Cheick Tiote admits Newcastle United lost their 'surprise' factor last season.
Tiote and his team-mates are building for the future and desperate to show they are a better team than the table showed last time around.
Tiote told the Evening Chronicle: "Two seasons ago we surprised the Premier League and then everybody raised their game to beat us.
"We were a surprise package. Now they probably think it is easy to play at Newcastle.
"So we have to show them just how good we can be and as players show what good players we have."