Taking to Twitter, Sky Sports news reporter Keith Downie has raved over Newcastle United whilst making an 'extraordinary' claim.

The Lowdown: NUFC hit their stride...

Magpies boss Eddie Howe has overseen quite the turnaround at St. James' Park as Newcastle take huge strides away from the Premier League relegation zone.

Unbeaten in nine straight English top flight matches, with their last defeat coming in mid-December at the hands of frontrunners Manchester City, Newcastle are now a huge 10 points clear of the drop.

Winning six of those matches, Howe has seemingly transformed Newcastle's fortunes, with Downie now making a claim on Twitter.

The Latest: Downie makes 'extraordinary' claim...

Indeed, the Sky journalist has raved over Newcastle on social media whilst bringing attention to one 'extraordinary' achievement in particular.

"Who would’ve thought before Newcastle faced Leeds on Jan 22nd they’d be a massive 10 points clear of the relegation zone less than 7 weeks later," Downie exclaimed.

"19 points out of 21 in that time is a quite extraordinary achievement."

The Verdict: Major...

A near-perfect league record over these last two months should certainly warrant major praise for Howe with the future looking very bright on Tyneside.

As Newcastle edge closer and closer to safety this term, what is set to be a very interesting summer transfer window is also right around the corner.

Superstars like Harry Kane have even been linked, perhaps an indicator of PIF's ambition for the club, with there being plenty of reasons for supporters to be excited after the turbulent Mike Ashley era.

In other news: Staveley already working on free Newcastle transfer deal, target has the same agent as Fraser! Find out more here.