Newcastle United forward Chris Wood has praised the character of his side this week.

The striker was delighted with his team's superb win over Leicester City on Boxing Day.

The Magpies managed to win 3-0 away from home, staying in the top four of the Premier League as a result.

Post-game, he told Chronicle Live: "It shows the character of the lads in the group.

"The staff were ready and raring to go but it's a big campaign and the second part of the season is going to be tough, it's a long one. We're only just over a third of the way through so it's going to take a lot of hard work.

"Leicester was a nice performance to get back on track in the league. It's all about getting mentally ready for the game which was a game between two good teams so it was about being prepared to take the second part of the season on and thankfully we were ready.

"It's all about the team and how we build and how we consistently get better. We came on so much from the Bournemouth performance last week. It's another step in the right direction, we just want to keep doing that."