Eddie Howe said:

"It was a bitty game for us. We had to get set-pieces right, crosses right and defensively I was very pleased.

"There was a lot of relief in our emotions at the end. It wasn’t a fantastic performance from us but it was a gritty one, a determined one. We wanted to show a response from the Brighton performance and you’ve seen that – a clean sheet and three points.

"At any club you can’t lose games on a consistent basis because it becomes a habit. We wanted to bounce back and today was a tricky one for us. Brentford are a very good team who make the game set-piece orientated. We had to deal with that and make sure we didn’t concede.”

On goalscorer Wilson:

"Yeah, I thought he led the line really well. He took his penalty really well and didn't have much in open play but a brilliant display from a Newcastle number nine.

"He is a leader in the group, a vocal presence, a positive guy and a goalscorer. Put them together and he's very important, so I'm very happy he's staying with us."

"There have been no real obvious changes but his life has changed drastically which is a huge compliment to him really. He's gone from when I first signed him as a Championship player to now an international, a Premier League player and a Champions League player. 

"His character is still the same where he laughs, he jokes, he's positive and kind, a really good team-mate and father to his kids.”

"He's had a very difficult journey to get where he is now, it's not been plain sailing. His character and his positivity has helped become an elite player. I'm delighted and I hope and I know there's more there for him.”

On the absent Joelinton:

"Joe has had a recurrence of his knee injury playing for Brazil in the second game, so he'll be missing for a a few weeks."

Thomas Frank said:

"I don’t think it’s a penalty. We got trolled in a similar situation a some weeks ago against Tottenham when Kevin Schade was through, clear contact with the keeper took him out but apparently he (the keeper) pulled out before. 

"They also talked about a situation between Arsenal and Manchester City but that was penalty awarded, But going forward these should not be penalties. We have a keeper clearly pulling out and a player cleverly letting his leg hang there. It’s not a penalty.

"If the assistant didn’t take the decision, it should 100% be humans making the decisions like that, then I’m convinced that VAR would not have overturned the decision, so I think that’s a problem.

"But because it’s not clear and obvious, it’s too tight. Now we will have a situation where Howard Webb will come out and apologise about the situation and say ‘we’re sorry’, I just think it’s too many time but it can happen.

“We performed very well here at a very difficult away ground. We did so many things right and I think in a very, very even game, we could have won it.

I'm very pleased with the character of the team, I’m very pleased with the way we played the game and that's the thing we need to take forward."

“We matched their intensity and physicality, and we were very cool on the ball in those moments and created some good opportunities and situations, especially in the first half.

“We have many good things to take away from the game and that, of course, is the thing we need to bring with us I know tomorrow morning I'll be more positive because the boys gave everything.

"I think with all these new rules of where they add time, if the ball boys don’t want to give the ball back I think it should be an extra minute. That’s just to the ref I want to say that.”