Noble so happy after fear and “dread”

Mark Noble spoke of his delight at the clean sheets and four points the Irons have picked up against Chelsea and Arsenal but admitted looking forward with “dread” after the Everton 4-0 hammering.

He said:  “To keep two clean sheets in two games, in five days, it’s fantastic and four points is a really good reward for that.

“When you come out the game at Everton when we lost 4-0 and you go to Man City and then Chelsea and Arsenal after, to be honest, you dread it in the position you’re in.

“But the boys have worked hard and we believed we could get something.

“I said on Saturday, sometimes against these teams with such a good amount of special players, you just need to defend. Last year we got done here by the so called bigger teams.

“But tonight we defended well and we could have snatched it at the end. Chicha always hits the target but you’d hope he would bury them. I think it was a good save in the end from Cech.

And man of the match Marko added: “I think as a team, we have worked very hard for the couple of weeks. We wanted to keep a clean sheet and it’s up to us.

“I have to say well done to the team because we have fought a lot and now we need some results to be rewarded with three points.

“I have enjoyed since the first day to be here with the team. I had a difficult start that everyone is behind me, especially my teammates and they’re getting me going.

“I’m fit and healthy and I want to help the team and the club to go upwards.”

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