Newcastle took a giant step towards securing their Premier League survival with a vital 2-1 win at Burnley on Saturday.
Steve Bruce's side came from behind at Turf Moor to end their seven-game winless run.
Matej Vydra put Burnley ahead in the first half, but Jacob Murphy equalised and Allan Saint-Maximin grabbed the priceless winner.
Fourth bottom Newcastle are now six points clear of the relegation zone and hold a game in hand on third bottom Fulham.
"We've still got a long way to go, a lot of twist and turns as that's what the Premier League is," said Magpies manager Steve Bruce.
"For me, it's always been about the accumulation of points. There's a points tally you have to get to and we're creeping towards it. To come and win here is a big result for us."
The hosts took the lead after 18 minutes as Ashley Westwood pounced on a poor header from Newcastle defender Ciaran Clark.
Westwood played in Chris Wood and he pulled the ball back from the touchline for Vydra to net from close-range.
But French winger Saint-Maximin turned the game after coming on as a 57th- minute substitute, along with top scorer Callum Wilson, who made his first appearance since February 6 after picking up a hamstring injury.
Saint-Maximin surged down the right flank and drew three defenders towards him before pulling the ball back for Murphy to equalise in the 59th minute.
Five minutes later, Saint-Maximin produced a brilliant individual effort as he ran at the Burnley defence before driving his low shot past Bailey Peacock-Farrell.
"We've been without them for so long, you can see what they bring," Bruce said of Wilson and Saint-Maximin's introduction. "We know when we have people like them in the team you can see the impact it has."
Burnley are seven points above the bottom three, but aren't certain of survival after just one win from their last eight matches.
Manager Sean Dyche was left to lament what he felt was a missed opportunity. "It was a strange kind of performance because it was a dominant performance but you have to change that into wins," he said.
"The biggest statistic you have got to get right is the scoreline. They have taken their chances but we gave the game away a little bit."
