It’s not the greatest thought in the world but at the moment we need to face stark realities.
Wednesday night is just about as crucial as it gets for quite apart from the fact that we face a massive task at Arsenal, Hull are also in action on their own manor – a double edged sword if ever there was one.
And after beating us to go eight games undefeated at the KCOM Stadium, they go into action against the team one place below them -Middlesbrough – and will fancy themselves big time for a three pointer.
However, these games between teams locked into a dogfight at the bottom have a habit of rarely going to form and we will all have one eye on the events at the KCOM whilst hoping we can produce a very West Ham type moment with a shock victory at the Emirates.
After that we have two fixtures we will seriously need to win – Swansea at home and Sunderland away whilst Hull face Manchester City at the Etihad and Stoke City at the bet365 Stadium.