Newcastle United boss Rafa Benitez hailed the home support for their 3-2 win over Everton.

Newcastle fought back from 2-0 down to win 3-2.

There were no boos at half-time and the home crowd made it clear that referee Lee Mason was the man to blame for much of the negativity in the first half.

By the end, they were rewarded with three points as Ayoze Perez (2) and Salomon Rondon guided the team to a crucial victory.

Benitez said: "It was important for the players to feel the support of the fans, and also for the fans to see the players believing, running and working so hard, so both things were really positive.

"Scoring the first goal, they believed that we could score and I think they (Everton) were a little bit scared at this time and then were we were maximising our attacks and our pressing and everything."