Southampton boss Mark Hughes insists he doesn't fear for his job.

It's claimed Hughes could be gone if Saints lose to Watford this weekend.

But he insists, “I don't think it's as bleak as you're painting.

"We need to win games – we'll take that, there will be extra pressure on us and we'll have to deal with it.

“It's more frustration and anger than anxiety and apprehension that we're feeling. It's not a dire situation, not like this time last year. It's nowhere near as serious.

“We're not in the bottom three, we're in a better position than when I walked into the club, but clearly it's a situation we want to turn around and that's our intention.

“If it feels like a cup final, maybe we want it to be like that – then we'll have that edge to our game that it's always important to have.

“Clearly our home form has been holding us back and putting us under pressure. It's gone on for too long."