Midfielder's rallying call

Despite being blown away by Chelsea on Sunday Adel Taarabt says the side have to believe they will stay up this season.

The mercurial Moroccan was absent from the side at Stamford Bridge, serving a one match ban for his sending off in the win over Spurs, but he will be back for the clash with Stoke this weekend. He is calling on his team-mates to keep their belief that they will win their fight with relegation. He told the club's website: "The most important thing for us now is to focus on Stoke. "We have no choice but to win that game. "Our home form, where we're backed superbly by our fans, has been excellent lately and we need another big performance this weekend. "It isn't finished yet and we still believe we can do it."