Nigeria defenders Semi Ajayi and Ola Aina are teaming up for the Super Eagles for the Cup of Nations qualifiers - but in the Premier League, they are relegation rivals at West Brom and Fulham.
The Baggies, who have collected just three wins all season, find themselves 10 points adrift of 17th place.
"It's not easy. We are desperate right now and we need points as soon as possible," Ajayi told BBC Sport Africa.
"I'd say everyone's written us off but we definitely haven't really written ourselves off."
Not all doom and gloom
Portsmouth and West Ham went on to secure Premier League survival from similar positions in 2006 and 2007 respectively, and Ajayi is hopeful 19th-placed West Brom can haul themselves out of trouble.