"Howe watched on as goals from Yoane Wissa and Anthony Gordon put Newcastle in control before Harvey Barnes sealed all three points with his 65th-minute finish. The Magpies have now won their last three Champions League home games, keeping a clean sheet in all three, after managing just two shut-outs in their first 13 at St James' Park in the competition."
""We were rewarded with some really good goals today. It was a really good night for Yoane Wissa and I am really pleased for him. In part, he came to this club for nights like today. "The players embraced the challenge and I thought it was the best individual performances from a lot of the players for a while. "A lot of the players have excelled in this competition this year and Anthony Gordon is one of those.""
Newcastle United defeated PSV 3-0 at St James' Park with goals from Yoane Wissa, Anthony Gordon and Harvey Barnes. The win marked three successive Champions League home victories for Newcastle, each with a clean sheet, after only two shut-outs in their first 13 home European matches. Anthony Gordon has been directly involved in eight Champions League goals for Newcastle (six goals, two assists), equalling Alan Shearer's club record of six goals in the competition. The result moved Newcastle to seventh in the 36-team standings, with a top-eight finish securing last-16 qualification. Newcastle now face Paris Saint-Germain in their final group match.
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