Bolton Wanderers boss Owen Coyle insists they're not safe after their 2-2 draw with Portsmouth.
Bolton looked set for the victory that would have definitely secured their top flight status when Ivan Klasnic and Kevin Davies scored before half time.
Instead they had to settle for a point with on-loan striker Aruna Dindane scoring a brace for Portsmouth, who have already been banished to the second tier.
That looks enough to secure their status with Hull losing and Burnley having an inferior goal difference.
Coyle said: "We are not safe. We are nine points ahead and people can tell me about goal difference and everything else. But my focus was on winning today.
"I think I know what is required to take the club on. But the short term aim was to stay in the Premier League. In January we were one of the favourites to go down given the position we were in.
"We have not done it yet. We need another point minimum. We could have done it today and that is the disappointing thing.
"We should have put the game to bed. But they got back into the game. We were nervous. I don't know if that came down from the stands as the club has been scrapping to stay in the league in recent years.
"I have stressed to the players, that's not what I want at this club. I do not want players who are just happy to be in the league.
"I want the players who have the energy and desire to push us up the league. That is what I am striving to do. Everyone has left disappointed because we had the game won."