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Lambert still wants more points for Norwich

Norwich City boss Paul Lambert has implored his side to record more points to ensure their safety in the Premier League for next season.

The Canaries sit 12th on the table with 36 points and even though they are 14 clear of the drop zone, Lambert insists he wants enough in the next few matches to make it impossible for his side to fall anywhere near the bottom three.

"I don't know if that's going to be the margin this year," Lambert said of the usual 40-point cutoff for survival.

"Last year, you could see why, because the bottom ones were close to the mid-table teams.

"This year, there's a bit of daylight and everybody's got to play everybody."

He added: "When somebody tells me, 'Mathematically, you can't be caught', then you'll take it.

"We've got a really healthy league and, when you look at the games that some teams have got to play, there's some really, really tough games.

"We're no different. We have to try to get over that line."

Norwich's next test is away to sixth-placed Newcastle United on Sunday.

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