Bruno Guimaraes' influence leads to exciting Newcastle change as Liverpool set for nasty welcome

Newcastle United supporters had to wait a long time to witness a Premier League win at Carrow Road, but you suspect the 400-mile round trip was worth it. It was Newcastle's biggest Premier League win since 2020 and the 3-0 victory marked the first time the Magpies had won four top-flight fixtures in a row since 2018 as Howe's side moved up to ninth place in the table.

For one of the few times this season, the away end were able to relax in the second half as they repeatedly urged their side to 'take the p---' and greeted completed passes with shouts of 'ole!'.

It is easy to forget that Newcastle had made a sluggish start but when Howe's side moved through the gears and produced their best move of the game, tellingly, the visitors took Norwich apart in the 37th minute. Sean Longstaff's ball over the top picked out Murphy down the right and the winger played a clever one-two with Emil Krafth before passing to Allan Saint-Maximin inside the area. Saint-Maximin, under pressure, attempted to square it to the unmarked Longstaff but the ball eventually fell to Joelinton, who lashed it into the net.

Just as Norwich's heads dropped after that goal, after the Canaries played with real fight in the early stages, Newcastle gained a second wind as the visitors moved the ball around confidently. Bruno's defence-splitting through ball soon sent Murphy clear in the 41st minute and the winger managed to squeeze a cross to the back post, where Joelinton was there to double Newcastle's advantage.

It was a knockout blow right before half-time and Norwich still looked a little punch-drunk after the break as Tim Krul's sloppy pass was seized upon by Bruno Guimaraes in the 49th minute. There were times in a previous era where Newcastle