Eddie Howe insists he is not losing any sleep over Liverpool's bid to deny Newcastle a place in the Premier League top four.
Jurgen Klopp's men, who are responsible for two of the third-placed Magpies' four league defeats to date this season, have belatedly put together a consistent run of form, winning each of their last five matches to close to within six points.
That gap could have been reduced to just three points - albeit with the Reds having played two games more - by the time Howe's side runs out to face Arsenal on Sunday with the chasing pack mounting a late sprint.