Blackburn manager Mark Hughes is certain his side's chase for a UEFA Cup spot will go right down to the very final day of the season.Rovers are nine points off fifth-placed Everton and both teams have five games remaining.

But Welshman Hughes is refusing to surrender in his team's battle for the UEFA Cup places, despite the Toffees, Portsmouth and Aston Villa leading the chase.

Hughes, whose side take on Liverpool and Manchester United in their next two games, told the club's official website: "We'll keep going right to the end, I still think it will go to the last Sunday of the season.

"We've got five games left and we're still trying to achieve things and that is a credit to everyone involved.

"So we'll keep on going, we've got two difficult games coming up obviously but we have always acquitted ourselves very well against the top teams."

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