Newcastle certainly cannot afford to ease off given the high stakes for those sides they are playing during the run-in.

First up is the visit of sixth-placed Brighton on Saturday before Newcastle travel to the City Ground to take on Nottingham Forest, who are in 16th.

Newcastle then host 17th-placed West Ham and finish the campaign with a trip to Craven Cottage to play Fulham, who are still in the race for Europe.

Newcastle have already accumulated 42 points and would only need a maximum of five more to mathematically stay up if Tottenham Hotspur win all their remaining games and the other teams below Howe’s side put a run together.

Given Spurs only recorded their first league win of 2026 against relegated Wolves last week, that feels an almighty ask for Roberto de Zerbi’s men, who face Aston Villa, Leeds United, Chelsea and Everton in their final four matches.

It is also worth pointing out that the table is so tight that Newcastle are as close to Brighton in sixth as they are to Spurs in 18th.

But this team still need a victory to lift the mood.

“We’re looking at the fact we haven’t won games,” Howe said after the defeat at Arsenal. “It’s too many games without positive results.

“We’re looking at next week, trying to win a game, and trying to lift the feeling we currently have.”