Newcastle United head into their crucial Premier League clash against Brighton on Thursday with manager Eddie Howe admitting the hardest part of the season is still to come.
The Magpies currently sit third in the table, ahead of fourth-placed Manchester United on goal difference and one point ahead of Liverpool, albeit they have a game in hand on the Merseyside club.
Newcastle have taken one point from their last two games – losing at home to second-placed Arsenal and drawing 2-2 at relegation-threatened Leeds United – while Liverpool are on a seven-match winning streak that is piling extra pressure on the two Uniteds.
Brighton, meanwhile, are sixth in the table but head into the match at St James' Park full of confidence after a superb 3-0 win over Arsenal in North London on Sunday.