BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness today warned it's still very much 'game on' in the battle to stay in the Premier League.

Rovers go into tomorrow's match with Everton holding a five-point advantage over Leeds United, who currently occupy the third relegation place.

But with four games of the season remaining, Souness insists Rovers still need at least one more win to guarantee their survival.

And the manager has sent out a clear message to his players that he doesn't want to be going into the final day against Birmingham still sweating on the club's top-flight future.

"Now is not the time for people to start taking their foot off the pedal," warned Souness.

"I still think we need another win.

"We've just had two good results on the bounce but we've still got to think the worst.

"The situation was looking desperate after we lost to Leeds a fortnight ago.

"At that point, I was saying to myself we might need to beat Birmingham on the final day to stay up and I would have taken that then -- but I won't now.

"I want us to be in a position where we can enjoy our last couple of games so it's important we get the points we need as soon as possible.

"Our next two fixtures are very difficult but we've got to show the same determination not to get beat as we did against Leicester last week."

Souness has been heartened by Rovers'last two performances but he's still hugely disappointed by the way his team have performed over the campaign as a whole.

Last week's hard-fought victory against Leicester was Rovers' first at Ewood in nearly five months.

In contrast, Rovers have one of the best away records in the division and Souness is still irritated by his team's inconsistency.

"Our stats this season are a joke," said Souness.

"I think only Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea have taken more points away from home than us this season but we've let ourselves down at Ewood.

"We had high hopes at the start of the season but our home form has been miserable.

"If we'd won three more games at home we'd be talking about trying to qualify for the Champions League, not fighting to stay in the division.

"But we put ourselves in this situation and we have to get ourselves out of it.

"It's up to us to feel confident in ourselves and it's still very much job on."