Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson remains upbeat over their survival chances after defeat to Tottenham.

The result leaves City five points adrift at the bottom of the table, and six points shy of safety going into Sunday's clash at relegation rivals Hull.

"There is still a long way to go and one of the dangers is people in our position, internally, start listening too much to how everyone else sees the situation," said Pearson.

"I am not sticking my head in the sand, or trying to paint the picture that it is a lot more positive than it is. We are in trouble at the moment.

"The players have had a number of performances of late where we have played pretty well and not had the rewards for it, so it is going to be a test of their resolve as much as anything, in terms of their own belief.

"But the performances would suggest that we have the capability of turning it around."