Morten Gamst Pedersen is optimistic Blackburn will get back to winning ways after ten games without a result. "It will be hard against Wigan (on Saturday) but we believe, we'll work hard and we're going to stay together," the Norwegian winger told the Lancashire Telegraph.

"We've got Wigan, Stoke, Sunderland, City, Fulham, Newcastle and I could say the rest.

"There are good opportunities coming up now and we did well against Wigan away (last season), we scored a lot of goals but we didn't win (suffered a 5-3 defeat).

"It's a local derby so there will be a little extra on that but we'll be up for that game and if we can get a win it will be a massive change for us and that will be the turning point."

"We have to see where we are and the table doesn't lie," he said.

"We're second bottom but there are still loads of games.

"You compare Liverpool and Wigan and everyone will say Wigan is an easy game but it's not an easy game.

"We have to realise where we are when we go there and it's not going to be easy. If we can push the line a few more per cent up, we can definitely get a result."