Michael Owen admits Newcastle United cannot worry about the table after dropping back into the bottom three.
A hard-earned point at Chelsea was a more than creditable return for the efforts of Owen and his team-mates, although Wigan's win over Everton last night sent them back into the relegation zone ahead of the Tees-Tyne derby at Middlesbrough.
Owen said: "Listen, we sat in the dressing room thinking, 'We have just won two back-to-back games and if we win on Saturday against Fulham, we will be top half, and then we have got Wigan at home - if we can get six points, we will be in the top six'.
"Then it doesn't work like that. We lost at Fulham and we only drew with Wigan and you think, 'Oh no, now we have got Chelsea away and Spurs and Liverpool coming up', and all of a sudden, it looks hard.
"And then we go and get a draw at Chelsea, so gone are the days where we are looking at fixtures.
"It is obviously a big game and a winnable game for both teams. I suppose they will be thinking the same thing - they are on their home patch.
"But hopefully, we can go there and get the points."