Eddie Howe expressed admiration for his Newcastle players after they secured a 2-1 victory over Brighton in the Premier League Summer Series.

The Magpies had been intensifying their pre-season preparations, following a 1-1 draw against Chelsea earlier.

Against their domestic rivals, they managed to clinch a win.

Elliot Anderson's quick-fire two goals in just six minutes stunned the Seagulls, and Howe was pleased with how his team executed everything he had asked of them during the match.

He said: "It was a really tough game today, we always know that when we play Brighton.

"I felt defensively we were excellent, it was more in possession that we really struggled.

"We had a couple of players playing out of position and that is always difficult but I was really pleased with the commitment and attitude of the players to deliver what we asked them to do."I don't think they had an amazing amount of chances, I thought we were a threat in the game all the way through and delighted to win in the end."

Anderson has been a standout performer for the Tyneside club during the summer and is looking to take his game to the next level during the upcoming campaign.

The former Bristol Rovers loanee found himself in the right positions for both of his goals and struck superbly to beat Bart Verbruggen.

On the 20-year-old, Howe added: "He was running right until the end, he came back as the fittest player in all of our tests and it's no surprise that he is the one who got the winning goal.

"He has always been a goalscorer and creator. He has started to show with his endurance levels and physicality the quality that he has."

Anderson made 23 appearances in the Premier League last season with most of them coming from the bench, but he could be in line for a starting spot in 2023-24.

Reflecting on last night's match, he said: "You always want more and I could have more, I just need to tidy a few things up.

"There were a few goals I set out before coming over to America which was to score more goals."