"When you're not winning games there's always a lack of confidence. The fans weren't happy. They have shown that at half-time and full-time. That doesn't make it easy to build confidence when you're in that atmosphere.

"But I've been a fan so i understand the frustrations when they're not getting what they're expecting. That wasn't a Newcastle performance like we've expectedin the last three or four years so I can completely understand the frustrations. It doesn't make it easier for us as players. You can sense that nervousness in the ground."

Newcastle United have failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 14 home league games; it's the longest run in their league history.