Beleaguered Newcastle United boss John Carver made a plea to away fans after defeat to QPR.

Carver came in for more criticism from disgruntled Toon fans at Loftus Road, the travelling supporters chanting "we're s*** and we're sick of it".

Carver called on Newcastle's fans to shelve their frustrations until after next weekend, leaving any "post-mortem" until after their fate is sealed.

"This is the biggest game this football club has had for a long, long time," said Carver of the West Ham clash.

"I want the same atmosphere we had against West Brom a fortnight ago.

"Because it could be the fans who actually get us across the line and keep our Premier League status.

"That's the way they were against West Brom and it made a difference to the team.

"There will be a lot of people asking 'why should they?', but it's because they want us to stay in the Premier League. If it can give us that extra five or 10 per cent to stay in the Premier League, then we need it.

"And once we get the game out of the way, and we have our Premier League status, then we can have our post-mortem and we'll deal with that."