Vital Points Earned: Eddie Howe Feels Relief After Newcastles Victory Over Brighton

This win concludes a sequence of five consecutive losses across all competitions for Newcastle and will reduce the strain on Howe, while boosting the team back into the race for European competition next season.

Strikes from William Osula, Dan Burn facing his previous club and Harvey Barnes secured the three points versus a strong Brighton outfit that had triumphed in six and tied one of their prior eight Premier League outings.

Newcastle were fortunate on occasion with shaky saves from Nick Pope and multiple missed shots from Brighton, including Yankuba Minteh who fired high from close range at the far post when the score stood at 2-1.

"It felt very good, in the changing room before the game we knew today was important for us, chasing European football for next season. The points are crucial, we keep dreaming and believing," Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes said.

"It was a tough game, Brighton are a good team. Today for everything we have done, we deserve the win. They had a lot of chances. In the first half we were better but second half they were better. I am glad we could keep three points."

Newcastle rise to 13th position with 45 points from 35 fixtures, currently five points adrift of seventh-placed Brighton.

"We are looking up not down. We can still play European football next season, we must win the next three games," Guimaraes said.

Newcastle face trips to Nottingham Forest and Fulham, plus a home fixture versus West Ham United in the remaining schedule this season.