Eddie Howe reacts to Newcastle United win, Ramsey red - and that Will Osula moment of magic

That was a real, ‘I was there moment’. Will Osula’s goal was otherwordly. His run started on Mars, shot fired from Jupiter and hooped round Saturn into a different dimension.

The goal kept Newcastle United’s Premier League season on life support.

Everything referee Peter Bankes and his officials tried so hard to kill, to a man, every player in black and white fought football’s cause. And they won, deservedly so.

The moment of craziness came when Jacob Ramsey was shown red, a second yellow for simulation, all because he went to ground, did not appeal but the musings of a linesman and referee could not conjure a simple decision. From then on, the Magpies were running into the wind, but it didn’t deter them. They took the lead when Anthony Gordon was felled - Bankes didn’t look like he wanted to give that either - and he picked himself up to net from the spot.

Against the run of play, even against 10, Casemiro levelled with a front post header, before a tense 45 played out, as it had to and fro, wave after wave from both sides. Just as Newcastle tired and the visitors were in the ascendency, Eddie Howe called the Danish beserker off the bench - and a small moment of history was written.

Here’s what Eddie Howe had to say about the encounter.

Eddie Howe reacts to Newcastle United win

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "An amazing night. It was a great performance all the way through. 11 v 11 or 11 v 10. I thought we deserved to win.

"The main emotion was trying to work out how we'd play in that second half. We wanted to regroup. I thought Jacob Ramsey's sending off was really harsh. I don't think he's looking for a penalty there.

On Anthony Gordon: "He's turned into a very good penalty taker for us. He earned the penalty himself with a typical driving run. I think the pairing of Gordon and Elanga gave them trouble in the second half.

"We knew we wouldn't have the majority of the ball and that we'd have to defend well. There have been a lot of questions about our defending lately, so it was a good opportunity to answer those questions and we did.

"At 10 men, you know your goalkeeper is going to have saves to make. He's a top-class goalkeeper with really good experience.

On Will Osula's winner: "He did 10 shots at the end of training and he wanted more. Fair play to him. It's the desire to repeat and to practice. He's delivered an amazing moment for the supporters here. It's a great moment for him and he deserves it. Hopefully it's a turning point for him.

"A big moment for us. We've proved we're competitive against any team."