Townsend refutes theory that poor Newcastle away form is a 'mental' problem

Premiership strugglers Newcastle United's poor away form is not a result of dressing room fear, says midfielder Andros Townsend.

The Magpies suffered a 5-1 defeat at Chelsea on Saturday after conceding three goals inside the opening 17 minutes.

"It's nothing in the dressing room, the lads are not coming here scared," Townsend told BBC Newcastle.

"We came here full of confidence - we felt we were good enough to get a point but on the day we were nowhere near.

"We've got the players in the dressing room to get us out of this situation. I've no doubt in my mind that eventually we will get it right, things will start clicking and the results will start coming."