Newcastle United risk being sucked into the relegation stoush.

The Magpies lie just five points off the relegation zone and summer signing Vurnon Anita knows things need to improve quickly.

"It is a frustrating run at the moment because we won last week and we wanted to get our first away win," the Netherlands international said.

"It didn't happen but we must keep on having faith, working hard to get the wins.

"Yesterday they were sharper than us at set plays but we must work on that, improve ourselves and go onto the next game.

"We have got the fans behind us so it will help us and I hope we can do our best on Saturday."