Michael Turner says he will be paying little attention to results elsewhere this weekend because he knows the Tigers' fate remains in their own hands.

City don't play until Monday evening when they travel to face Aston Villa, meaning that their rivals will have the first opportunity to post vital points.

However, Turner knows that a positive result for his side at Villa Park will render other scores academic.

"It's not very often that you get the chance to sit at home and watch the other results coming in, but I probably won't watch them, I'll find something else on the telly!

"We just need to concentrate on ourselves because we've got four massive games coming up. We know it's in our hands and if we win the games we need to then we'll stay up.

"The spirit here is good and it always has been, despite the run we have been on. We train with a smile on our face and we're working as hard as we can to get away from the bottom three."

Meanwhile, Turner is relishing his weekly battles with some of the top strikers around. Last weekend, he kept Liverpool's Fernando Torres quiet and he'll be hoping to do the same to John Carew on Monday night.

"This is where I have always wanted to be. You know you're going to have a big test every week, whether it's Torres, Carew or anybody else.

"They're different types of players, but they all have great attributes and you just have to deal with that.

"Carew is a big, strong player and he has a number of players who can run off him as well. It will be tough, but hopefully we can deal with him."