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Newcastle boss Howe: Strange Leeds draw; Wilson was ice-cool

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe admits they weren't at their best for today's 2-2 draw at Leeds.

Callum Wilson struck both penalties for Newcastle on today.

Howe said, "It was a strange game. From going 2-0 down and then going 2-1 up and not seeing the game out. We are disappointed now but it could be a big point. Sometimes you have to take the positives and we were OK today without being at our very best.

"The game swings on huge moments. Nick Pope makes massive save for us, as he has done all season, and it was a huge moment. Then we got our penalties. We could have been better around the box but we couldn't see the game out."

On Wilson's penalties, he stated: "He was ice cool today, they were two pressure moments. The second one especially after scoring the first one, he changed where he went. You cannot underestimate how difficult today was for us with Leeds having a new manager and the crowd.

"They played direct with a set piece threat and a couple of details let us down. We are after nine points [from their remaining matches] and we know we have difficult the fixtures are. We are looking forward to Brighton. At the start of the season, if you had said that it would be in our hands, we would have snapped your arm off."

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