Keegan's men came from a goal behind at White Hart Lane to lift themselves to the relative comfort of 12th in the Barclays Premier League, virtually assuring themselves of survival.

The difference between Newcastle and the relegation zone is now nine points - the same gap they have with West Ham in the top half.

"We're definitely not safe yet but we can look up not down," Keegan said.

"We could catch Spurs up and we could catch up West Ham. People would have said that was ridiculous a few weeks ago.

"We have three home games and three away left and playing like this, I think the players will look forward to playing anybody."

Newcastle have now recorded back-to-back wins, with Keegan seeing enough to suggest there may not be the need for radical changes to the squad in the summer.

"I'm saying to the staff that if we can add little bits to this it could be quite exciting," he added.

"There is quite a lot here. Sometimes it gets lost when you are on a bad run.

"When they play like that you think we don't need an awful lot to set us alight, just two or three. And the players would welcome that. They will have to be very good players to better us."

Darren Bent had headed Spurs into the lead when he glanced a header in from Steed Malbranque's cross, but the revival was under way when Nicky Butt steered home from the edge of the area.

Geremi edged Newcastle ahead with a free-kick just after the restart that went through the defensive wall and left Spurs goalkeeper Paul Robinson flat-footed.

The points were sealed when Keegan's three strikers combined. Obafemi Martins played the ball through, Mark Viduka flicked on and Michael Owen finished first time.

Martins extended the lead eight minutes from time when he raced through, latching onto Joey Barton's pass and finishing calmly.

"I might put a couple more forwards in next time!" Keegan added.

"This is the right way to play with the players and fixtures we've got.

"You look at our defensive record and to try to defend puts pressure on your defenders. They know that maybe they can concede a goal and have enough to win.

"You dream about playing like that away from home. You dream about being 4-1 up with 10 to go. Reality in the Premier League is difficult.

"It could have been seven or eight - Robinson has made terrific saves, we've hit the bar and Michael Owen's missed a chance he would normally score."

Owen's goal was his third in as many matches despite playing in a deeper role, dropping into midfield.

"It is his position at Newcastle for the time being," Keegan said. "I said this is the position you have to play in this football club because that is where you are most use for us - and he said that's fine.

"He never came up to me and said 'I'm a forward'. I think he's enjoyed it."

Owen has not started an England match under Fabio Capello yet but Keegan added: "I think when the big games come Michael Owen will play.

"Fabio Capello needs asking why he hasn't played Michael because only he knows the answer."

Spurs head coach Juande Ramos, meanwhile, is assessing the attitude of his players for the rest of the season, with European qualification secured already by winning the Carling Cup

"We're at a phase of the season that is not quite so important, so it's a chance to look at players and see the squad and make decisions for next season," said the Spaniard.