Eddie Howe criticises Newcastle players' levels and accepts full responsibility

At his post-match press conference, Howe admitted that while he takes "full responsibility" for this season's slump, he does not believe some players have given their maximum of late. "I always feel under pressure. It's irrelevant to me, the type of pressure. When you're in this job, you're always in that moment: whether it's pressure to win, or to turn around results.

We're very much in that [second] feeling," he said. "I always say the pressure I put on myself could not be more extreme. I demand really high standards from what I am doing and how I work, and what I ask the players to do. I'm obviously not doing my job well enough at the moment.

I'm annoyed with myself, angry with myself, blaming myself, taking full accountability on my shoulders. No one else." Howe added that he must find solutions and push the squad to be honest about their levels. "I have got to work out solutions," he said. "I also of course have to ask the same of the players.