Eddie Howe heaps praise on Sven Botman after return from injury at Tottenham

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Eddie Howe has praised the extraordinary effort of Newcastle defender Sven Botman after he marked his eagerly-anticipated return with a strong display in a 2-1 win at Tottenham. Fabian Schar’s suspension meant Botman was thrust into the Magpies line-up to make his first competitive appearance since March following anterior cruciate ligament damage. Howe again stuck with the core group of players at Tottenham who have helped the North East club rise from 12th to fifth in the Premier League over the last month and acknowledged they need to be at their energetic best against Mikel Arteta’s title-challenging side. “It will be a physical game, a very quick turnaround but it is the same for Arsenal and if anything they have had a harder schedule the last few days, so let’s see how we feel.” I just see so much to be positive about but we need to win games of football and usually when you play well, you do most things right, you get the rewards.