Mark Hughes today insisted that Fulham are better than their current Premier League position suggests.
The west London club are 17th in the table having managed just two wins from 14 games this season and are only above the relegation zone on goal difference.
But Hughes is confident he can guide Fulham clear of danger.
The former Manchester City manager said: "At the moment we are alongside a number of clubs where a couple of wins shoots you up the table so we need to do that.
"We are better than our position in the League suggests. We need to get points on the board to prove that."
Fulham host Birmingham tomorrow but their preparations have been hit by the news that Andy Johnson has joined strikers Bobby Zamora (leg) and Moussa Dembele (ankle) on the sidelines.
Johnson has just returned from a nine-month lay-off but injured his hamstring in training and will miss tomorrow's game at Craven Cottage.
"Andy has a bit of irritation at the bottom of his hamstring," said Hughes. "We have to be careful with him because he's had two back-to-back games after a long time out so we don't want to compromise him so we're erring on the side of safety."
