Nigel Pearson insists Leicester City have a way to go to secure Premier League survival

Nigel Pearson insists his Leicester side still have a lot to do to avoid relegation from the Premier League despite the 3-0 win over Newcastle.

Leicester have won five of their last six games, and are a point clear of the drop zone with three games remaining.

A double from Leonardo Ulloa either side of Wes Morgan's goal handed Leicester the three points and dragged Newcastle further into trouble, but Pearson had some sympathetic words for opposite number John Carver.

"Whatever happens this season I can guarantee John Carver will have done everything in his power to make sure things are right for Newcastle United," Pearson said.

"He is a pretty selfless man.

"We have a more realistic chance than we did before we kicked off today. Newcastle are having a difficult time but they have still got one more point than us at the moment.

"Momentum is important but off the back of a defeat in midweek - had we not got this result, then again [you can find] things can change quickly. We have given ourselves a better chance.

"The result is the most important thing but the performance I thought was very good."

Pearson himself has had a difficult week after putting himself in the spotlight with his bizarre 'ostrich' confrontation with a journalist following the Chelsea loss on Wednesday.

He later apologised but a further exchange with a different reporter on Thursday kept the matter in the news.

"If I make an apology, I make an apology based on what I think is the right thing to do," Pearson added.

"There is no smoke and mirrors on that.

"What I do and what I am is what I am and I have to live with that, and I don't necessarily want to change.

"But we all learn from what we do, good and bad. I don't see too much mileage in going much further with that.

"It was important to get back to winning ways today. Anything else, side issue-wise, is not really as significant."