Newcastle Move Closer to Champions League with Brighton win

Newcastle united manager Eddie Howe says he will talk about the champions league “for fun” if his side secure qualification – but not before.

Howe’s team moved one win away from qualifying for Europe’s leading club competition with a deserved premier league victory against Brighton and hove Albion.

The win puts Newcastle on the cusp of a return to the champions league for the first time since they were knocked out at the qualifying stage in 2003-04.

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Eddie Howe’s side, who consolidated third position in the table, know one win in their final two games will secure a top-four finish. 

The magpies are three points clear of fourth-placed Manchester united, who have played a game fewer, and four ahead of fifth-placed Liverpool, who also have two games left.