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Owen - I will reignite spark

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Michael Owen admits he has not been playing to his full potential, but is confident of returning to his best.

Magpies striker keen to get back to winning ways

Newcastle United's Michael Owen admits he has not been playing to his full potential, but is confident of returning to his best. Owen struck his first Premier League goal since October when he headed home on 60 minutes in Sunday's 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough. The goal was Newcastle's first since Kevin Keegan's return to Tyneside, and Owen is sure that the team are close to regaining their spark. "Confidence is a big thing in football and if you are not scoring everything seems to fall away," he said in the Daily Mail.

Spark

"Hopefully now I will go on a nice little run. With the players we have, Kevin will get this club moving in the right direction. "I think a few of us, myself included, have not quite played to our full potential but that spark will come with a win." Newcastle have picked up just two wins in their previous 16 league fixtures and travel to Aston Villa in their next outing on 9th February.