Source: FOOTYMAD
Hughton Feeds Them The Scraps!
The Magpies hold a five-point lead over second-placed Nottingham Forest and have suffered just one defeat in their last 19 Championship games. As West Brom and Forest scrap for that second automatic promotion spot, Newcastle plough on towards the Premiership. However, Chris Hughton (never a man to boast) refuses to get carried away and has warned his players against complacency. Chris Hughton: "We must keep our feet on the ground heading into the last part of the season. "I think it is the most important thing. "We know we are one or two losses away - and the two other clubs we speak about, West Brom and Forest, are one or two wins away - from being a lot closer to us or being above us so we can't afford to (lose focus). "Our preparation has to be the same and our mental attitude going into every game has to be the same because the league is too good for that. "We are on the back of a couple of real free-flowing performances here and it is difficult to achieve that every time you play. "There are going to be the games where you are not going to get everything your own way, you are going to get games where they are tighter affairs and I thought for a decent chunk of this game it was very tight." "The game hinged on a superb save from keeper Steve Harper at 1-0. "It was outstanding. "It was at a period of the game when we started very well then had a dip and Preston were able to affect the game. "At that point, that arguably was the save that allowed us to go on and win the game."
