Newcastle boss Eddie Howe was delighted with their FA Cup win at Sunderland.

The visitors were comfortable 3-0 winners on Saturday. Alexander Isak struck twice, with Daniel Ballard also putting through his own net.

Howe said: "It feels great [to win], I never worried about the draw I always thought it was a great draw - as long as we won it.

"We handled the occasion well, were brave with the ball and were very composed. We didn't let the crowd take over and we handled everything really well in the first half.

"I think we are still a bit off our best but it was a step in the right direction, hopefully the forward momentum can continue.

"If you look at the size of the games we've had this year this was nothing new. We've handled big occasions really well this year.

"We had to do the little bits right today and that's what happened. It keeps us in an important competition and that brings hope.

"The Premier League doesn't get easy with fixtures so this game was important."