Howe hails battling Newcastle
JONJO SHELVEY’S second-half free-kick clinched Newcastle a win at Leeds as their
Premier League survival bid received a major boost.
Shelvey curled home the only goal from 20 yards in the 75th minute and Newcastle were rewarded for their lung-busting effort with just their second win of the season.
Eddie Howe’s side were under the cosh for long spells at Elland Road but ran
themselves ragged to deny Leeds a third straight league victory and climb to within a point of safety with a game in hand on fourth-bottom Norwich.
Leeds were denied an 11th-minute lead only by Newcastle defender Fabian Schar’s last-ditch tackle on Dan James after Raphinha’s clever cut-back. Marcelo Bielsa’s men were dominant but the goal stunned Elland Road.
Ryan Fraser and Allan Saint-Maximin went close to killing the game off for the magpies late on.
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe said: ‘To a man, everybody really contributed to that win today. There was incredible intensity in the game and there always is when you play Leeds.’