Newcastle defender Paul Dummett admits they need to move into Cup final mode after their draw with Watford.
The Magpies squandered an opportunity to lift themselves out of the drop zone on Saturday when they allowed a lead slip from their grasp as fellow strugglers Watford snatched a 1-1 draw at St James' Park.
Dummett, a veteran of the club's last slide into the Sky Bet Championship at the end of the 2015-16 campaign and a series of near misses since, knows exactly what it will take to avoid a repeat, and is aware that process cannot start soon enough.
He told NUFC TV: “Everyone in the changing room knows how important this is. I've been in this situation before down at the bottom of the league and every game is like a cup final now.
“This game was a chance missed. We knows as a squad that draws aren't going to keep us in the league and every game that goes past is an opportunity missed.
“Today was a big opportunity missed with the chance that we had and we didn't take all three points. We have to evaluate and then train hard next week and hopefully we can take three against Leeds next week."
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