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Written by Newcastle Utd
Four wins in five means Keegan's Magpies are top flight team of the moment
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By Craig Hope |
HAVING dropped just two points during their last five matches, Kevin Keegan's Newcastle United now sit proudly atop the Premier League form chart.
It has been a stunning upturn in fortunes for the Magpies after a previous run of three months without victory had seen them dragged into a relegation scrap at the foot of the table.
But any talk of demotion is now a thing of the past with KK instead setting his sights on leapfrogging Carling Cup winners Tottenham Hotspur and next weekend's opponents West Ham.
Only title-chasing Chelsea have matched the Geordie in their previous five, but Avram Grant's Blues have to settle for second-place because of their inferior goal difference.
Here's how the form table looks (last five Premier League matches)
| Newcastle United | 13 (points) |
| Chelsea | 13 |
| Manchester United | 11 |
| Liverpool | 10 |
| Aston Villa | 9 |
| Sunderland | 9 |
| Arsenal | 7 |
| Portsmouth | 7 |
| Man City | 7 |
| Bolton | 7 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 6 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 6 |
| Everton | 5 |
| Middlesbrough | 5 |
| Wigan Athletic | 5 |
| West Ham | 4 |
| Fulham | 4 |
| Birmingham City | 4 |
| Reading | 4 |
| Derby County | 1 |
And here's a little reminder of how we picked up those points ...
Fulham (H) 2-0 ... Mark Viduka fires first-half opener before Michael Owen adds a second after the break
Spurs (A) 4-1 ... Trailing to a Darren Bent header, Nicky Butt levels the score right on the stroke half-time before Geremi, Owen and Oba Martins complete the rout after the interval
Reading (H) 3-0 ... United's three-pronged attack of Viduka, Owen and Martins each get their name on the scoresheet as Steve Coppell's Royals are swept aside at St.James' Park
Portsmouth (A) 0-0 ... A well-earned draw on the South Coast with skipper Owen coming within inches of grabbing a second-half winner
Sunderland (H) 2-0 ... Magic Michael makes it six goals in six games with a memorable brace against the Black Cats