Fulham boss Roy Hodgson has asked certain sections of the Craven Cottage faithful to stay strong and remain patient.

The players were booed at half-time of Sunday's home clash with Wigan when they were down 1-0 and although they rallied to record a 2-1 win thanks to second half goals from Stefano Okaka and Brede Hangeland, Hodgson wanted the remind the fans that sometimes they need to be aware that the players are producing their best efforts.

"The crowd has been fantastic but you do hope sometimes that people show some degree of understanding for the level of difficulty people are being faced with," said Hodgson.

"I am just taking the moment really to remind the fans we do still try to give them everything but there is going to come a time in these last six games when I'm pretty sure we will disappoint them.

"I am afraid that sooner or later there is going to be a performance like the first half against Wigan which goes on for 90 minutes and we lose two or three-nil at home because these things are written in the stars.

"No team can go on and on and on. I am bit annoyed with myself for talking about it. I am just making the point that we have done so much this year that I know that sooner or later, we are going to hit a barrier that we are incapable of surmounting.

"We have got six more games in the league and I know they won't be at the level of the previous 54 or 55. All I am saying is that it would be nice if people showed some sympathy and understanding for that.

"They don't deserve people shouting 'wake-up'. It is not a question of waking-up, it is a question of getting tired legs going again in a tough Premier League game."