'I'm not doing my job well enough' - but is Howe now under pressure?

"The St James' Park crowd roared in belief. Newcastle United captain Bruno Guimaraes had just drawn his side level at 2-2 against Brentford with a confident penalty. But the Magpies were not content with a late equaliser. Sandro Tonali picked the ball out of the net so the game could quickly restart as Guimaraes led the rest of his buoyant team-mates back into their own half."

"Was it going to be one of those nights on Tyneside? Not even close. It said it all that this fragile side were only level for a few short minutes before Dango Ouattara fired Brentford back in front after capitalising on poor defending. The team's body blow was one which left home supporters stunned as Newcastle fell to a damaging 3-2 defeat."

""The type of pressure is irrelevant to me," Howe said. "When you're in this job, you're always in that moment, whether it's pressure to win and keep winning or pressure to turn around results. We're very much in that feeling. "I always say the pressure I put on myself couldn't be more extreme because I demand really high standards from what I'm doing, how I work, and what I ask the players to do. I'm obviously not doing my job well enough at the moment.""

Newcastle United conceded a 3-2 home defeat to Brentford after a late sequence of goals saw Bruno Guimaraes equalise from a penalty before Dango Ouattara restored Brentford's lead. Sandro Tonali returned the ball quickly to restart play, but defensive lapses allowed Brentford to capitalise and leave St James' Park stunned. Frustrated supporters confronted and booed manager Eddie Howe after full-time. Newcastle sit 12th in the Premier League and have one win in eight games in all competitions. Howe acknowledged extreme personal pressure and said he was not doing his job well enough, noting similar struggles earlier in his tenure.

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