MICK McCarthy says Wolves will continue to focus on their own situation and not be sidetracked by an increasingly tense and tight relegation struggle elsewhere.

“The message is keep calm and keep playing,” he said.

“We have to affect our position, nobody else’s. If by taking points off someone, we affect them, then fine.

“But it is our position we want to affect and the only way we can do that is by collecting points by virtue of a draw or a win – and that’s what we need to do.

“I can’t affect players. They go home, read the papers, see the TV and read all the stories. They know where we are and how staying in the league and not staying in the league effects them.

“I’ve said be focused on what staying in the league brings as opposed to any negativity of thinking what may happen if we were to be relegated. I say ‘just stay on the positive side’ and I still think we’ll stay up, I’m certain we will.”