what Newcastle did was inseparable from their big motivation to be able to finish in the top 4 and get a ticket to the UCL and with the inconsistency of Manchester United and Tottenham, they were able to take very good use of the Newcastle team to continue to maintain their position.
I think Newcastle are playing pretty good right now and they have a very big chance to finish in the top 4 of the final standings.
Manchester United are underperforming at the moment and Tottenham are also inconsistent so it will be very profitable for Newcastle.
If you look at the odds, it is true that Newcastle has the potential to finish in the top four of the Premier League standings this season, as well as Manchester United which has the chance to get in the top three of the Premier League standings if in the rest of the season it can improve its performance by continuing to get points in every game.
Because Manchester United and Newcastle now have the same number of points and will continue to compete for more positions until the end of this season. Meanwhile, Tottenham also has the potential to be overtaken by Brighton if they are still not consistent in the rest of the season because Brighton is not far behind Tottenham in the current Premier League standings.
Things have really gone bad for most clubs in this season mostly the club that is struggling to sustain the top 10 to top 5 on the league table this season, and with the way things are going even Manchester United may have to struggle for the rest of this season but then Newcastle united and Tottenham may still make significant advancement in this season since their better position in terms of the clubs that are lineup for them in the next few games.
All that Newcastle need right now is a continues winning in their remaining matches and they will be ok to remain among the top 5 clubs this season.