Portsmouth midfielder Niko Kranjcar admits they're going backwards.

"We are in a period of games where we are not doing as well as we would have liked," he told portsmouthfc.co.uk.

"For the past two years we have pushed on and gone for European spots but now we need to dig in and get good results again.

"The important thing is not to concede goals in the first 20 minutes but we let two in quickly at Bolton and it was uphill after that."