Eddie Howe has overseen some painful defeats this season, but none stung more than the meek derby losses against bitter rivals Sunderland. "They really hurt our season," the Newcastle United head coach said at his final pre-match news conference of the campaign.

For a whole host of reasons we weren't quite at the level we needed to be. There were some promising bits but by and large I think Fulham deserved to win. "We weren't a big enough goal threat in the game,

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Eddie Howe took charge of Newcastle United in November 2021 when they were in danger of being relegated Head coach Eddie Howe says he is "100% committed" to Newcastle United but it is "very difficult" to look too far beyond the end of the season.