Callum Wilson says the Newcastle United squad have grown in confidence and pushed away "anxieties about relegation" having enjoyed a good run of form in the Premier League to inch closer to securing their top-flight status.
The Magpies, who are currently on a mid-season break to Dubai, lost their last two fixtures before the international break - at Everton and Chelsea - but enjoyed a run of nine games without defeat in the Premier League beforehand. Such impressive form under Eddie Howe saw the Magpies rise from 19th to 14th in the league standings.
Newcastle were four points adrift of safety at the start of that run of results, now they find themselves nine points clear of the drop zone and slowly working their way towards securing their spot in the top-flight for next season.
