Blackburn are back in Premiership action on Saturday at rock bottom Sunderland, where Robbie Savage will be a spectator after his sending off against Middlesbrough last weekend.

But the midfielder still insists Blackburn are far from favourites to land the fourth Champions League place despite them still having to play the other teams in the bottom three, Birmingham and Portsmouth.

Savage said: "I'm not into this business of saying we've got the easiest run-in.

"Arsenal will be favourites for fourth spot - they're a fantastic team even though we beat them here and played really well at their place.

"Every team in the run-in has something to play for so every game is going to be hard.

"I think if we'd have been offered fifth spot at the start of the season we'd have snapped your hand off, but now we're going for fourth place because that's the form we're in.

"Our home form is excellent and we've got some good home games coming up."