Aston Villa captain Micah Richards has claimed that he and his teammates will not 'give up' on trying to seal survival in the Premier League.
Remi Garde's side are rooted to the bottom of the table, eight points from safety with 10 games left to play.
On Tuesday night the Villans suffered their 18th league defeat of the season as Everton ran out 3-1 winners at Villa Park.
"It's more tough games coming up - Man City and Spurs - it's not getting any easier," Richards told the club's official website. "But we will keep going. We are not giving up. We will keep believing.
"I know it's hard for everyone associated with the club, especially the fans. I feel their pain because Aston Villa, in this situation, it's hard to take. That goes for the players too obviously. It's hurting us all.
"When people say that it doesn't hurt us, as players, that hurts the most because we don't want to go out and lose every week. It's not good. All we can do is go out there and do our best."
In 28 league games, Villa have won just three.
