Nigel Pearson is hoping to ruin Sky's day by inspiring his Saints side to victory at West Brom tomorrow night.

Saints have had to wait while their other relegation rivals played this weekend before getting their chance to make a mark on the table at the Hawthorns tonight.

The game has been picked for live coverage on Sky -Pearson believes partly for West Brom's success but also Saints' failures.

However, he believes his side can spoil the plans.

He said: "They (Sky) will be looking at it from both points of view.

"They'll be looking to see the promotion party from West Brom's point of view and they'll be looking to see our sad demise.

"I'd take great pleasure in making sure that doesn't happen."

Pearson added: "What's already gone on we can't change.

"It would be unprofessional to think about what's gone at this stage because it's still in our own hands, even though the two fixtures we've got are very difficult ones.

"We've got to be looking to have it in our own hands on the last day.

"It's not an easy situation for anybody involved.

"I spoke to some fans the other night and it's very difficult for them.

"Our responsibility is to go out and get the performances right but more importantly get the results right."

Pearson has strong West Brom connections, having been assistant manager at the Hawthorns under Bryan Robson for virtually two years until the latter was sacked in September 2006.

He was also there when the club signed Kevin Philips.

But Pearson is refusing to focus on anything other than Saints. "It's going to be a tough game, there's no doubt about that," he said.

We've got plenty of quality at our disposal but ultimately we have to go and perform.

"All I'm interested in us getting a result and nothing outside of that - I can't be distracted by anything else.

"It's about us going there and trying to get something out the game and hopefully win it.

"I really haven't got an interest in the fortunes of others.

"I'm totally consumed with what we need to do and what we're going to do.

"I know we've got two very tough fixtures but we have to look forward to them and do everything we can to make sure we get the right results in both of them."

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