Sunderland defender Wes Brown says they need the fans at their best for the trip to Norwich City.
Sunderland supporters booed at the final whistle of Saturday's 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace.
Brown said: "I'm not absolutely sure why we seem to play better away from home. We have managed to score goals away and it has been totally different at home. Maybe some of the pressure is off, I don't know.
"Maybe the home fans are getting in to their team and we are just playing. Hopefully we can take that in to next week. The fans are great away from home and they do help us.
"I remember the Fulham game, when all of the fans travelled down, they were brilliant. Believe me it helps. If we were playing really terrible, I could understand it. We just need to start getting points on the board. We are going to keep on trying, just as hard as the fans are.
"We are trying to play the best football we can. The fans have been great for us this season so we have to start winning for them. We tried our best and I hope they saw that. We just need to get points on the board."
