The latest North East sport headlines, from Daniel Wales.
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00:01Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe said that his side will prepare well for their final day of the Premier League season fixture against Everton,
00:09knowing that a win for the Magpies will secure their place in next season's Champions League and see them finish in the top five of the division.
00:20Yeah, I can. I think the prize is so big that everyone's fighting as much as they can for it.
00:28And we've never got ahead of ourselves. We've never felt that we were there or the job was done.
00:34And I know the players feel the same way, so we've been working incredibly hard to try and get the job done.
00:38Now it's going to go to the end, to the last game, and who knows what twists and turns are there for everybody.
00:44All we can do is our best, and we gave our best today. That's why there's no criticism of the players.
00:50They've given so much this year, and now we need one more big effort in this last match.
00:54Well, I think calmness in this moment in time. It's a week before we play. We've got to be very calm, make good decisions, train well, prepare well for the game.
01:05Nothing changes. The emotion will be there in the game. I don't think we have to ramp it up for the players.
01:11And Sunderland defender Dan Ballard, who was the Black Cats match winner in their play-off semi-final second leg against Coventry City,
01:20has said that all attention for the Black Cats is now on the final at Wembley.
01:23Yeah, I think so. I think in the manner we've won this game today, or won the tie,
01:32you know, it's going to give us confidence going into that game.
01:35And, you know, they finished strongly in the league, and they're a good team.
01:41But, you know, I think we did win one and lose one, so I thought we played well against them both times.
01:47It's going to be a tough game, but I feel like the lads will go into it with probably more confidence than this Coventry game.
01:57We'll enjoy the moment now, and, you know, it was in isolation.
02:01It was a, you know, a mad moment, and it should be enjoyed.
02:05And then, you know, over the next few days, we'll get our heads down, recover,
02:10because it was a big 120 minutes, and, yeah, start looking towards the final.