DEAN Richards hailed the occasion and was relieved to come away with the four points that lift his side to third in the table.
He said: “St James’ Park is a fantastic stadium, and we’ve know that since the World Cup games here in 2015. In that respect we were just itching to get here and play, and the atmosphere was absolutely brilliant.
“There is more to Newcastle than just soccer. It’s just a sportsmad city and region.

“At the same time, I think the win was the most important thing. I think we probably deserved to nick it on the day.
Saints boss Alan ...