Bolton Wanderers fullback Sam Ricketts believes they're three wins away from Premier League safety.

After recent results, Ricketts admits it has been galling to see the club hasn't pulled further from relegation danger.

"If you would have said three games ago that we were going to win them all and still only be a point out of the bottom three, it would have been hard to believe," he told the Bolton News.

"It was looking as if 33 or 34 points would be enough to stay up but I don't think it is now. Wigan and QPR are playing well, so I think you are looking as high as 37 or 38 now."