Newcastle United goalkeeper Martin Dubravka admits he's had a rollercoaster season.

Dubravka's first full season as a United player will draw to a close at Fulham on Sunday.

"It was up and down," the Slovakia international told Chronicle Live while assessing this season.

"The first 10 games was really tough for us, especially mentally, because if you don't win in 10 games, it's really hard to keep going.

"A lot of people probably expected that we would keep losing the games, but after that, probably the crucial game was against Manchester City. That gave us so much confidence, and after that we had the run of victories.

"We were very close also with the the big teams and even the away teams, but we are safe, and that's the most important thing."