Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl is adamant they'll steer clear of the dropzone.
Defeat means Hasenhuttl's charges have now collected a solitary point from the last nine league matches, a run which has seen them tumble to 14th in the table.
Following Fulham's recent resurgence, the gap between Saints and the relegation zone now sits at seven points with 12 games to play.
Asked if he feels his side are now in a relegation battle, Hasenhuttl said: "It's not important what I think. It's important what the table says and the table says with 30 points you are relegated.
"We haven't taken points for a long time, or one against Chelsea and that's it.
"We know that it is always tough for us to win Premier League games.
"I think we have shown this season that we can be a different side also, but it is not so easy to find a way back to where we have been.
"It's a hard way, hard work to do, but when you know us as a club and as a team, through what terms we have gone in the past, then you can be sure that we will find the way out here."
