Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe was delighted with the spirit shown for victory over Brentford.
Callum Wilson converted a penalty won by Gordon, having been fouled by Bees goalkeeper Mark Flekken, for the only goal of the game.
Howe said, "I think there was a lot of relief in our emotions at the end. It wasn't a fantastic performance from us but it was a determined one, a gritty one. It was one that wanted to show our response from the Brighton performance.
"I think we've seen that, a clean sheet, a massive three points, and now we can move forward.
"When you're manager of this football club you can't lose games on a consistent basis, it can't become a habit. We are determined to bounce back from the three defeats and that's the Premier League, there's no easy fixtures.
"Today was a tricky one for us, Brentford are a really good team. We stayed in the game and in the second half we were a lot better.
"I'm really pleased with the focus, we know how important the Premier League is for us.
"I only look at the next game and pick the team to win that. Whether the team changes for Tuesday night (against AC Milan) who knows."
