Eddie Howe feels his Newcastle side have adapted to deal with high-pressure games after beating Chelsea 2-0.
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00:00Yeah, a massive win for us and we knew that, of course, before the game, we knew the importance.
00:06It's so tight, that will put us in a stronger position, but it's still very tight and
00:12two games to keep our focus and to try and get as many points as we can.
00:16I think we've become used to the big games, I don't think that was the case when we first arrived
00:22and we slowly built our league position, but having two cup finals, the Champions League experience
00:28has definitely helped us in that respect. I think now there's a much better reaction to the bigger occasions
00:34and no bigger than today, really. I mean, the pressure on us today was huge.
00:38The expectation, the crowd, and you've got to try and use all of those things to your advantage,
00:44but if you're not careful, they can become a disadvantage. So, credit to the players, magnificent.
00:49Credit to the crowd with early kickoff, but they were there for us from well before the game
00:56and that certainly helped us relax into the game and start in the way that we did.