We can survive - Speroni

18th March 2010

Crystal Palace goalkeeper Julian Speroni remains convinced his side can beat the drop this season.

Tuesday night's 1-0 home defeat by Leicester left Palace hovering above the bottom three on goal difference alone - a far cry from the turn of the year when they were on the fringes of the play-off places.

The 10-point penalty for entering administration left Palace facing a relegation battle but Speroni believes they have the quality to stay up.

"I'm still really confident we can get out of it," he said.

"If we were going for the play-offs and playing good football just a few weeks ago, then why should we not be good enough to avoid relegation?"