Eddie Howe tells Newcastle players to enjoy their high-flying status

RELISH: Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe wants his players to relish their Premier League charge. Pic: Mike Egerton/PA

Eddie Howe has urged his players to “relish” Newcastle’s elevated status ahead of their top-of-the-table clash with Premier League leaders Arsenal.

The Magpies will run out at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday evening having established themselves in third place after a single defeat in their first 17 games – and that in controversial circumstances at Liverpool – to ruffle the feathers of the usual suspects.