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Newcastle may have lost three of their last four Premier League games, but you sense the tide is beginning to turn for them.

The Magpies also booked their spot in the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday night.

Bournemouth

Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola confirms midfielder Lewis Cook will be "out for some weeks" with a hamstring injury with no other fresh injury concerns.

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Newcastle boss Eddie Howe on facing the Toffees: “We have got to build our rhythm back at St. James' Park. Hopefully, now we can build some rhythm and get a good feeling back at our home ground - it is really important for us.

"Everton have done well on their travels this year. They're a tough team to beat. Defensively, they have been very strong. Historically, from David's [Moyes] teams, they're difficult to score against."

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Newcastle boss Eddie Howe on Nick Woltemade's development: "I think the focus longer term would be on his development and transition into the Premier League.

"I still think there is a physical adaption taking place. If we had free training week, we would be pushing him physically.

"The Premier League is the quickest league statistically in the world by some distance. I still think there is growth in him which we haven’t been able to unlock. We love his style."

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Newcastle boss Eddie Howe on the upcoming Champions League draw: "Really special and really positive for us. I think we are just grateful we can't get Man City! We are looking forward to what the draw brings and we will look forward to that game when it comes around."

On possibly facing Chelsea or Barcelona in the last-16 of the draw: "A strange occurrence - you could play them [Chelsea] three times in a week.

"We had a great game against them here – I thought we were outstanding. I really respect them and of course they have a new manager since that game.

"The Barcelona game at home was very similar, I thought we played well.

"We’re in a great position – whoever we get is mouth-watering for us.”

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Newcastle boss Eddie Howe on Anthony Gordon being linked to Arsenal, external:"In the age we’re at, there is always rumour and speculation.

"I don’t see probably 90% of it. It comes with the territory of being a top player. You have got to put it out of your brain and focus on the football.

"I have not seen the story, so it is news to me.

"It is sort of your industry creating those stories. I am slightly secluded to it – if you don’t read it, you don’t know who is being linked with who.

"I think it is irrelevant really – it is how the players react to that. I think they will become robust enough to ignore it and concentrate on playing."

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Newcastle boss Eddie Howe on Bruno Guimaraes' injury update: "I have had some good contact with Bruno. He seems very positive with his injury and how he feels. He has done a lot of work. He is being well looked after as well. We hope that he can come back and give us a push at the back end of the season. We have to treat his injury carefully."

On Lewis Miley's injury update: "We have just been advised with Lewis to be careful with this injury. It was a dead leg, a knock. There was some muscle disruption. He has had a couple of injections and I think he has one more to come. I think we’re waiting for a couple of weeks for Lewis. We are being careful to get him back in a good place."

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Newcastle boss Eddie Howe on Tino Livramento's injury update: "I think Tino will be early March. We still think he is on track for that. He has been training, not with us, but separately running for a period time.

"When he comes back, he will be in a good place. I don't think it is too long to wait."

On Jacob Ramsey's injury update: "We hope that he will train today - fingers crossed for tomorrow."

We're all done with Liverpool boss Arne Slot now, so it's time to move on to Newcastle's Eddie Howe.

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Liverpool manager Arne Slot on Hugo Ekitike's heading ability: "It's true that when I played a long time ago, we probably had a ball hanging on a rope and we headed it to work on the technique. It's isolated and not used now.

"We are noticing this as Hugo is so we try to work on it. Not every day but it's a part of his game and he also wants to develop because he could have scored a few more goals. Being 22 or 23 years old, it's normal there are parts of your games you can improve."

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Liverpool manager Arne Slot on his team's slow starts: "It's never the approach. If you would look back, we never drop into a low block which so many teams in the Premier League do. We try to press for 90 minutes as high as possible and we try to create with the ball. But it's difficult against sides who play a certain style.

"It's never down to our approach. I remember when I had to play at Anfield previously, I would 100% ask my players to slow the game down and get the fans not behind the team. Take your time in throw-ins and set-pieces, slow the fans down and that is what other teams try to do as well, which is completely fair. So it is on us to find the moments to create. It's harder to do when the other team is totally fit than when it is after 70 minutes when they are more tired."

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More from Liverpool manager Arne Slot on Rio Ngumoha: "It's something special for a 17-year-old to be hyped the way he is. There's a lot of talks about him because we can all see the talent. But he is handling the situation very well.

"It is a big compliment to him and his parents, who have raised him. He is down to earth, works really hard and keeps going. He doesn't lose his head because of positive pundits' feedback and you need that to make the next steps because if you start to believe you are special after one or two feedbacks, you don't get to the level you want to.

"He knows what he needs to improve but we have to keep his special quality - that's beating players one-on-one. It's not that it has to work 10/10 times but it's important he keeps trying because there are not many in modern football who can take people on one-on-one and it works a lot of times. That's something special an we want to take good care of him. We have a lot of belief in how special he is."

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Liverpool manager Arne Slot on Rio Ngumoha: " Data says Rio has only played 90 minutes in the Premier League. To be more realistic, or to tell the truth, you see his playing time has improved massively over the last few weeks and that is because he has developed and became a better player.

"It's always positive that people are talking about him because he is doing really well. I would like people to talk about every player we have on bench like that because then they do really well when coming on.

"It's another example of a player that someone want to see more and more. It's all due to the fact he does well when he comes in. The highlight was against Nottingham Forest and his one-on-one action. But he had a few other moments he did as well which we talk about. That is part of the development of the player and I really like where he is now in his development. If he stays fit more minutes will come in the future."

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Liverpool manager Arne Slot on why Milos Kerkez was taken off against Nottingham Forest in the final minutes: "He was completely fit and he played 80 minutes and we had to defend a lot in the first half and we needed fresh legs. If I can make changes in every position, I will do so. Milos played an OK game and he is available for tomorrow."

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Liverpool manager Arne Slot on the competitiveness of the Premier League: "Data tells you sometimes something that is right and sometimes you can manipulate it. But I cannot say we haven't struggled against the promoted sides like Burnley and Leeds United. So we understand at this moment how difficult winning games in general is, regardless of where the position is in league table.

"But that is not only for us. I watch plenty of games of the opposition and I can tell you we are not the only team that sometimes plays a half like we played against Nottingham Forest.

"It's also the quality you face and you have to give credit to Forest for the way they played. That is the new reality in Premier League for the last few years. Before that, it was more obvious which were the top teams and they would beat others. Maybe it's about all the money in the league and these teams have owners who can spend."

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Liverpool manager Arne Slot on goalkeeper Alisson Becker: "In an ideal world you don't need your goalkeeper because you defend so well. But the important thing for us is if we do, we have an outstanding one. He has been here seven years now and also we not only have one good keeper, we also have Giorgi Mamardashvili too, another who could be the number one.

"Before he was there, we had Caoimhin Kelleher but Allisson has always been the number one and that tells you how good he is if he can keep Mamardashvili and Kelleher behind him."