Newcastle United captain Jamaal Lascelles has branded Saturday's clash with Brighton as a "six-pointer".

Both clubs are expected to fight to stay in the Premier League at the tail-end of the season.

The 25-year-old said: "We've had another tough run to the start of the season. Playing Liverpool, Tottenham, and Arsenal is a tough start for anyone."We've played some good football, and now against Brighton we need to be really pushing to get the three points out of that game.

"These games are six-pointers. At home to Brighton, we've definitely got to fancy ourselves.

"They could be competition for us, so anyone who's going to be in and around us, we need to be taking points from. Saturday is the right time to do that."