Matt Targett has admitted he always felt Newcastle United were "too good" to go down this season. Having joined the club in January from Aston Villa on loan, Targett now feels United are safe after hitting the "Magic 40" mark.
It was a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace that pushed Newcastle to probably safety with Targett a strong contender for man of the match. Speaking after the win over the Eagles, Targett said: "I thought the first half we were really good and showed quality on the ball. We caused Palace a lot of problems, the second half we kind of sat back and found it hard to string passes together.
"It was more difficult but we ground it out and we showed we were a team again. It has been an unbelievable, looking from the outside I always thought the squad was too good to be where it was.
