Manager Howe hails ‘huge moment’ as Newcastle book Champions League spot

Eddie Howe

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe hailed a "huge moment" for his side as they qualified for the Champions League despite losing at home to Everton on Sunday's final day of the Premier League season.

Charly Alcaraz's 65th-minute header sealed a 1-0 win for the Toffees at St James' Park. But Chelsea's win at Nottingham Forest and 10-man Aston Villa's 2-0 defeat at Manchester United meant the Magpies finished in fifth place on goal difference.

It meant Newcastle just edged out Villa for a place among European football's elite to cap a memorable season where Howe's men ended the club's 56-year trophy drought by winning the League Cup."

It feels great, the achievement is huge," Howe told the BBC. "Naturally, when you lose the game there's a feeling of disappointment but I think we have to override that with [the fact that] over the 38 games, we deserved to qualify for the competition. It's a huge moment for the club."

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