Rafa Benitez is confident Newcastle United will remain in the Premier League.

The Magpies have entered their three-week fixture gap buoyed by Saturday's 3-0 win over Southampton.

The win stretches their gap from the relegation zone to five points, and Benitez believes his team have enough to see them through their final eight games.

He said: "Five points is good but there is still plenty to do. I have confidence in the team that we can do it."

On the Southampton win, Benitez added: "We knew it was a massive game for us, against a team close to us in the table.

"We needed to do well. The players approached it well, the intensity they showed, they way they moved the ball, it was very pleasing."