"Newcastle United supporters could not quite believe it. "How bad must you be?" they boomed at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. "We're winning away!" This 4-1 rout against Everton had been a long time coming for the visitors. Geordies had travelled to Aston Villa (twice), Brighton (twice), Arsenal, Leeds, Bournemouth, West Ham and Brentford in the past seven months and failed to see their side pick up a single victory."
"There were occasions when Howe and his players almost sheepishly made their way over to applaud the away end at full-time, not least after bruising defeats at the Gtech Community Stadium and the London Stadium earlier this month. But, this time, they were greeted by a deafening roar as Howe celebrated a convincing win on his 48th birthday. Finally, this side had found a cure for their travel sickness in the Premier League."
"It was an evening when Howe's big calls paid off following the midweek defeat in Marseille. Aaron Ramsdale, Lewis Miley and Anthony Elanga were handed rare starts while regulars like Lewis Hall, Joelinton and Nick Woltemade were also recalled. Fabian Schar, Sandro Tonali, Jacob Murphy and Anthony Gordon, who have all been big players for Howe, were among those left on the bench as a result, just a day after the Newcastle head coach insisted he had "no favourites"."
Newcastle ended a prolonged away victory drought with a 4-1 win at Everton, providing a rare convincing result on the road. Supporters reacted jubilantly after a sequence of seven months without an away win despite trips to top venues. The manager made multiple changes following the midweek defeat in Marseille, starting Aaron Ramsdale, Lewis Miley and Anthony Elanga, and recalling Lewis Hall, Joelinton and Nick Woltemade. Rotation delivered a positive outcome rather than disruption. The returns of full-backs Lewis Hall and Tino Livramento supplied renewed energy and creativity down the flanks, giving the side a different attacking dimension.
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