Newcastle fully deserved their 2-1 win at Tottenham but it was a concern that they did not win more comfortably, says ex-Magpies defender John Anderson.
Malick Thiaw put Newcastle ahead with Archie Gray equalising before Jacob Ramsey netted the winner.
"They made hard work of it," said BBC Radio Newcastle summariser Anderson at full-time.
"It should have been more comfortable. Against better sides you won't get away with it. We dominated.
"Spurs were so open and so stretched. We didn't take advantage of it and then gave a bad equaliser away. That's a problem, that'll be a concern. For a side who were on top that length of time and Spurs created nothing, they get a goal out of nothing.
"Then we had to go chasing the game again. There will be tougher games to come.
"It was important win. A deserved win."
On seeing boss Eddie Howe come over to celebrate with the away fans at full-time, Irishman Anderson added: "You can see what it means to Eddie Howe.
"He knows how important this was. If we hadn't won then the pressure would have been really on and mounted up. It's a really big win."
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