Dawson: Hull good enough to beat drop

After nine seasons with Tottenham in the Premier League, current Hull City captain Michael Dawson knows how to make the English top-flight grade and he is certain his men have what it takes to push up the table.

Mike Phelan’s men are just inside the relegation zone, but with just five points separating 18th from tenth, the 33-year-old believes his side can build on promising wins over Leicester City and Southampton to turn their season around.

“This squad is good enough to stay in the Premier League. It’s going to be a fight and there are a number of other teams in the fight but we’ll keep going and keep believing,” Dawson said.

“We’re one point behind the teams above us at the moment, and it’s a case of looking to the next game and making sure we’re better than the last one.

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“We’re 12 games in and if we had won last weekend, the table would be looking a lot different.

“We had opportunities against Sunderland last weekend and we know we have to be more clinical in the final third, but we also have to start keeping clean sheets.

“It’s very tight in the bottom half and we’ve got some big games coming up. West Brom are coming to us on Saturday and we’ll be going into it looking for a win.”