Hull City boss Steve Bruce remains confident of beating the drop after defeat at Southampton.
The latest blow came at St Mary's, where James Ward-Prowse and Graziano Pelle ended long goal droughts as Southampton withstood an impressive start from Hull to secure a 2-0 win.
"Well, we expected them to be better," the Tigers boss said of Southampton.
"Livermore has hit a screaming shot from 18 yards where the goalkeeper, to be fair to Kelvin, has made terrific save and then we have given a poor goal away, which is not like us.
"When in the ascendancy like we were, you have to score, you have to take advantage of that situation.
"Apart from the first half against Swansea, against Chelsea the week before that and today we've been in the game and given ourselves a chance.
"If we take one of them chances, I am still convinced we have enough to stay in this division but obviously we're in the fight like everybody else."