Eddie Howe has admitted he won't miss Goodison Park - despite being a boyhood Everton fan.

Howe's Newcastle United were held to a 0-0 draw in their final visit to the Grand Old Lady ahead of the Blues' move to their new stadium next season. The Magpies missed a first-half penalty, with former Everton forward Anthony Gordon thwarted by goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.

While Howe grew up as an Evertonian, his experiences as a manager aren't the best. It was his eighth visit in total and he's delivered just two victories - and suffered Premier League relegation with Bournemouth at the historic ground in 2020. And he was left frustrated as Newcastle were held to a stalemate and have not won in their past three top-flight games.

Asked if he'll miss Goodison, Howe said: "Probably not - not from our games against them here! It's a difficult ground to come to. We've won and lost here, and what I will say is the Everton supporters create a great atmosphere for their team so it's a difficult place to play. But looking forward to, if I'm still Newcastle manager, going [to the new stadium] next season.

"It's an iconic venue, it's one of the stadiums that if you haven't been to any football stadiums in England you've got to come to, this is a traditional older style stadium that has certainly over the years had magic moments for Everton that has contributed to their history. Certainly not from my side disrespecting that, I think it's an iconic ground and it will be missed in English football just from my own personal experiences here. It hasn't been positive overall as a manager and I always reflect back on the losses so some painful memories."

"Naturally he'll be disappointed," Howe said. "It was a much better performance from him today than last year so I thought he dealt with the occasion today really well. Tacticallyhe gave them a problem going deep and he did really well. He had his moments and had a chance at the end of the game as well but his overall performance was very good. Anyone can miss a penalty and we absolutely support him, he's been incredible for us but I thought today was a positive game for him."