Allan Saint-Maximin says Newcastle United now have their sights on a top 10 slot in the Premier League after their 4-1 win at Bournemouth.
The French winger weighed in with three assists to set up Dwight Gayle, Sean Longstaff and Miguel Almiron in one of the best away days of the season.
United now have 42 points in the bag and will be hoping to climb further in the table with a win against West Ham at the weekend.
Saint-Maximin said after the game: "Everyone is really happy. We wanted to win this game.
"Every game is like a final because we want to move up if possible. We played a great game today."
Saint-Maximin was asked which of his assists pleased him most.
He replied: "I like my second assist because it is good dribbling.
"I said to [Sean] Longstaff to wait for this and he was to score a great goal so I am really happy."
Saint-Maximin's form has coincided with a five-game unbeaten run in the Premier League.
After recovering from a hamstring injury he said: "The lockdown gave me a good opportunity to feel better and that is what has happened.
"I am happy because my team has won. It helped me a lot because I had time for recovery.
"It gave me that opportunity to play better so I want to keep going and keep working. We just want to look forward. We have a big game against West Ham so if we win this we have 45 points.
"We want to keep going."
