THE permutations at the foot of the Premier League table remain numerous, but Vurnon Anita insists the important thing is that they will be irrelevant if Newcastle United take care of their own affairs in their final two games.

With a two-point advantage over Hull City, the Magpies know they will be safe if they win at QPR this afternoon and follow up with another success over West Ham on the final day of the season.

With Hull facing Tottenham and Manchester United in their final two matches, one more victory is likely to be enough for John Carver’s side, despite their goal difference being the worst of all the clubs still involved in the relegation battle.

Hull’s confidence is likely to be at rock bottom after last weekend’s home defeat to Burnley, and while Spurs suffered a heavy loss of their own at Stoke seven days ago, Mauricio Pochettino’s side will surely be determined to sign off in style in front of their own supporters at White Hart Lane.

The bookmakers make Hull 2-5 favourites to go down, but Anita claims it would be dangerous to take anything for granted at such a crucial stage of the campaign.

“We know we could be safe by the end of the game, but we just need to worry about ourselves and not start thinking about what Hull or anybody else is doing,” said the versatile Dutchman, who is tussling with the available-again Daryl Janmaat for the right-back spot in today’s starting line-up.

“If we win our game, we are guaranteed to have things in our own hands in the final game of the season. That is the most important thing. We do not want to get into a situation where we are relying on other teams.

“Newcastle don’t need to watch other teams and worry about what they are doing. We still have our future in our own hands, so we just have to concentrate on our own games and try to win them.”

Anita has alternated between midfield and defence throughout his Newcastle career, and having been dropped to the bench at Leicester, he returned to produce an effective display at right-back against West Brom.

He established himself at Ajax as a central midfielder, but has struggled to carve out a niche in the central areas during his time on Tyneside, with the pace and power of the Premier League appearing to not be to his liking.

He has generally looked more comfortable in the full-back berth, but with Janmaat having been one of Newcastle’s most consistent performers prior to his uncharacteristically senseless sending off at Leicester, he will be happy to play anywhere if it assists the rest of the team this afternoon.

“I just want to help, so it doesn’t matter to me whether I play in the midfield or the defence,” he said. “Everybody needs to put their ego aside and fight as one.”