Townsend: Rest playing catch-up

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Andros Townsend would rather have points on the board than games in hand as the Premier League survival race approaches its climax.

Townsend’s match-winning free-kick moved Newcastle out of the drop zone last weekend as a 1-0 win over Crystal Place, coupled with Sunderland’s draw at Stoke and Norwich’s defeat at Arsenal provided another twist.

The Magpies are only one point better off than Sunderland and two ahead of Norwich having played a game more as they head for Aston Villa on Saturday, but the former Tottenham midfielder is happy …

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