Newcastle star Jonas Gutierrez has declared that finishing outside the top ten will be failure for Newcastle United this season.

The Newcastle United top ten record under Mike Ashley compared to rest of the Premier League.

United Captain Fabricio Coloccini has admitted Newcastle fans ‘deserve better’, though he still points to the club hitting the overall target of top 10.

Alan Pardew and his players were tonight guaranteed their top ten bonus when a sensational Palace fightback just failed to beat Liverpool.

A ‘top ten finish’ put in perspective, as George Coquet explains how the stats tell us where Newcastle United really are.

Bookies aren’t often wide of the mark and their Newcastle odds are rapidly falling, United players could have a smile on their face end of season, will you?

The events at Villa Park have also caused the bookies to think again and slash the odds on Newcastle United finishing top ten in the Premier League

A top ten finish isn’t something that would equal getting the open-top bus out but what it would give is a real belief in Newcastle really being able to compete next season, three points today can be the start.

Before the Villa match we highlighted our top tip as being a sporting bet on Newcastle to finish in the Top Ten, as the juicy 8/1 odds were calling us. With United now only three points behind tenth placed Stoke, who we play next week, the odds not surprisingly have dramatically tumbled.

My predictions would bring another 22 points, giving Newcastle 49 at the end of the season which would pretty much guarantee top ten.