Leeds United 0-1 Newcastle United - recap: Elland Road reaction to Magpies defeat

Newcastle’s Jonjo Shelvey: “Massive. We knew we had to come and win today as Norwich won last night. Credit to the lads.

“I knew I had to go across goal. I think the keeper gave it a bit of help but a goal is a goal and I’ll take it.

“This is a difficult place to come and play football because Leeds are constantly on the move but everyone battled for the shirt.

“We have been working to see games out, we know we can create chances and score goals so it was just about seeing games out.”

“We had many moments to unbalance the game, and we could unbalance them a lot offensively, but we couldn’t convert.

“Normally in the games where you could score and you don’t, some detail unbalances the game against you, and I have the sensation that this is what happened.

“Even if in the last 15 minutes we failed to create enough danger, prior to that, in the rest of the game we had done sufficient to be ahead.”

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe, speaking to BBC Sport: “It was a massive win for us. I thought we played very well today. First half was a bit cagey. Second half we played really well, we defended well. We became a real counter threat the longer the game went on.

“Martin Dubravka played really well today. He made the save, commanded his box, took crosses. I thought our second half performance was really, really good. Chris Wood also gave us a platform as well from the central position. His workrate was tireless.

“All our subs performed really well today. The intensity of that match, whenever you play Leeds you know it will be end to end. Physically we suffered a bit.

“Yeah hanging on at the end is something we haven’t done very well this season so that is a big psychological barrier we are hopefully on our way to overcome. I didn’t feel we would concede today.

“We hope to use it as a turning point in our season, we need to, we need more wins so fingers crossed.”

Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa, speaking to BBC Sport: “We had the dominance and we had the chances to win the game.

“In the closing of the game it was difficult for us to get the goal. That increased their danger through their counterattacks.”

On missing Patrick Bamford: “It is important to be able to count on him (Patrick Bamford) but throughout this period he has had different injuries. In this moment there is no clarity about when he will be recovered. Given how long he has been out for when he is healthy he also need a period to get up to speed.”