Kieran Trippier: Newcastle must forget about Everton win and focus on next game

Kieran Trippier has told Newcastle to forget about a morale-boosting win over Everton as they move on to the next phase of their Premier League survival mission.

England full-back Trippier scored a fine free-kick as the Magpies secured their first back-to-back victories of the campaign by beating the Toffees 3-1 at St James’ Park on Tuesday evening to haul themselves out of the bottom three.

However the 31-year-old, a £12million January signing from Atletico Madrid, has already turned his attention to Sunday’s showdown with Aston Villa on Tyneside.

Trippier told NUFC TV on Tuesday night: “It’s massive. We had a massive result at Leeds (1-0 win on January 22), but we were speaking before the game and all week – we can’t just perform one week and then not perform the next few games. We need to be consistent and we were tonight.

“We knew how big it was, but how big every game is, but to have back-to-back wins in the position we’re in, it’s very positive.

“But enjoy it tonight and forget about it tomorrow because the next game is only around the corner.

“We know the position that we’re in – every game is going to be tough. We all want to stay in the league and we need to show performances like tonight and against Leeds.”

Newcastle’s position remains parlous – their 22 games to date have yielded just 18 points, although eight of them have been garnered from their last four outings and with Trippier, Chris Wood, Dan Burn, Bruno Guimaraes and Matt Targett now on board following a hectic winter transfer window, they will hope to build upon that significantly.

Their latest win came courtesy of strikes from Ryan Fraser and Trippier after Jamaal Lascelles and Mason Holgate had traded unfortunate own goals, but it was the former