The Magpies romped to a 4-0 success over Tottenham to push up into sixth place in the table.
The fans and Wor Flags group were in full voice pre-game, with one banner reading: "I love representing this city... Representing the people that are me."
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Another banner showed the faces of the 11 local players who are a part of the squad.
"I wanted to step onto the pitch and applaud it, to be honest, because I can't celebrate those players enough," Howe told reporters after the 4-0 win over Spurs.
"I know I say it in a lot of press conferences but when you see behind the scenes what they give, they really do need celebrating and it was a brilliant gesture, brilliant flag and a lovely presentation.
I know that mean a lot to those players involved."