Shearer unsure of safety target

Alan Shearer has admitted he does not know how many points will keep Newcastle up after seeing two go begging in a goalless draw against Portsmouth.

The 38-year-old could only look on helplessly as Michael Owen, Mark Viduka and Obafemi Martins all passed up good opportunities, the best of them falling to the England international, to claim all three points from a game Shearer had insisted was a must-win affair.