What "hole" do you mean mate? We are now just 4 points off European places. It's all very congested below Arsenal - only 8 points divide 2nd place - 15th. So a couple of good / bad games in succession changes things for any team.
The number of teams ahead... It means Newcastle would have to win another 4 on the bounce to get any we're close. Won 2 in a row to get to 13th.
Still early days. Like I say, a couple of wins on the bounce and it could suddenly look very different, as not many points dividing most of the clubs ahead of us.
Let's review it all again in a month. December is a very busy period, with 8 games (6 in the PL). A lot can happen when the games are that close together.
Exactly so the number of clubs between 4th and 13th is a big factor. Hopefully Newcastle aren't still bottom half in January