Despite Newcastle's 3-0 win over Southampton on Saturday pushing them five points clear of the relegation zone, winger Matt Ritchie has insisted there is still work to be done and that Newcastle can not get complacent.
Ritchie scored the third goal for Newcastle after Kenedy, on loan from Chelsea, netted twice in the first half to put the 'Magpies' in control.
"We need to take one step at a time," he told 'NUFC TV'. "We've had a few good results, we need to continue to work hard, do what we have been doing.
"Details of things that we have maybe not been so good at earlier in the season, we've now put right and performances are coming together as a whole now and we're performing really well as a team.
"We need to continue to work as we have been, concentrate on that and hopefully we can keep picking up points.
"Every three points now is massive, it's huge. We need to get to that 40-point mark ASAP and three points is a good step in the right direction.
"We need to continue to pick up points, win games and hopefully we can get ourselves safe."
Newcastle now have a three week break before they return to action due to a combination of the FA Cup and an international break.