging at "shocking" Jacob Murphy after his performance in the win v Nottingham Forest.

Newcastle United could be without Anthony Gordon for the EFL Cup final against Liverpool, but Eddie Howe thinks such a ban would be harsh.

Here’s how to watch the Premier League match on TV and live stream as well as the latest team news. The Sporting News takes you through all the information you need to follow the game.

Martin Dubravka returned in goal for Newcastle United in Sunday’s 2-1 FA Cup defeat against Brighton & Hove Albion at St James’ Park ... crucial run of fixtures, Howe admitted his goalkeeper ...