Eddie Howe insists Newcastle United's bid to beat the drop in the Premier League remains very much on in the second half of the season.
Surprisingly, the Magpies have not been cut adrift in the relegation zone despite their low points tally, however, it will be all eyes on Burnley vs Watford on BT Sport tomorrow night where a draw will be the preferred result of Toon fans.
A Watford win would put a five-point gap between Newcastle and the Hornets while victory for Burnley would see United fall two points behind.
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Although, a stalemate in this fixture would also see United slip to the foot of the table on goal difference but keeping the points tallies as close as possible is the best hope in a grim situation.
Howe remains confident of escaping the drop but he knows that throwing away the lead against Claudio Ranieri's men proved costly.
Howe said: "We know that we’ve damaged ourselves to a point.
"But you always have an opportunity.
"At this moment in time, we’re into the second half of the season, and we still have a chance to bounce back from it. "
Watford also have a game on Friday night against fellow strugglers Norwich meaning this is a huge week in the relegation tussle with the Hornets stepping up twice before Newcastle even kick a ball.
When asked how United solve their confidence issues, Howe said: "I think the only way you can build that is to get over the line and win, and we did that against Burnley recently.
"I hoped that would be the catalyst for an improvement in that phase of our play, but vs Watford we didn’t get over the line."
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