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Newcastle boss Chris Hughton has admitted that he is worried by the club's form at home so far this season.

The Magpies have made an excellent start in the Premier League, sitting in fifth position after 12 games following their promotion last season as winners of the Championship.

However their record at St James' Park is not favourable, having lost to Blackpool, Stoke and Blackburn already on their own patch, despite huge victories over Sunderland and Aston Villa.

Their position comes off the back of impressive away wins at Everton, West Ham and Arsenal, but Hughton knows that he needs to rectify results on their own turf and make Tyneside a fortress.

His side take on Fulham on Saturday, and Hughton will be hoping to sleep soundly that night by taking three points and putting doubts about their home form to rest.

Lose sleep

"All managers lose sleep, it's part and parcel of the job and part and parcel of the contract, I think,"said Hughton.

"But the important thing is you try not to ponder too much on what is the past and rather how you can affect the future.

"We have an issue we have to address at home and that's what you need to concentrate on.

"Amongst all of that, there have probably been more positives than negatives and what we have to do is keep as many positives as possible and learn from the negatives.

"It's natural that you look back on points you felt you could have gained, mistakes you have made in a game.

"But of course, the other side to that is results you have picked up, results at Everton and Arsenal. Would we have expected to pick up those points? Arguably no.

"The important thing about this game is you can't afford to look back too often."

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