PAUL DUMMETT is hoping the psychological boost of being out of the bottom three will enable Newcastle United to adopt a more positive approach when they entertain in-form Leicester City this weekend.

The Magpies clambered out of the relegation zone when they won at Bournemouth in their final game before the international break, but their performance on the south coast hardly smacked of confidence or positivity.

Their most recent home game saw them fail to score against Stoke City, but with Leicester expected to maintain the attacking policy that has served them so well so far this season, Dummett is hoping Newcastle will be similarly adventurous as they look to record a second home victory.

The full-back is back with the rest of the Magpies squad after a second-half substitute appearance in Wales’ 3-2 defeat to Holland on Friday, and is hoping last weekend’s victory will spark a sustained upturn in his club side’s fortunes.

“We’re hoping that the Bournemouth game will prove to be a turning point,” said Dummett, who will retain his spot in the back four this weekend. “In the last few weeks, we’ve played really well but we hadn’t been getting the wins.

“At Bournemouth, we showed a different side to our character, and hopefully that can carry on into the next game after the break.

“We’ll be going out in that game to try to do a bit of both – we want to be resolute and hard to break down, but we also want to attack, be a threat and play well. As long as we’re playing well in games, we have enough quality players that we should win a fair few of them.”

Rob Elliot missed both legs of Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2016 play-off victory over Bosnia, but the goalkeeper is winning his fitness battle ahead of Saturday’s game and his form at the Vitality Stadium means he could be a crucial figure again as Newcastle look to end Jamie Vardy’s record-breaking run of goalscoring.

“When you look at the game at Bournemouth - that’s the kind of character Rob is - he wants to play,” said Dummett. “At the start of the season, he probably thought he was never going to play this season at all.

“So for him to come from that to where he is now is massive for us. To have him as a back-up keeper to Tim (Krul), who is injured, gives us a lot of confidence.”

Wolves have extended Mike Williamson’s loan until January 16, which could see him make another 11 appearances for the Championship club.

Williamson has had a successful spell at Molineux, with Wolves conceding just one goal in the three games in which he has appeared.

“Mike has brought a lot of experience and physical presence to the back four and to the club, and has helped the players around,” said boss Kenny Jackett.