Newcastle thumped Everton 4-1 at Hill Dickinson stadium, with Moyes conceding it was a reminder of how far the team and clb have to go to reach the Toon's standards.
Moyes said afterwards: “I could talk about us, but I actually think that Newcastle were good. We weren't good, so that was partly the reason (for the defeat).
“Disappointed, obviously, with the result and the performance. We got off to a really poor start, you know, not by design. There's a lot of credit I have to give to Newcastle. I think they're a long way ahead of us.
“We beat them at St. James' Park at the end of last season, but I think at the moment they're showing their experience from their Champions League games. They know how to try and defend and then score in the counter-attack.
“I think Newcastle were better than maybe the two teams we've played recently. I think they're showing their experience from the games they get and their players.
“They've got the ability to change players. They've got a lot of speed in the wide areas. They're spending big on centre-forwards and they're really powerful at the back, never mind talking about the midfield players.”
He added, "We're a long way off being challenging the likes of a Newcastle at the moment.
“That's the levels we have to try and get to. Even squad size tonight. We were pretty limited because of a couple of injuries and a couple of suspensions and whatnot, so it made it much more difficult to try and do anything different than what we had.”