Birthday boy Howe revels in Newcastle´s confidence-boosting smashing of Everton

Eddie Howe was able to celebrate a magnificent birthday victory as he revelled in Newcastle United’s hammering of Everton.

Newcastle cruised to a 4-1 triumph at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday, picking up their first away win of their Premier League campaign.

Malick Thiaw scored the quickest goal in the competition this season to get the ball rolling after just 55 seconds, with Lewis Miley and Nick Woltemade putting Newcastle in complete control before half-time.

Thiaw grabbed his second in the second half, with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall netting a consolation for Everton as Newcastle claimed their biggest away win against a non-promoted side in the Premier League since April 2023, which was also a 4-1 victory against the Toffees.

Newcastle’s triumph was the perfect present for Howe, who celebrated turning 48 in style.

“Yeah, a perfect way to celebrate the birthday,” he said.

“I was saying earlier I’ve had birthdays where we haven’t got a good result, and trust me, they aren’t the birthdays you want.

“Massive win for us, we needed it. And we finally won away from home, which is a great feeling.

“We tweaked things tactically, and we have been doing that regularly to try and find a formula. Sometimes it’s not necessarily that. It’s the players, the ones that go on the pitch, that are able to execute and play well and I thought they did it.

“Lots of details we’ve got right, obviously set plays are important and we were on the right side of that today, which was really pleasing to see, and a good feel about the team.”