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Rafa Benitez has played down the suggestion that Newcastle United can beat Reading’s record points haul of 106 points.

The Magpies are flying high after eight wins on the spin and with 37 points in the bag with 30 matches remaining there is a chance Newcastle can set a new record.

Reading fans still chant about their proud record from the 2005/06 season and Newcastle have already lost one more game than the Royals 10 years ago.

Benitez was asked by Sky Bet about the possibility of beating the points haul, and said: “No, I am sure that will be very difficult.

“Our idea is to approach every game like it is the most important.

“It is about approaching one game at a time.

“We are not thinking about points we are just thinking about taking one game at a time. That’s it.”

Newcastle have another exciting month ahead with games against Leeds and Blackburn in the Championship plus the chance to reach the semi-finals of the EFL Cup with a trip to Hull.

(Image: 2016 Newcastle United)

When asked if the cup run was a big positive, Benitez said: “It’s positive to have enough people in your squad to keep using players and you don’t get too many injuries.

“It means the ones who aren’t maybe involved in the league games can play in the cups.

“Then you can keep everybody happy.”

But Benitez does not want anybody connected with Newcastle to get carried away.

He said: “We are playing with a lot of confidence but my idea is very clear.

“We have to be sure we approach every game like the last one, and that is that it’s the most important.

“We have to stop people thinking too much about points or doing this or that, it’s just the next game.

“We have to be sure we are ready and that’s it.”