Eddie Howe said:

"Very good especially in the first half.

"I thought we were really clinical - some really nice passages of play, I thought we created some crossing opportunities, some good goalscoring opportunities. 

"Second half it was a case of just managing the game and making sure we kept players fit and fresh for what's ahead but delighted with the attitude of the players.

"The fourth goal was probably in my mind where the game was hopefully won from our perspective and it gave me the chance to take same players off who have played international football and travelled a long way so that was important today.

"It was a really important game today and we can’t underestimate how tough those games are because you don’t have a full squad. We’re having to manage players that have come a long way and had a big mental load for their country so I’m really pleased with the players’ response to that.

"These are very tough games. Crystal Palace don’t concede a lot of goals, we knew the first goal today was going to be really, really important and thankfully we got it quite early.”

On Jacob Murphy: 

"I thought he was excellent today, I thought he did really well with Sean (Longstaff) and Kieran (Trippier) alongside him. He was a constant threat behind, he's a very very good footballer, he's scored important goals for us.  

"He's a big player. He was huge for us last year. He picked up a couple of injuries in pre-season. Huge contribution today when we needed it. He's a very reliable player and a great professional, so he's a huge part of our squad.

"That first goal was huge in the match because Crystal Palace defend very well. The earlier we got that first goal the better from our perspective and I was delighted with him overall."

On Anthony Gordon:

"He has to score being an attacking player - that's for sure - but he wants to score; he is very driven by scoring and creating. He could have had another today and I am delighted with his contribution."

On Joelinton:

"Important to get him back on the pitch. He had some really good training in the last two weeks, so I had no doubt he would perform today. But he still needs the minutes - he's a big presence in our midfield."

On Sandro Tonali:

"No idea regarding that (the timeline for his investigation) but absolute class from our supporters today, I thought they supported him, backed him. 

"Sandro will leave here I think heartened by our supporters reaction to him: I was immensely proud of them.

"It sort of came to me just as we were starting our walk that I wanted him to be at the front and to see the love closer up. The reception was incredible and emotional. He is a human being going through a very emotional time."

On Sean Longstaff:

"Sean, himself, will work hard on his finishing. He’s a player who regularly does extra work with the coaches. I’ve always said I believe he’s a goalscorer – he’s a very, very good finisher in training, with both feet and from all angles. 

"For me, scoring more consistently is something he can do with the ability that he has. It’s just about getting himself into the right positions, but I thought he did that really well today. He played very intelligently and took his goal really well.”

On missing players:

"Joe (Willock) has trained but needs a bit more and possibly a game before playing again. Sven (Botman) is a little further back and we haven't seen him in training yet. We're hoping to increase his load but he won't be around for a couple of weeks."

On the passing of Sir Bobby Charlton: 

"A huge loss for Sir Bobby's family and for football; an absolute icon of the game. 

"I was made aware very young of what he contributed to England and Manchester United. I was fortunate enough to meet him a few times; what an absolute gentleman as well."

Roy Hodgson said:

"We came here thinking and believing that we could give Newcastle a good game and maybe even make life a little bit difficult for them, but we fell woefully short in that department.

Our first half was really nowhere near what we have been able to do up until now. They are a hard team to defend against. But it didn’t work out. At half-time, we were looking at salvaging something from the game and not going away totally and utterly dejected and because we conceded even more goals than the ones we conceded.

“Nothing really positive to say from our point of view - we have to analyse and make certain we work out why a team that has been very, very compact defensively, very strong and made so few errors which have cost us goals, suddenly did so.

"I thought we were somewhat unfortunate with the first goal – that didn’t help. It was a freak goal. If we had scored it I would have been delighted, but it’s a tough goal to have against you after a few minutes.

"There’s nothing I’d want to say to take away from the Newcastle performance. It was as good as we half-expected it would be because they’re a very, very good team, but it doesn’t unfortunately help me in any way because I don’t think we came anywhere near the football we’re capable of playing, both defensively and offensively.

"To come here and lose is one thing, but it’s hard to accept coming and losing as comprehensively as we have done today, and with a few players who are going to be looking tomorrow morning, assessing their performances and coming up probably with the same conclusion I’ve come up with: we just weren’t anywhere near good enough.

"To be fair, I suppose the two goals that came in the 45th and 47th minute didn’t help us because coming out for the second-half at 0-3 against such a good team was always going to make life unbelievably uncomfortable.

"Had it been 0-1, we could have maybe made a slightly better fist of the game, but I can’t say they didn’t deserve to come in at 3-0 because Newcastle created a lot of chances and played very well.

"We made mistakes of course. Several of the goals and chances were uncharacteristic mistakes which the defenders and midfielders haven’t been making. That’s one thing, but you never know what it is in a game that causes you to collapse a little bit in terms of what we’ve been privileged to see from this team.

"In fact, at half-time, one of the coaches rightly said that this is our first under-par performance in the first eight league games, and now we’ve got to do something about it in the second-half.

"Maybe on Monday I’ll be able to have a similarly philosophical view about it, but at the moment, it’s difficult to take that a team we thought could come here and give Newcastle a very good game weren’t able to today.

“We need to make certain then we don’t find ourselves in a similar situation because as good as Newcastle are, there are quite a few other teams in the league equally as good with equally as good players, equally as well-organised, equally as physical and equally as capable of running a lot, so we have to bear that in mind and, if we’re going to compete at all with these teams and in this league, we need to come to terms with it.”

On the death of Sir Bobby Charlton:

"I was privileged to meet him on quite a few occasions. My thoughts tonight are with Norma and their children. It’s a really sad day. I know they’ll be devastated.

“Sir Bobby Charlton doesn’t need any words from me other than to say, perhaps, we are talking about a true legend of the game and a true legend of English football and Manchester United.

“That 1966 team will always be an iconic team we look to and today we unfortunately lost another great player and a really important member of that team. I was really sad to hear the news and I can only wish Norma and their children all the best and strength to come through the grieving process.”