JOHN CARVER paid tribute to his players after he picked up his first victory in permanent charge of Newcastle United.

Carver's Newcastle eased to a 3-0 win at Hull City on Saturday, with Remy Cabella scoring his first goal since signing over the summer, while Sammy Ameobi and Yoan Gouffran scored in the second half.

Cabella has shown promise but on Saturday his goal showed that he is capable of producing the business.

"I thought it was an excellent game from our point of view," said Carver. "We had a good game plan.

"Remy Cabella produced what I asked him to produce before the game - a wonderful strike. He had the composure in the right area. We have been concerned about his end product but he is now starting to produce.

"There was a bit of pressure on but it is my job to control that. I can take the pressure but I want the players to express themselves and I think they did that today."