Newcastle United are in the box seat when it comes to qualifying for the Champions League and ending the season in the Premier League's top four.
A quick glance at the Premier League table certainly has Newcastle in contention and the bare facts of the matter are, only Liverpool and Manchester City have sent the Magpies crashing to the top-flight canvas with bruising defeats this term. But what will it really take this term for the club's relatively new owners to enjoy dining at Europe's top table in the promised land of UEFA's executive elite club?
The Magpies are currently four points behind Tottenham Hotspur but - crucially - have two matches in hand on the London club and must face them at St James' Park in what may be a decisive afternoon. With 13 games left United sit on 44 points but are behind the class of 2003, the last time the Magpies qualified for the Champions League, by four points at the same 25-game stage.
