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Nathan Jones speaks to Sky. “I’m really proud of the level of performance, because [Newcastle] are a top side. They’ve had a couple of big chances, we’ve had a couple of big chances, but for us to compete shows we’ve come a long way. In the second half we stepped it up. They had a bit more quality than us in the wide areas. Once we get that confidence, and one or two in, we’ll be a different threat to go after them. Nowadays you can’t celebrate a goal because you never know. We’ve been the victim of four VAR calls. Was it the right one? You have to look at it a million times. Was it clear and obvious? If it touched his hand, you have to give it. They had one first half, we had one second, so it’s evened itself out. It was a really entertaining game, credit to Newcastle. We were brave, we were bold, and very energetic, and I’m proud. We’ve stopped conceding goals on a regular basis, we’re tougher to beat, and more difficult to play against. We just need to take chances when we get them. Alcaraz was phenomenal tonight, absolutely sensational. It’s a game of margins, but we’re so close to being a good side. We’ll go to St James’ Park to be positive. We have to try to win.”
