After victory at Burnley, Aaron Mokoena insists Portsmouth can still beat the drop.

Mokoena is poised to return to the squad for this weekend's FA Cup clash with Birmingham after seven matches out with a knee problem.

And the conviction Pompey can be in the Premier League next season burns as strong as ever in the South African international.

He told The News: "The good thing at the moment is at least we know where we stand with administration. That's a big relief. We just have to try to get ourselves back in the Premier League again next year.

"But it's not over, we still have a lot of games to play. For me personally, I hope everybody connected with the club - especially the players - fights until the last moment, the last game.

"We need to show our professionalism, we need to make sure our fans enjoy each and every game we play from now until the end of the season. That's how it is.

"It's a big challenge and it's up to us to go on to the field and give our best, that's all we can affect. You can't really ask much more from players, we have all done what we could. There's no question about fighting spirit in the dressing room.

"We have brilliant players, the character is unbelievable. There was a point where we never got paid, but we kept coming into training and giving it all and that shows what amazing players we have."