Southampton manager Mauricio Pellegrino insists his players are well aware they are in a relegation scrap and believes they are up to the task of securing their survival.
Saints travel to fellow strugglers Newcastle on Saturday in a crucial match with both sides hovering precariously just above the bottom three.
Pellegrino's side have won just one of their last 15 Premier League matches, against rock-bottom West Brom.
They missed the chance to ease some of the pressure last weekend when they could only manage a 0-0 draw with another struggling team, Stoke, at St Mary's.