Chris Hughton: “I think we’re a tight unit anyway.
“There’s a very good team spirit and we’re always working hard on that.
“That has gone some way towards us being where we are at some stage.
“Pressure is something we’ve had to live with all season.
“I’ve been up here long enough to know what a fanatical crowd we have. There are expectations every week.
“Anyone who puts on a Newcastle United shirt has to live with that pressure, and that’s something we’ve been able to do.
"I don't really have to go into specifics.
"For every team I pick I pick what I feel is the best team to win a football match for me. Around that there are issues of fitness, form, individuals, players coming back - those are the things that I take into account.
"My job is to manage this football club and this group of lads. Around that will always come decisions.
"I have to make decisions every week on whichever team I pick. Sometimes you get things right, sometimes you get things wrong and I will continue to make decisions I believe are right."