Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew has backed Loic Remy to regain his form in front of goal.

Despite scoring eight goals earlier this season, the French striker has failed to find the net during his last four matches.

However, Pardew insists that he is still happy with Remy's overall performance for the Magpies.

"We spread it around reasonably well, but it would be nice to have goals from all sorts of areas of the pitch," Sky Sports News quotes him as saying.

"But I don't think we are over-reliant on him, if I am honest. He's just at the pinnacle of our attacks, mainly.

"Being a natural goalscorer, he gets the bulk of the chances. He is playing very well and we have just got to hope that continues."

Remy is currently at Newcastle on a season-long loan deal from Queens Park Rangers.